GREEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ordered a Michigan community to stop blocking efforts to bring a major electric vehicle battery business to a rural region. Gotion, a China-based manufacturer, was granted a preliminary injunction Friday after arguing that Mecosta County’s Green Township has refused to stick to an agreement made by elected officials who were subsequently removed from office. Despite that recall last November, a deal still is a deal, Gotion said. Gotion “has already invested over $24 million into the project by way of real estate acquisition costs and other related fees,” U.S. District Judge Jane Beckering said. She ordered the township to comply with a previously approved development agreement while the case remains in court. The company plans to make components for electric vehicle batteries, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) north of Grand Rapids. The project, valued at more than $2 billion, could bring thousands of jobs. |
Lou Groza Award winner Graham Nicholson transferring to AlabamaChina urges U.S. to formulate universal data security rules to enable orderly, free data flowsREVEALED: Former Tory minister who leapt to Angela Rayner's defence... is working for LabourDog's dining table act shocks family and leads to speculation he was a 'human in a past life'Cher, Ozzy Osbourne among 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducteesUK sanctions Iran's leading military figures, entitiesANDREW PIERCE: Will Keir criticism see Mandy back in the wilderness?Red Stars win at Reign. Angel City tops Courage for its first home win of the yearChina's BYD adds new dealership in TokyoFormer senior policy advisor to Obama White House charged with child sex offences in British court