Hyundai and LG announce $4.3 billion plant in Bryan County to build batteries for electric vehicles

Hyundai Motor Group and LGES signed a memorandum of understanding to produce EV batteries in the U.S. and further accelerate the Group’s electrification efforts in North America. The signing ceremony took place in LGES’s headquarters in Seoul on May 26 with the attendance of Jaehoon Chang, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company and Youngsoo Kwon, CEO of LG Energy Solution. The new battery cell JV will be located in Bryan County, Savannah, Georgia where Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America is currently being built.

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Applications Open for SHE HUSTLES x Startup Runway Business Pitch Competition

A summer SHE HUSTLES is set to take place on Thursday, June 22, 2023, from 5:30pm – 8pm at The Clyde Venue in Savannah. The Creative Coast will co-host its women’s leadership and entrepreneurial conference with Savannah SCORE and has also announced a partnership with the Startup Runway Foundation for the upcoming event. Startup Runway will bring a pitch competition for existing businesses led by women and founders of color to SHE HUSTLES.

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