Panasonic ‘opportunities manager’ will watch battery plant’s development for Douglas County groups
A former official for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, will act as a liaison between a Kansas chamber of commerce and Panasonic Corp., which plans a $4 billion, 4,000-job electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in De Soto.
Rob Richardson was chosen as the Panasonic opportunities manager by the Lawrence-Douglas County Economic Development Council and Chamber of Commerce.
“We believe it is essential to have a point person specifically tasked with furthering…