On Friday, Kansas Department of Commerce announced that Apogee Power, a Taiwan-based energy technology and advanced battery manufacturer, selected Liberal for its new U.S. manufacturing and assembly facility. The company will invest almost $16 million over the next three to five years and create 80 new jobs.
The facility will support the assembly, testing and distribution of Apogee’s lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery systems and related energy storage technologies for commercial, industrial and grid-scale applications across the U.S. The company expects to hire 30 employees in the initial phase — with additional positions coming online as production ramps up.
Apogee specializes in rugged, intelligent batteries designed to perform in harsh environments, like lunar missions, critical infrastructure and battlefield deployments.
The Liberal facility will be Apogee's first U.S. factory, and expects to begin operations Summer 2026.
Apogee Power CEO Wen Lin and Apogee Energy CEO George Shen were in Topeka recently to discuss the company’s investment and their desire to recruit additional suppliers from Taiwan to Kansas. This followed a trade mission to Taiwan in September 2025, when Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland and other officials visited Apogee Power’s headquarters in Taipei to meet their team and finalize the project details.
