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Bayard

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7. The plant is being converted to produce battery energy storage systems,
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:24 AM
19 hrs ago

Which will employ over 2,000 people. The 1,600 were laid off, not fired, and could be brought back once the factory is retooled.

My understanding is that many of the 1,600 were not from Kentucky, and the contractors were from all over the place. The plant is down the road from us. A whole bunch of the farm land surrounding the plant, (which was also built on farm land,) was bought up and being developed for residentiall projects to accomodate new employees. Land prices skyrocketed around here.

I guess what I'm saying is that this isn't a case of stupid Kentucky MAGAts getting what they voted for necessarily.

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if they voted for him, FUCK THEM Skittles 21 hrs ago #1
Omg..the hearts are gone. 😢 😭 BlueWaveNeverEnd 20 hrs ago #3
yes, it is a limited time Skittles 16 hrs ago #10
I get accustomed to them. Then boom gone. Lol. Thank you BlueWaveNeverEnd 6 hrs ago #15
ETTD dweller 20 hrs ago #2
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Initech 20 hrs ago #4
"we didn't vote for this" Skittles 16 hrs ago #11
What did they have to lose? czarjak 20 hrs ago #5
Well, it worked.. Permanut 18 hrs ago #9
"Well, ya know, SHE would have been worse." BaronChocula 20 hrs ago #6
The plant is being converted to produce battery energy storage systems, Bayard 19 hrs ago #7
Gotta Wonder modrepub 14 hrs ago #12
I have no doubt it will restart Bayard 2 hrs ago #18
Neverthess, those EV battery jobs were lost Martin Eden 12 hrs ago #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Brenda 2 hrs ago #21
Hey Kentucky! sheshe2 18 hrs ago #8
NYT's article said that the employees were blaming Ford not MFer maxsolomon 6 hrs ago #14
Well, the Mach E Greg_In_SF 5 hrs ago #16
Lots of Mach Es and a few Lightnings around my house maxsolomon 4 hrs ago #17
F150 Lightning sales Greg_In_SF 2 hrs ago #20
The did it to themselves edhopper 2 hrs ago #19
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