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Savannah to get $5.5B Hyundai Plant

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  1. G8trGr8t

    G8trGr8t Premium Member

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    8100 jobs. Good time to own property/business in that area

    NC loses $5.5 billion, 8,100-job Hyundai manufacturing project to Georgia

    After weeks of speculation, car giant Hyundai Motor Group today officially announced plans to invest more than $5.5 billion in an electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facility in Savannah, Georgia.
    Multiple sources confirm Hyundai considered North Carolina before picking Georgia for the project, which is expected to deliver 8,100 jobs.
     
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  5. gatorchamps960608

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    Based on stories out of the Hyundai Alabama plant, it looks like one of the primary concerns is finding states where worker safety issues will be ignored.
     
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  6. exiledgator

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    Just to cover all the TH bases, this is an EV and Battery plant.
     
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  7. homer

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    Curious if it will be near the port?
     
  8. danmann65

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    I just spent a weekend in Savanah. Either I am getting older or the young are taking over the area.
     
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  9. jjgator55

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    So businesses are dumping MAGA states for purple states now I guess.
     
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  10. homer

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    I read that they like the color purple better than red.
     
  11. danmann65

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    I am wondering about that. It seems that any state with a low tax base but a pro woman political standard would clean up in getting new factories.
     
  12. 14serenoa

    14serenoa Living in Orange and surrounded by Seminoles... VIP Member

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    With higher fuel costs, some companies may find benefits for shipping goods directly to East Coast ports. Savannah serves Atlanta distribution centers.
     
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  14. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

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    Broke ground today. Impressive numbers the same as they announced this spring: $5.5 billion plant, 8,100 workers and 300,000 EVs a year in first phase.

    Hyundai breaks ground on massive Georgia EV plant
     
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    You missed some:

    Savannah's Fascinating LGBT History

    But the City is home to the most entertaining sports team in the social media age

     
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  17. OklahomaGator

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    good news for Savannah and Georgia
     
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  18. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

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    You would think the benefits would spread beyond the immediate area. 300,000 vehicles a year must require a lot of parts built elsewhere and shipped in.
     
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  20. demosthenes

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    You don’t see the irony in red states like Georgia are getting a number of EV plants despite frequently vote against EVs and green measures, plus have lower EV ownership than purple and blue states? Hell, Georgia is even fighting the Rivian EV plant.