Owners of a Pensacola hotel chain are looking at land in Century to build an electric vehicle assembly plant that could create 1,100 jobs within five years.
Project Green Leaf-which includes local hotel owners Jay and Nash Patel-may invest $23 million into an existing facility in Century’s industrial park, or buy 25 acres of land to build a plant to assemble electric vehicles.
As proposed, parts would be shipped from an electric car plant in France and assembled in Century. The vehicles would be sold here.MORE
Owners of a Pensacola hotel chain are looking at land in Century to build an electric vehicle assembly plant that could create 1,100 jobs within five years.
Project Green Leaf-which includes local hotel owners Jay and Nash Patel-may invest $23 million into an existing facility in Century’s industrial park, or buy 25 acres of land to build a plant to assemble electric vehicles.
As proposed, parts would be shipped from an electric car plant in France and assembled in Century. The vehicles would be sold here.MORE
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