A recent, independently commissioned Georgia Chamber poll of the four-county -- Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Walton -- area named as home to Rivian's $5 billion future manufacturing facility shows a strong 2-to-1 support for the project. According to the poll, respondents cited the positive impact the facility will have on local community jobs, businesses, schools, and health care as primary reasons for their support.

"We are committed to helping the Department of Economic Development and local partners facilitate a transparent and environmentally friendly plan of action that leads to the same kind of economic success and corporate stewardship we see across Georgia and call on political candidates to do the same," Chris Clark, president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber, said in a news release. "Unfortunately, recent efforts by candidates from both parties to criticize economic growth projects, local efforts or major sporting events for political gain are counterproductive and harmful to the long-term economic prosperity of our communities and the economic mobility of the next generation.

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