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National Archives Go Underground
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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), which oversees the management of all federal…
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VOLKSWAGEN GROUP STEPS UP ACTIVITIES IN NORTH AMERICA – Canada chosen as location for first overseas gigafactory of its battery company PowerCo SE
First North American battery cell factory to be established in St. Thomas, Ontario
PowerCo expansion is next step of ramping up global battery business while localizing cell production and setting up new value chain
Growth strategy in North America: gigafactory Canada follows Scout decision last week to establish car plant…

SCOUT MOTORS SELECTS SOUTH CAROLINA FOR PRODUCTION SITE - PLANS TO CREATE 4,000 JOBS
Scout to innovate and electrify its American heritage at new $2 billion U.S. manufacturing facility near Columbia, S.C.
Scout Motors Inc. (“Scout”) is establishing its first manufacturing plant in Blythewood, which is near Columbia, South Carolina. At the Richland County site, the company will build all-electric, next…

Graphic Packaging International to Build Manufacturing Facility in Waco, Texas
Waco, Texas – Graphic Packaging International (Graphic Packaging) has selected Waco, Texas, to build a new facility for its newest state-of-the-art coated recycled paperboard (CRB) machine. The $1 billion capital investment over three years is Waco’s largest economic development announcement to date.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Graphic…

Major Investment Strengthens Ontario’s End-to-End Electric Vehicle Supply Chain
Magna International’s expansion adding hundreds of new jobs across the province
BRAMPTON — Ontario has secured a $471 million investment by Magna International, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, to expand the company’s Ontario operations. With support from the government, this transformative investment will strengthen Ontario’s…

Kansas Governor Kelly Announces Integra Technologies to Invest $1.8B, Create Nearly 2,000 Jobs with Wichita Semiconductor Plant
TOPEKA, KANSAS – Governor Laura Kelly announced Kansas-based Integra Technologies plans to invest $1.8 billion in a large-scale semiconductor facility in Wichita. This is the second-largest private investment in Kansas history. The facility will establish Wichita as integral to a national effort to reshore semiconductor manufacturing capacity…