Officials with General Motors, LG Energy Solution and the State of Tennessee announced Friday the Ultium Cells LLC manufacturing plant under construction in Spring Hill will see an additional $275 million in expansion.
According to a release from TNECD, the effort will yield 400 jobs — with 1,700 jobs the eventual target.
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