(St. Joseph County, IN) - An electric vehicle battery-making plant is coming to the New Carlisle area as General Motors and Samsung have announced that they chose a more-than-600-acre site in Olive Township to build from. 

The cost of building the plant is estimated at $3 billion, as about 600 people are expected to work at the facility.

Construction is expected to begin sometime before the end of the year, potentially able to start operations in 2026.