Beshear says Kentucky, Ford come to new job agreement on Hardin County plant

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 229

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Gov. Andy Beshear announced Kentucky had come to a new agreement with Ford Motor Company after the company said in December it would convert a Hardin County plant from making batteries for electric vehicles to making batteries for a new energy storage business.

Beshear, a Democrat, said in his weekly press conference Thursday that his administration had worked with Ford for several weeks on the agreement regarding the plant in Glendale. Ford will …

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