• November 5, 2025
Big things have happened in Manteno since the former Kmart warehouse property was purchased by the Chinese-based company, Gotion High-Tech.
Even bigger things are set to happen within the next calendar year.
Plans are in place for a sharp increase in energy-storage system manufacturing at Manteno’s Gotion Illinois plant, meaning its workforce would more than triple in 2026.
The planned increased production for these commercial-scaled, energy-storage units would drive employment at the South Spruce Street plant to upwards of 1,400, making it Kankakee County’s largest manufacturer, likely surpassing CSL Behring.
