🌱 How Hyundai’s $560M expansion could reshape jobs in West Point.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Hyundai’s $560M expansion could reshape jobs in West Point.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Saturday: Tropical storm, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 56.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 89 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• 320 New Jobs Less Than an Hour From Columbus: Hyundai Transys Is Building a Third Plant in West Point (columbustimes.com) — Hyundai Transys is investing nearly $560 million to expand its powertrain operations on Kia Parkway in West Point, adding a third plant and 320 new jobs to the existing 1,250-person workforce. Local and state leaders say the project, focused on hybrid-vehicle transmissions, secures current positions while creating new production, supervisory, and administrative openings within commuting distance for many area residents. Watch the company’s careers page and Georgia Quick Start for hiring details.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is anyone missing or interested in a free dog?
  He wandered onto my property yesterday and won’t leave. He is pretty malnourished but is really a sweet boy. He keeps following me around wanting to… (Nextdoor Gray Hill)

• On Time Staffing posted a job opening for Purchasing Assistant Manager in West Point. Apply here.
• Adient posted a job opening for Production Seat Assembler - Night Shift in West Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Point here.

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🗞 Nearby News

LaGrange

• Elevated dining restaurant Brûlée opens its doors (lagrangenews.com)
• Troup County awarded aggressive driving and DUI enforcement ... (lagrangenews.com)
• High Wind Watch, Flood Watch in effect for most of North and Central Georgia (nowgeorgia.com)

Columbus

• Coca-Cola, RC Cola, Aflac and More: 8 Famous Brands Born in Columbus (columbustimes.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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