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Struggling electric vehicle startup Lordstown Motors has finalized a deal with Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn; the state medical board is extending the use of telemedicine for prescribing drugs or renewing medical marijuana cards through March 2022; Cleveland Mayor-elect Justin Bibb has named a team of transition leaders; and more stories.

Akron’s arts and culture newspaper The Devil Strip has laid off its staff, citing insufficient funds; Christian Aid Ministries isn’t saying much about the 17 members who were abducted over the weekend in Haiti; Foxconn, which is purchasing the Lordstown Motors factory, has announced its new line of electric vehicles; and more stories.

The $230 million deal announced last week between between the two companies is more than just an agreement to buy the company’s Mahoning Valley manufacturing facility.

The $230 million deal announced last week between between the two companies is more than just an agreement to buy the company’s Mahoning Valley manufacturing facility.

The deal allows the companies to work jointly on the production of electric vehicles in Lordstown's 6.2 million square foot space.

Electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors has finalized an agreement with Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn to share space in the startup’s sprawling plant near Youngstown; Ohio's COVID-19 transmission rate dropped for the first time in 12 weeks; Ohio’s minimum wage will rise 50 cents on January 1; and more stories.

Lordstown Motors is close to a deal to sell its production plant to electronics company Foxconn, according to multiple reports.

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