'Pretty exciting': New battery factory coming to McAlester

'Pretty exciting': New battery factory coming to McAlester

McAlester City leaders said a $164 Million partnership with American Li-Ion to bring a battery factory to town will spark new growth for the community. American Li-Ion is a company that takes used batteries and turns them into new ones for laptops, phones, and drones.Janai Riddle lives in McAlester and works downtown at Pink Pop. Riddle said the new factory would be great for the community."It's a way to get us to expand, more population, get di…

City of McAlester reaches agreement with U.S. battery recycling company for investment, jobs

The City of McAlester says it has reached an agreement with American Li-Ion, an American-based lithium-ion battery recycling company, to bring $164 million in investments and jobs to the city.