Kansas made waves in the international business world Wednesday when it was announced global technology firm Panasonic would be building a $4 billion factory in the state. The deal has been touted as ...

A $4 billion Panasonic plant for electric vehicle batteries is set to come to Kansas, state officials announced Wednesday, in what they are calling the largest economic development project in the ...

The new Panasonic Kansas factory will start its first phase of production soon. However, this facility will not manufacture the previously promised 4680 battery cells. A newly completed Tesla electric ...

On November 2, Panasonic officially began construction of its new lithium-ion battery manufacturing factory in De Soto, Kansas (rendering image above), at the Astra Enterprise Park site. This $4 ...

Kansans may be feeling buyer’s remorse as the final tab emerges on what it took last year to land a Panasonic factory that will make batteries for Tesla electric cars. The state out-maneuvered ...

Panasonic is reconsidering an earlier decision to scrap plans for a third battery factory in the US. The new factory might be critical for Tesla's ability to access IRA credits for its most popular ...

UPDATE (12/19/23) — A spokesperson for MidAmerica Industrial Park confirmed Panasonic will not be building a battery plant in Pryor at this time. The spokesperson said this doesn't mean they won't ...