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The company hosted employees and their guests for a meal and entertainment at its plant in Normal, where leaders spoke optimistically about the company's future plans.
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There are a lot of road-closed-except-to-local-traffic signs out there in the Town of Normal this summer during the height of the street repair season.
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The Normal Town Council approved a new ordinance Monday that will expand the boundaries of the Bloomington-Normal Enterprise Zone to include 320 acres along Rivian Motorway. The zone offers financial incentives for economic development within its boundaries.
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The Normal Fire Department is helping write the book on safety and firefighting at electric vehicle plants, notably with lithium-ion battery fires. Rivian and NFD are working together to navigate the challenges of fire safety at an electric vehicle manufacturer.
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Rivian and Volkswagen have signed a deal on a joint venture. The two companies will share electric vehicle architecture and software.
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State officials confirmed Monday that Rivian has not any received any of the tax breaks, part of the EDGE tax credit program, despite hiring significantly more people and investing more money in Normal than initially expected.
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Rivian officials said Tuesday there are early signs of success from their plan to more proactively generate demand for their electric vehicles – a critical step as the company looks to turn a modest gross profit by the end of this year.
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Electric automaker Rivian will hire over 550 additional full-time workers in Normal within five years as it begins production on the new R2 model — part of a $1.5 billion investment and expansion plan announced Thursday. In exchange, Rivian is set to receive $827 million in state tax breaks and other incentives over the next 30 years.
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Two more former employees have filed federal lawsuits against the electric automaker Rivian, alleging they faced harassment and discrimination while on the job in Normal.
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Another fire broke out Monday afternoon at the Rivian plant in Normal – at least the second in four days.