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EV battery plant in Glendale topic of Sept. 12 town hall meeting in Elizabethtown
Construction of the battery plant in Glendale in January 2023. (BlueOval SK photo)
Executives of the joint venture that will manufacture electric vehicle batteries at Glendale in Hardin County will host a town hall meeting in Elizabethtown on Tuesday, Sept. 12.?
Members of the BlueOval SK team will provide an update on construction, jobs, training and workforce development, as well as answer questions from the audience and media, according to a release.?
The meeting will be held at the Historic State Theater, 209 W. Dixie Ave. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Those attending are encouraged to RSVP and can submit questions for panelists at blueovalsk.com.?
BlueOval SK Battery Park will produce batteries for Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles. Ford Motor Co. is building the $5.8 million plant in a joint venture with SK On of South Korea.?
The Glendale plant and a similar one near Stanton, Tennessee, are scheduled to begin operating in 2025.?
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