Report: Panasonic Picks Kansas, Not Oklahoma

A report from Nikkei Asia indicates that a Panasonic electric vehicle battery factory will be built in Kansas, not in Oklahoma.

A spokesperson for the Oklahoma state Department of Commerce issued this reaction to the news:

"The Oklahoma Department of Commerce and our partners continue to work with Project Ocean and are optimistic for additional opportunities with them in the future. I’d like to thank the Oklahoma Legislature and Governor Stitt for the bi-partisan passage of the LEAD Act, which provides us with a vehicle to attract large companies, including several prospects that have already expressed interest in Oklahoma. We are steadfast in our focus to bring the best companies, jobs and investment to Oklahoma." - Executive Director, Brent Kisling

Gov. Kevin Stitt's communications director Carly Atchison said: "Gov. Stitt is confident in his plan to attract companies to Oklahoma. This is not the end of the governor’s strategy to make Oklahoma a Top Ten state for business and Oklahomans would be wise to not count us out just yet."

This is a developing story.