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Whatever happened to this?
ferrellj posted:This is great news for the casinos.
Casinos are almost all dried up in Tunica, I think Sams Town and one other left. I do not gamble but went to a big car show at Sams Town and the whole area looked sad and depressed.
Mississippi and North Carolina are always losers in the auto industry sweepstakes. Have to wonder why.
The only plant I've read about is in Huntsville's Limestone county area. B TW, areawise, Huntsville is larger than Atlanta. Now, the third most populous city in Alabama, it will soon be the second largest.
Recratican posted:Whatever happened to this?
This happened:
TUNICA, Miss. — Mississippi's state auditor says an electric car plant that closed before it ever produced a car left taxpayers holding the bag for unfilled promises — and he intends to make them pay.
Stacey Pickering says investing taxpayer dollars in emerging technology like Greentech's electric cars is risky business.
He was skeptical on the day in 2012 when Greentech announced its plans during a celebration that even drew former president Bill Clinton.
"And I'll be honest with you," Pickering said. "On the day when they cranked up those energy-efficient electric cars and blue smoke bellowed out, you knew that this was a sham from the very beginning."
The 350 jobs and $60 million of investment never materialized. In fact, the auditor says, Greentech never ended any year with more than 100 employees.
http://wreg.com/2017/07/12/mis...electric-auto-plant/