Two big support elements needed to help a $4 billion electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto thrive were in the works long before Panasonic Energy Co. Ltd. officially broke ground last week.
The Kansas Department of Transportation already was studying Kansas Highway 10, bridges and interchanges as the Johnson County population continues to expand and move farther south and west.
The state and local partners also are working on the challenge of finding enough workers for the plant. Officials have…Panasonic EV battery plant is just beginning, but work on roads, training well under way
Two big support elements needed to help a $4 billion electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto thrive were in the works long before Panasonic Energy Co. Ltd. officially broke ground last week.
The Kansas Department of Transportation already was studying Kansas Highway 10, bridges and interchanges as the Johnson County population continues to expand and move farther south and west.
The state and local partners also are working on the challenge of finding enough workers for the plant. Officials have…