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New $2B Ford investment aims to bring 2,100 jobs back to stalled Hardin County plants
- Ford will invest $2 billion in Hardin County's former BlueOval SK facilities, creating at least 2,100 new jobs.
- The jobs will be in manufacturing energy storage systems, according to Beshear's remarks.
- The plan follows earlier infrastructure investments and tax incentives tied to the Glendale plant, which faced layoffs after production scaled back.
- State and local leaders funded major upgrades to support the battery plant and its workforce.
- Ford says laid-off Glendale workers will have the opportunity to apply for these new jobs.
- The announcement was delivered in Governor Beshear's weekly Team Kentucky address.
- The BlueOval SK project in Glendale faced layoffs after production began, influencing recent workforce plans.
- Hardin County's involvement included $1.6 million in federal relief funds for plant-related projects.
- Kentucky previously invested $250 million to attract BlueOval SK to the state.
- Beshear calls the Ford partnership a long-standing and successful one for Kentucky.
- The city of Glendale's BlueOval SK plant was a focal point of Kentucky's investment strategy.
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