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You’ve heard a lot about the global supply chain over the past few years. This is a story about the Bloomington-Normal supply chain.
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The electric automaker Rivian said Thursday it plans to partner with Mercedes-Benz to make electric vans in Europe.
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With the Rivian plant in Normal adding a second shift, the United Auto Workers has been quietly contacting workers about a possible union-organizing campaign.
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One year after much of the economy reopened and expanded jobless benefits ran out, many manufacturers still can't find enough workers. Business leaders from across the state are trying to figure out how to rebuild and retrain the post-pandemic workforce.
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Rivian customers who have ordered the R1T pickup truck with extended range battery pack will have to wait until 2023. The company had estimated it would begin deliveries in early 2022. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said in an email to customers the company is trying to chart the best course to ramp up production as quickly as possible.
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has settled a labor dispute with three companies doing work at the Rivian plant in Normal for $390,000 in back wages and penalties.
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The Normal Planning Commission next week will take up a potential change to Rivian's site plan. The electric vehicle maker is proposing a 623,000-square-foot addition on the west side of the current building.
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Rivian has begun commercial production of its R1T electric pickup trucks at its production plant in Normal.
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Rivian is delaying the release of its electric pickup truck, the R1T, by a month due to supply chain issues.
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Normal's Heartland Community College is one of two schools set to receive millions of dollars in investments from the state to set up new training…