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Gov. Kemp, secretary of commerce joins SK Innovation for groundbreaking on $1.67 billion factory
Jackson County facility expected to bring 2,000 jobs
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A group of dignitaries including U.S. commerce secretary Wilbur Ross, U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp all help place the dot under an exclamation point Tuesday, March 19, 2019, as Korean company SK Innovation hosts a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off its $1.67 billion investment and construction of a new battery manufacturing plant in Jackson County, Georgia. - photo by Scott Rogers
SK Innovation, a Korean developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles, initiated the construction of its $1.67 billion new electric vehicle battery factory located on 1523 Steve Reynolds Industrial Parkway in Commerce.