Ground breaking at the site of the Panasonic plant in De Soto, Kansas, will begin in September, according to officials. The small city, with fewer than 6,500 people, was selected as the construction site of the $4 billion battery plant expected to employ 4,000 workers. City officials say the plant is good for De Soto but there are challenges that come with it. “You know, it’s big, but you don’t realize how big it is until you start having meetings with the consultants, with Panasonic, with all the other interested parties and realize just what a complicated task it is,” said City Administrator Mike Brungardt.
Source: KCUR
