What are we doing appeasing North Korea while threatening Georgia's economy? [View all]
...I'll bet Kim Jong 'whatever his fucking name is' got a thrill out of reading this.
The Washington Post @washingtonpost
Law enforcement agents raided a Hyundai factory in Bryan County, Georgia, on Thursday, arresting nearly 500 workers in the largest worksite raid since President Trump retook the White House.
The majority of those arrested are South Korean nationals.
...this is the republican party threatening the largest economic development deal in Georgia history which promised over 8,000 jobs for this Georgia district.
The deal called for Hyundai and battery maker LG Energy Solution to invest $7.6 billion in the Georgia plant and hire 8,500 workers by the end of 2031.
I suspect they were targeted because of their electric car investments advantaged by the Biden administration which Donald's donors oppose.
This raid is going to have a huge impact in that district's economic future, not to mention the survival of this plant. Maybe republican good old boys in Ga. can fill these jobs but they're likely more interested in huntin' and fishin'.
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America―Georgia’s largest economic project-to-date―is on course to become the single most transformative influence on the Savannah region’s economy, workforce, public resources and way of life for the next half century.
Though the plant’s physical address is in what has traditionally been rural Bryan County, the seismic impact of its $7.59 billion investment is rippling out across Chatham, Effingham and Bulloch counties and spreading across the state.
“At 8,500 employees, that would be pushing about a half billion dollars' worth of payroll through the economy,” said Michael Toma, Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Economics at Georgia Southern University.
The deal that Hyundai signed to earn a 27-year property tax abatement involves capital commitments and the creation of around 8,500 direct jobs, however the indirect positions it will support, including at LG’s joint venture EV battery facility and the 18 Hyundai suppliers that have committed to moving to the area, are expected to reach nearly 38,000 throughout the state over the next 10 years.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/hyundai-on-course-to-shape-future-of-coastal-georgias-economy-workforce-way-of-life/ar-AA1BGaEr
Governor Brian Kemp, along with Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) executive chair Euisun Chung and company officials.
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