Getting acquired paid off for two local public companies that posted some of the top stock gains in the first half of the year. But the biggest stock jump came from a company that barely generates sales.
Workhorse Group Inc.’s stock more than quintupled in the first six months of the year, skyrocketing 457%. Most of that windfall came in May when news came out that electric vehicle maker Workhorse (Nasdaq: WKHS) and a company led by its founder were negotiating to buy the General Motors plant…
