/tags/lordstown Lordstown en-US Copyright Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:55:00 GMT /news-from-npr/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-from-npr/2020-10-14/why-an-auto-plant-closure-looms-large-in-presidential-contest-in-ohio Tamara Keith /ohio-news/2020-06-30/ohio-gave-gm-money-for-lordstown-plant-but-now-the-state-wants-its-money-back Ohio gave General Motors some $60 million dollars in state tax credits for its Lordstown operation. Now the attorney general is demanding the company... Tue, 30 Jun 2020 20:04:16 GMT /ohio-news/2020-06-30/ohio-gave-gm-money-for-lordstown-plant-but-now-the-state-wants-its-money-back Jo Ingles /ohio-news/2020-06-25/pence-visits-lordstown-motors-for-unveiling-of-new-electric-truck Vice President Mike Pence rode onto the stage Thursday in the newly-unveiled Lordstown Motors electric pickup truck, the Endurance, to deliver a wide-ranging speech to the Northeast Ohio crowd. Among the topics he touched on at the former General Motors plant in Lordstown were the economy, the Trump administration’s negotiations with China and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. “We fought for free and fair trade and the values and ideals that have always made this country great,” Pence said. “On every single promise, President Trump delivered for the people of Ohio.” Thu, 25 Jun 2020 18:31:32 GMT /ohio-news/2020-06-25/pence-visits-lordstown-motors-for-unveiling-of-new-electric-truck /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2020-06-23/an-electric-pickup-truck-brings-new-energy-to-lordstown-ohio An old General Motors plant is being retooled to make a battery-powered work truck, the Endurance. The local community is watching closely, hopeful for a resurgence of good jobs. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:04:00 GMT /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2020-06-23/an-electric-pickup-truck-brings-new-energy-to-lordstown-ohio Camila Domonoske /local-news/2020-04-27/how-covid-19-is-affecting-lordstown-and-its-cincinnati-owner Manufacturing is one of the first sectors scheduled to open back up in Ohio and it can't come soon enough for the Cincinnati owner of Lordstown Motors,… Tue, 28 Apr 2020 01:01:30 GMT /local-news/2020-04-27/how-covid-19-is-affecting-lordstown-and-its-cincinnati-owner Ann Thompson /local-news/2019-11-07/reports-gm-lordstown-plant-has-new-owner-in-cincinnati-entrepreneur Multiple media sources are reporting Lordstown Motors owner, Cincinnati's Steve Burns, plans to make electric trucks for fleets at GM's plant in… Thu, 07 Nov 2019 22:01:24 GMT /local-news/2019-11-07/reports-gm-lordstown-plant-has-new-owner-in-cincinnati-entrepreneur Ann Thompson /local-news/2019-05-20/what-cincinnati-ceo-will-do-if-he-buys-gm-lordstown Steve Burns is a man of big ideas. In December 2017 he proudly showed off Workhorse's electric pick-up truck to WVXU, was perfecting drone delivery off… Mon, 20 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-05-20/what-cincinnati-ceo-will-do-if-he-buys-gm-lordstown Ann Thompson /local-news/2019-05-08/president-trump-says-loveland-company-will-make-electric-trucks-at-lordstown-gm-plant Updated: 2:15 p.m.In a series of tweets, President Trump has announced the Loveland company Workhorse is buying GM's idled Lordstown plant and will start… Wed, 08 May 2019 16:53:35 GMT /local-news/2019-05-08/president-trump-says-loveland-company-will-make-electric-trucks-at-lordstown-gm-plant Ann Thompson /ohio-news/2019-04-21/businesses-adjusting-to-life-after-idling-of-gm-lordstown-plant A month after the last Chevy Cruze rolled off the line at GM’s Lordstown plant , some laid off workers are moving away and businesses in the Mahoning... Mon, 22 Apr 2019 02:03:03 GMT /ohio-news/2019-04-21/businesses-adjusting-to-life-after-idling-of-gm-lordstown-plant Kabir Bhatia /politics/2019-04-14/bernie-sanders-talks-gm-and-education-in-lordstown-stop Vermont Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was in Lordstown yesterday for a town hall on education, the economy and how they’re tied to... Mon, 15 Apr 2019 00:43:31 GMT /politics/2019-04-14/bernie-sanders-talks-gm-and-education-in-lordstown-stop Kabir Bhatia