The need for new housing for the 4,000 new employees of the new Panasonic Plant in DeSoto will be fulfilled
by the development of this 242 acres. This property is one of the closest locations to the plant that can be used
for housing to support the need generated by the new employees at the plant. It is approximately 20 miles from
the plant by using K-10 Highway from its front door to the plant. An approximate 20 minute drive by a 4-lane
highway.
The Kansas City Metro will have 11.2 million square feet of industrial space under construction in 2025. The
Panasonic plant at the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in DeSoto accounts for 4.7 million square feet
of that total.
The Panasonic plant currently is the third largest industrial project under construction in the entire US.
Construction has been underway for more than a year, and one part of the plant is expected to soon open. In
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January, Kansas officials believed that battery production at a portion of the plant would begin this month.
The company in January said it had 400 employees hired and expected to have 1,000 in place by the summer.
The huge DeSoto plant you could fit the Eiffel Tower in the building if you placed it on its side has two
wings. Only the first wing is nearing completion. Once both wings are open, the plant is expected to employ
4,000 people.
Kansas officials have acknowledged that on of their ultimate goals is to have an auto company locate an entire
vehicle manufacturing plant next to the Panasonic battery plant. The site certainly has room for it in its 9,000
acres.
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