Gotion Inc. plans to build an electric vehicle battery plant on a greenfield site spanning about 500 largely undeveloped acres in the Big Rapids area. PHOTO BY BRYAN ESLER, CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS
Gotion EV battery plant near Big Rapids needs 2,350 workers. Ferris State plans to train them.
BY KURT NAGL, CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Monday, February 27, 2023 05:07pm

Ferris State University is working to roll out an accelerated electric vehicle battery manufacturing training program to build a pipeline of workers for a planned $2.4 billion battery plant in the Big Rapids area.

BY KURT NAGL, CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS Saturday, February 25, 2023 12:29pm
Chinese battery parts manufacturer Gotion Inc. is reassessing real estate plans for a $2.4 billion factory in the Big Rapids area after scrutiny from a township board.