The attorney general is getting involved as the state’s feud with the failed battery plant plan takes another turn.
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Gotion: Green Township owes us ‘significant monetary damages’ for failed deal
The electric battery company is blaming the Mecosta County community for the collapse of a once-ballyhooed project, filing court papers indicating it may seek ‘significant monetary damages.
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Lawmakers: Michigan needs to disclose details of failed Gotion deal
The EV battery company was asked to return $23.5 million to the state, but other questions remain, a House committee heard Wednesday. Among them: what was the money spent on?
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After Gotion and SOAR, Michigan eyes overhaul of corporate subsidy strategy
With failure of large-scale incentives, Lansing now looks to what could be effective job-growth tools.
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Michigan: Gotion battery plant plan is dead after years of controversy
A proposed $2.4 electric vehicle battery plant near Big Rapids has been beset over by lawsuit and questions about its ties to Communist China. It’s the second big-ticket project to die in the past few months.
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Michigan donors — and Gotion — pumped millions into Trump inauguration
A Chinese-linked company whose Michigan plans Trump bashed, along with Detroit automakers and members of the powerful DeVos family were among the donors to the president’s inauguration committee.
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Big Rapids Twp. eyes life after Gotion; could cash in on state-bought land
Big Rapids Township hopes to revive marketing of its dormant industrial park, thanks in part to a chance to buy 2 acres that Gotion dropped from its plans.
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JD Vance in Michigan: Kamala Harris a ‘disaster’ on the economy
‘Democrats are helping China destroy and replace our auto industry,’ Vance claimed in a Michigan speech. Here are the facts.
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Michigan elections FAQ: China, Gotion, NDA claims fly in Slotkin, Rogers race
New attack ads in Michigan U.S. Senate race make false or misleading claims about Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers.
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Warning of China threat, Trump and Michigan Republicans bash EV battery plant
U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers campaigned in Mecosta County Wednesday, promising to fight against a proposed $2.3 billion EV battery plant with ties to China. Company officials say they’re moving ahead anyway, and supporters still see possible benefits for the region.