As part of building the multibillion-dollar facility, Panasonic officials said they hoped to hire 4,000 workers to fill the new 4.7 million square foot factory in De Soto.
So far, the company has hired 1,100 employees and anticipates to fill 2,000 positions by next year, all helping build the lithium ion batteries that power electric vehicles.
Beyond next year’s hiring goal, customer demand will determine the number of people added to the team at De Soto, Panasonic officials said. The historically massive incentive deal Kansas gave the company to build the factory in the state did not require Panasonic to create a specific number of jobs or to pay any specific wages…