When Panasonic announced their plans to build a $4 billion, 300-acre lithium-ion battery plant in De Soto in 2022 Olathe was sure to indirectly benefit.
Little did we know that less than a year before the plant in De Soto becomes fully operational Olathe would be such a direct and integral part in Panasonic’s presence in the area.
“The work that’s being done for Panasonic started in Olathe and it will continue in Olathe,” Panasonic Energy Senior Manager of Government and Community Affairs Julie Sailors said. “We have our leadership offices in Olathe and they have been here since before groundbreaking, and they’ll remain here once we are fully operational in De Soto.”…