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The first Rivian R2s will be delivered to customers this spring, beginning with a special “launch” version that starts at $57,990. A base model of R2 starting around $45,000 will not be available until late 2027.

A startup robotics company owned by Rivian and founded by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe has secured $500 million in startup capital. Mind Robotics announced an investment by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz. The firm wants to build AI-powered industrial robots.

Firefighters unpinned a man who was trapped between a semi-trailer and loading dock at the Rivian's warehouse in north Normal. Kevin Lancaster of Heyworth was transported by ambulance but later died.

Rivian's first R2s — test models called manufacturing validation build vehicles — drove off the line earlier this month, with the first customer deliveries expected by June. That comes after a huge expansion that added 2.6 million square feet of new space at the plant in Normal.

Health care systems nationwide are bracing for how the Trump administration's price increase to a visa program used to hire skilled foreign workers will negatively affect their ability hire clinicians. OSF HealthCare is among several Bloomington-Normal employers who hire H-1B visa holders.

Electric automaker Rivian has unveiled new technology it says will put it at the forefront of autonomous vehicles.

Heartland student apprentices signed certificates reaffirming their commitment to employer sponsors ahead of their upcoming graduations. Among those partners are Bridgestone, Caterpillar Pontiac, OSF St. Joseph, Rivian, 8th Street Welding and Hydraulics and Westminster Village.

Huge compensation agreements for the CEOs of Rivian and Tesla may not be excessive even though they range from several billion to a trillion dollars, according to an expert from ISU's College of Business.

The board of electric automaker Rivian has restructured the pay package for Chief Executive Officer RJ Scaringe that could net him $4.6 billion over the next decade.

Trump administration trade and regulatory policy initially hurt Rivian. Changes in the administration stance may now help some.