Electric vehicle battery plants coming to Big Rapids, Van Buren Twp.
Two companies promise to create nearly 4,500 jobs at separate electric vehicle battery plants, after the state approved nearly $1 billion in incentives.
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Two companies promise to create nearly 4,500 jobs at separate electric vehicle battery plants, after the state approved nearly $1 billion in incentives.
After negotiations with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the Republican-controlled Legislature poured $846 million into a state job-creation fund.
The Michigan Legislature approved $1 billion in spending last week, mainly to refill funds used to spark major economic developments in the state.
A majority of the funds approved Wednesday would go to the state's economic development fund, which has been used to send hundreds of millions of dollars to Ford Motor Co.
Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reached a $1 billion spending bill, with most of it going to the SOAR fund, formed to attract large-scale developments to Michigan. The deal is not without critics.