THE TUG-OF-WAR FOR TESLA MOTOR'S FIVE BILLION DOLLAR GIGAFACTORY LOOKS TO BE OVER. NUMEROUS SOURCES REPORT THE COMPANY HAS SELECTED NEVADA FOR THE FACILITY. NEW MEXICO WAS ONE OF FIVE STATES HOPING TO ATTRACT TESLA TO SET UP SHOP. CNBC SAYS A SOURCE INSIDE THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IN NEVADA CONFIRMS THE STORY. OTHER REPORTS SAY MORE INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED WHEN TESLA HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE IN CARSON CITY THURSDAY WITH NEVADA'S GOVERNOR.
TESLA HAS SAID THE FACTORY WILL CREATE 65-HUNDRED HIGH-TECH JOBS. ALONG WITH NEW MEXICO AND NEVADA, THE OTHER STATES IN THE RUNNING FOR THE GIGAFACTORY WERE CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA AND TEXAS.
