Georgia Pushing Site Near Savannah for Volvo
Tuesday, April 28th, 2015
Timber crews and logging trucks have been massaging the outskirts of a forested tract in southeast Georgia for weeks, leaving curious neighbors wondering what might be coming to their working-class area.
The answer came in a regulatory permit filed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Volvo is scouting the 1,900-acre site about 30 minutes west of Savannah to build its first U.S. auto plant.
Georgia and South Carolina are on the Swedish automaker’s short list for a $500 million factory, and both states are maneuvering to land the plant and its 4,000 jobs. Volvo’s decision is expected within weeks.
