Joint House Panel Puts the Screws to Marshall Battery Plant Project

Joint House panel puts the screws to Marshall battery plant project

Christin Armstrong and Josh Hundt of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation take questions at a joint meeting of the House Oversight Subcommittees on Homeland Security and Foreign Influence, Corporate Subsidies and State Investments on June 11, 2025. | Kyle DavidsonMembers of two separate House Oversight subcommittees joined together on Wednesday as representatives continued their interrogation of incentives for  battery manufacturing pro…

LIVE NOW: Michigan House Joint Hearing on Homeland Security and CCP’s Influence in Marshall Megasite Project

The Michigan House Oversight Subcommittee holds a joint hearing at 10:30 a.m. ET on June 11 on homeland security and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) influence around the Marshall Megasite project. The Marshall Megasite, funded by taxpayer dollars through the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve Fund, is intended to be the site for Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park in conjunction with Chinese EV battery maker CATL. Given the close ties betw…

MEDC defends support for Ford EV battery plant in Marshall

LANSING — State economic development officials on Wednesday defended Michigan’s backing of Ford Motor Co.’s 1,700-job, $2.5 billion electric vehicle battery factory in Marshall, emphasizing to legislators that the automaker has a licensing deal with China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) — not a joint venture. The Michigan... Please login to read all 643 words.