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‘Battery Belt’ Factories Promise A Bright Future. Workers Need Convincing | The Big Take

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The US Battery Belt, which stretches from Michigan to Georgia, has emerged as a regional hub for building electric vehicle batteries and other components critical to emerging technologies. But the push to bolster US manufacturingsoon to be flush with billions of dollars from Washingtonis rubbing up against a shortage of skilled workers. Bloomberg reporters Mackenzie Hawkins () and Reade Pickert () join this episode to talk about Tennessee, a key Battery Belt state, where an educationfocused plan is underway to recruit and train tomorrow’s workforce.

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