TOYKO —Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is in Japan this week to recruit more businesses and create more jobs for Kansans, according to her social media account.
"The $17.4 billion in private investments we've seen since I took office would not be possible without Japanese companies like Panasonic and Kubota." she wrote.
In 2022, Kansas persuaded Japanese firm Panasonic to build a $4 billion vehicle battery manufacturing plant in De Soto. The facility will employ 4,000 workers with an average hourly wage of $30 and create an estimated 4,000 more jobs for suppliers and businesses in the region.