By Blake Haas
NORMAL – Rivian Automotive received a significant investment from the state of Illinois to bolster its Normal manufacturing facility.
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded $1.5B as part of the new Reimagining Energy and Vehicles (REV) in Illinois incentive package.
As part of this investment, a substantial portion of the funds, approximately $1.5B, will be dedicated to creating 550 full-time jobs within the next five years.
“They’re growing now. They had the opportunity to grow in Georgia or in Illinois. We wanted them to stay right here and create jobs here,” Illinois Gov. Pritzker said Thursday afternoon at a press conference at the Rivian plant in Normal. “That was why we created an incentive, rather why we put an incentive package together and made that offer to Rivian.
We want them to grow right here. They may choose other locations just to diversify perhaps in a decade, but we think this is the place they (should) grow right now.”
WATCH: Gov. Pritzker announces a $1.5B Illinois investment in the Rivian plant in Normal.
In March, Rivian founder and Chief Executive Officer R.J. Scaringe announced plans to build the R2SUV at its Normal plant.
“To have the state support, the support of our mayors, the support of our community is really powerful.”
Rivian begins production of the R2 SUV in the first half of 2026.
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