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Employees work in the battery assembly hall at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C. on Oct. 19, 2022.
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Governor Tony Evers speaks during an announcement of Eli Lilly expanding in Bristol, Wis., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, as Lilly said it will expand a Kenosha County, Wis., factory it bought early this year.
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