WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT TIMELINE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. RIGHT NOW, ONE OF THE LARGEST AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY PLANTS IN THE WORLD IS NOW OPEN RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD. EXECUTIVES FROM PANASONIC JOINED ...

Participating in a traditional Japanese ceremony — Kagami Biraki, or a sake barrel opening — dignitaries and representatives of Panasonic and Kansas conclude grand opening celebrations for Panasonic’s ...

Chuck Saunders, an automation engineering technology instructor at Kansas City Kansas Community College, prepares a demonstration for his students. Credit: Zac Clingenpeel for The Hechinger Report The ...

DeSoto, Kansas, Mayor Rick Walker talks about the growth of the city on KCUR's Up To Date on Nov. 3, 2025 Even as electric vehicle sales decrease, the mayor of De Soto, Kansas, says the investment ...

The $4 billion Panasonic battery factory in De Soto should have been a first-of-a-kind project for Kansas and the Midwest. In addition to the estimated 4,000 new jobs coming to town, Panasonic and the ...

Panasonic Holdings Corp.’s newest battery plant in the US is on track to reach full production by later this year, a senior executive said, easing concern about the Japanese electronics maker’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Monday morning, Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., announced the opening of its new cylindrical lithium-ion battery factory for ...

Panasonic Holdings Corp.’s decision not to rush into expanding capacity to build batteries has been validated by slower global demand for electric vehicles, Chief Executive Officer Yuki Kusumi said.

The Trump administration’s attacks on clean energy could cut the Midwest out of the future. Tammy Ljungblad Tljungblad@kcstar.com The $4 billion Panasonic battery factory in De Soto should have been a ...