/tags/lordstown Lordstown en-US Copyright Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:58:24 GMT /news/2022-03-11/maritime-company-proposes-major-naval-facilities-in-lorain-and-lordstown The Bartlett Maritime Corporation is proposing two new facilities in Northeast Ohio that could bring thousands of jobs to the area: a naval depot in Lordstown and a shipyard in Lorain. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:58:24 GMT /news/2022-03-11/maritime-company-proposes-major-naval-facilities-in-lorain-and-lordstown Glenn Forbes /2021-07-01/voltage-valley-starts-workforce-training-efforts-despite-troubles-at-electric-truck-plant The former steel region in eastern Ohio across the Pennsylvania border is moving forward with a new industry: electric vehicles. Leaders are pushing the region as Voltage Valley, largely anchored by an electric vehicle battery plant, and troubled electric truck upstart Lordstown Motors. Despite this uncertainty, efforts are moving forward with workforce training to supply both companies with the thousands of qualified employees they will need. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:43:26 GMT /2021-07-01/voltage-valley-starts-workforce-training-efforts-despite-troubles-at-electric-truck-plant Julie Grant /2021-06-14/top-lordstown-motors-executives-resign Two top executives at Lordstown Motors resigned Monday as problematic news about finances at the Trumbull county electric truck startup continues to trickle out. Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:54:59 GMT /2021-06-14/top-lordstown-motors-executives-resign Gayle Putrich /2021-06-09/startup-lordstown-motors-warns-it-may-not-stay-in-business Startup commercial electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors says it may not be in business a year from now as it tries to secure funding to start full production of an electric pickup truck. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:58:39 GMT /2021-06-09/startup-lordstown-motors-warns-it-may-not-stay-in-business Associated Press /news-partners/2021-03-24/boom-or-bubble-skeptics-take-aim-at-buzzy-electric-vehicle-market A ton of new vehicle start-ups are trying to follow in Tesla's footsteps but a battle between one electric pickup maker and a short seller shows how the heavily hyped industry is also a risky one. Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:00:54 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-24/boom-or-bubble-skeptics-take-aim-at-buzzy-electric-vehicle-market Camila Domonoske /news/2021-03-02/ohio-congress-members-question-u-s-postal-service-contract-for-new-fleet For months, consumers have been less than pleased with the U.S. Postal Service because of slow deliveries and backlogged mail. Now, members of Ohio's… Tue, 02 Mar 2021 18:19:22 GMT /news/2021-03-02/ohio-congress-members-question-u-s-postal-service-contract-for-new-fleet Sarah Taylor /news/2021-01-12/lordstown-motors-hits-100-000-orders-of-electric-truck-ahead-of-fall-start An upstart electric vehicle maker says it now has more than 100,000 orders for its new pickup truck. Lordstown Motors Corp plans to begin production of… Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:19:46 GMT /news/2021-01-12/lordstown-motors-hits-100-000-orders-of-electric-truck-ahead-of-fall-start Associated Press /news-partners/2020-12-16/all-the-oomph-minus-the-vroom-electric-pickups-take-aim-at-american-market Automakers hope Americans will be willing to switch to battery-powered vehicles, for their trucks' sakes, as they race to bring the first electric pickup to market. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:00:27 GMT /news-partners/2020-12-16/all-the-oomph-minus-the-vroom-electric-pickups-take-aim-at-american-market Camila Domonoske /news/2020-10-27/lordstown-motors-debuts-on-nasdaq-after-675-million-merger Startup truck-maker Lordstown Motors is now trading on the tech-heavy Nasdaq stock exchange.Lordstown Motors listed for the first time Monday under the… Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:31:33 GMT /news/2020-10-27/lordstown-motors-debuts-on-nasdaq-after-675-million-merger Jeff St. Clair /news-partners/2020-10-14/why-an-auto-plant-closure-looms-large-in-presidential-contest-in-ohio In 2016, support for Donald Trump surged in northeast Ohio. But the 2019 closure of General Motors' plant in Lordstown may have changed residents' views. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:55:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-14/why-an-auto-plant-closure-looms-large-in-presidential-contest-in-ohio Tamara Keith