State Files Appeal of Judge’s Ruling in Rivian Case
Tuesday, November 1st, 2022
The Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Joint Development Authority of Jasper, Morgan, Newton, and Walton Counties has submitted a notice of appeal to challenge Judge Brenda Trammell’s September 29 Morgan County ruling denying the bond validation for the Rivian project. The judge’s ruling is a legal stumbling block for Rivian, which wants to build on two thousand acres along the Morgan-Walton County line, looking to invest $5 billion in a site that will manufacture electric trucks and SUVs, employing more than 75 hundred workers. See more.