TOKYO -- As Toyota Motor builds a plant for electric-vehicle batteries in North Carolina, the southern U.S. state is ramping up efforts at its schools to prepare a pool of work-ready talent, Gov. Roy Cooper told Nikkei on Friday.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, offered tax credits to companies that create a certain number of jobs in his state. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)
TOKYO -- As Toyota Motor builds a plant for electric-vehicle batteries in North Carolina, the southern U.S. state is ramping up efforts at its schools to prepare a pool of work-ready talent, Gov. Roy Cooper told Nikkei on Friday.