Patrick Hoban, the head of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council, says a housing shortage could affect the area's prospects for economic growth.
It’s been five months since Sen. Dick Durbin spilled the beans that Samsung SDI was considering building a new battery plant in Normal, right next to Rivian, with thousands of new jobs. And five months later … it’s been crickets.
The $1.75 trillion Build Back Better spending plan that would make EVs more affordable through federal tax credits is potentially facing down the chopping block, and that s causing alarm bells