The news Wednesday that global technology giant Panasonic would be building a $4 billion electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto was treated as the biggest economic win for Kansas since an Abilene farmer started the trend of planting winter wheat in the 1870s. … officials now will have to answer the question of what comes next, both for the project and Kansas’ economic development landscape. … Patrick Lowry, a spokesperson for the Kansas Department of Commerce, said there are currently eight proposed megaprojects “in the pipeline.” “Industries range from advanced manufacturing to data centers to renewable energy with capital investment amounts ranging from $1 billion to $3 billion,” Lowry said in an email.
Source: Hutch News
