Touch upon this story Remark BELVIDERE, In poor health. Early final yr, employees at a Jeep plant right here hoped their manufacturing facility can be transformed to an electrical automobile facility because the auto business revamps itself for a inexperienced power future. Engineers got here to take measurements for a doable rebuild and rumors unfold that electrical sports activities vehicles had been on the agenda. However these hopes had been dashed final month when the mum or dad firm, Stellantis, ended manufacturing on the 58-year-old plant and laid off about 1,200 employees, tearing out the guts of this small city 70 miles northwest of Chicago. The choice, which is now…