Automotive

Workforce Development

Can a “not Charlotte” recipe revive a region?

Scott Kidd didn’t expect a terribly busy job when he became the town manager of Liberty, N.C., a onetime furniture and textile

Steel and Metals

Nucor Steel Berkeley County, S.C. breaks ground on $425 million expansion project

Nucor Steel Berkeley broke ground on the construction of a new galvanizing line on Thursday, May 2. The $425 million investment will create

Labor

Unions Take Aim at South After UAW Win

The United Auto Workers’ first-ever victory at a foreign automaker in the South marks a momentous gain for unions in a region that traditionally

Energy

Hyundai’s Metaplant is in Georgia. Here’s why it’s buying Texas solar

When Hyundai Motor Group announced two years ago it would build a massive new electric vehicle “Metaplant” near the Georgia coast, the company committed to

Electric Vehicles

Rivian’s new website ‘proudly’ promotes its Peach State plans

Electric vehicle startup Rivian launched a new promotional campaign to tout its Georgia roots, which the company’s leaders say will soon take

Labor

Central Texas employers eye new talent pool — laid-off Tesla workers

In a Tesla-related twist on an old maxim, one company’s job cuts could be another company’s gain. That appears to be the

Manufacturing

Energy manufacturer Sunmax Tech chooses Georgia for operation base

Sunmax Tech Inc., an energy component manufacturer, is opening a 300,000-square-foot manufacturing operation base in Adairsville, according to a news release. The

Automotive

Second Ford BlueOval City supplier to create 500 jobs, invest $54 million in West Tennessee

A second on-site BlueOval City supplier has announced the scale of its facilities. Avancez Assembly, a Michigan-based and woman-owned auto supplier, plans

Workforce Development

Hiring on schedule, but Toyota aims to help build N.C. Triad’s STEM workforce

As Toyota closes in on building its nearly $14 billion battery plant nearby, the company announced Tuesday it’s contributing $2 million to public schools

Community Development

Why headquarters are relocating to Williamson County, Tenn. (and why not)

Greater Nashville has lured more than 20 new headquarters in the past five years, and Williamson County can take much of the

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