CENTRAL GEORGIA
Atlanta Capital City • “Peach State”
“Wisdom • Justice • Moderation”
Statehood (4th) on January 2, 1788
Georgia was founded in 1732 as the Province of Georgia and becoming a royal colony in 1752. Georgia was the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established. Walton and Morgan counties are leading Georgia’s electric vehicle (EV) and battery production ecosystem.
Milledgeville, in Central Georgia is home to Dr. Lisa DeNell Cook, an American economist who is a professor of economics and international relations at Michigan State University and a member of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, commonly known as the Federal Reserve Board as of May 2022.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dr. Lisa Cook to the Federal Reserve Board, making the Georgia native the first Black woman to hold the position, assuming office in May 2022. Dr. Cook is an authority on international economics. She read for a BA in Physics and Philosophy (magna cum laude) from Spelman College (BA), St Hilda’s College, Oxford (BA), Cheikh Anta Diop University (MA), and holds a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley (PhD).
Morgan County was created on December 10, 1807. The county was named for renowned Revolutionary War commander Daniel Morgan. Morgan County is a county located in the north central Piedmont region of the state of Georgia. The county seat is Madison.
Today, Morgan County embraces embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity, and unity as a growing vibrant education-oriented community with affordable housing and plenty of available retail space for new businesses. The county has prioritized the creation of local jobs.
Walton County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Georgia. Monroe is the county seat; Loganville is another major city.
Walton County was created on December 15, 1818. It is named for George Walton, one of the three men from Georgia who supported and signed the United States Declaration of Independence.
A historical highway marker was erected by the state 2.4 miles east, at Moore’s Ford Bridge on the Apalachee River. The marker pays tribute to four African Americans who were completely innocence of any crime – George and Mae Murray Dorsey and Roger and Dorothy Dorsey Malcom (reportedly 7 months pregnant) who were brutally beaten, shot and lynched by an unmasked mob on the afternoon of July 25, 1946.
These unsolved murders played a crucial role in both President Truman’s commitment to the civil rights of African Americans and civil rights legislation that guarantees the civil rights of all Americans. These crimes help launch the modern civil rights movement.
Today, Walton County supports the civil rights of all citizens and embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity, and unity. The county is attracting business operations that adds value to the local business ecosystem along with job creation.
The north central region of Georgia is home to the future Rivian plant. In December 2021, Gov. Brian Kemp and Rivian formally announced plans for a $5 billion electric vehicle plant on a site in southern Walton and Morgan counties.
Rivian plans a $5 billion electric vehicle (EV) and battery factory along I-20 between Social Circle and Rutledge where it will employ 7,500. Rivian has said it hopes to begin production of batteries and its electric trucks, SUVs and delivery vans in 2024 near the town of Rutledge.
Fred Perriman, mayor of nearby Madison, county seat of Morgan County, reportedly said in early 2022, Rivian jobs will help ensure the survival of the area’s small towns. “For young families who can’t find a good, stable job,” he said. “I think this is going to be good and I think that’s what we have to stay focused on.”
In the early 2020s, Electric vehicle manufacturers are flocking to Georgia. In May 2022, Kia Motors’ parent company, Hyundai Motor Group, is in talks to build the company’s second factory in Georgia near Savannah. Kia and Rivian in Morgan and Walton counties will create upwards of 16,000 new jobs when completed.
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