Panasonic Energy Co. announced senior leadership for its new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in De Soto, Kansas, as well as broke ground on its warehouse facility and manufacturing site.

Congratulations to our partners in Kansas City, Missouri, on ALPLA Inc. North America’s investment in a 246,000-sq.-ft., rail-served injection molding facility in Kansas City, Missouri. The new facility, located at the Blue River Commerce Center, will create 75 jobs and is slated to begin construction in late 2021 with a completion date in the fourth quarter of 2022.