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Rivian Won’t Tap US Loan Until New Plant Built, CFO Says

CFO Claire McDonough said the EV maker anticipates starting construction on the Georgia factory next year and seeking reimbursement from a Department of Energy loan once it’s completed.

October 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Rivian Breaks Ground on $5 Billion Georgia Plant

The groundbreaking is proceeding despite President Donald Trump’s successful push to roll back EV tax credits, starting Sept. 30.

September 16, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Hyundai Says Battery Plant Delayed After Immigration Raid

Hyundai CEO José Muñoz said in an interview Sept. 11 that the work was being set back by two to three months.

September 11, 2025
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Georgia's Electric Mobility Dream Tested After Hyundai Raid

Can Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp be both tough on immigration and encourage foreign companies to invest?

September 10, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Attorney: Detained Korean Hyundai Workers Were in US Legally

A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory says many of those rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment installers brought in for specialized work.

September 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Hyundai Raid Spurs Trump Plan to Train US Battery Workforce

The crackdown has rattled South Korea and raised questions about the country’s willingness and ability to deliver promises it made to the Trump administration to invest in the U.S. 

September 8, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuel

475 Workers Detained in Hyundai Georgia Plant Raid

The raid focused on the battery plant construction site and agencies are investigating allegations of unlawful employment practices and other serious federal crimes.

September 5, 2025
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GE Appliances Shifts More Production to US

GE Appliances plans to shift production of refrigerators, gas ranges and water heaters out of China and Mexico as part of a more than $3 billion investment to expand its U.S. operations.

August 13, 2025
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PermaCold Logistics to Build $60 Million Facility in Georgia

Georgia leaders have inked a $60 million deal with PermaCold Logistics for construction of a cold storage facility along Interstate 95.

July 21, 2025
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DAT, OTR Settle Dispute Over Outgo Acquisition

A potentially explosive June 17 emergency hearing in the Superior Court of Cobb County in Georgia was canceled after the two companies settled. Neither provided details on what it involved.

June 20, 2025