The CEO of Rivian says the $5 billion manufacturing facility that will be built on two thousand acres in Morgan and Walton counties will be environmentally friendly. Critics—mainly in Morgan County—have lined up to oppose plans for a sprawling production site that will crank out electric trucks and SUVs, employing more than seven thousand people.
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The top executive of electric vehicle maker Rivian said the future $5 billion factory planned east of Atlanta will be a model of environmental sustainability and hailed Georgia’s diverse workforce as one that can handle its huge need for manufacturing workers.
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In a wide-ranging interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Rivian CEO R.J. Scaringe said the company is committed to building a world-class and green manufacturing complex. He said feedback Rivian has received to date has been overwhelmingly positive, but he acknowledged a grassroots opposition effort that has raised environmental concerns about the factory’s potential impact on groundwater and wildlife.