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Kansas Receives Third Gold Shovel Award For Panasonic Plant

Panasonic battery plant groundbreaking ceremony in November, 2022.

The Panasonic gigafactory project has been recognized for its economic developmental impact by Area Development magazine.

This award marks the third year in a row Kansas has received the Golden Shovel Award by the publication. The Panasonic factory in De Soto, named Manufacturing Project of the Year, is to bring in more than 4,000 jobs to the KC area with a price tag estimate of $4 billion.

According to the publication, Kansas lands on the EV map in a “big way”.

Panasonic was not the only project acknowledged for Kansas development, however.

Other top projects for the state include:

(Projects ordered by development cost)

  1. Panasonic Energy, De Soto — $4 billion and 4,000 jobs
  2. Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Olathe — $326 million and 0 jobs
  3. Pratt Industries, Park City — $128.5 million and 78 jobs
  4. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Topeka — $125 million and 40 jobs
  5. Kubota/Great Plains Manufacturing, Salina — $124 million and 200 jobs
  6. Simmons Pet Food, Emporia — $115 million and 177 jobs
  7. McCarty Dairy, Rexford — $98 million and 44 jobs
  8. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., Dodge City — $57.8 million and 0 jobs
  9. Simmons Pet Food, Edgerton — $54 million and 175 jobs
  10. Hospira Inc., McPherson — $49.2 million and 26 jobs
  11. JTM Foods, Wichita — $40.1 million and 120 jobs
  12. Clorox Co., Olathe — $22 million and 250 jobs

Read more on the full 2023 Gold & Silver Shovel Awards, here.

Posted June 13, 2023