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PLYMOUTH
PLYMOUTH

March on

About a thousand people attended a
rally last Wednesday in Kellogg Park
in downtown Plymouth. Participants in
the two-hour event Wednesday
walked around downtown several
times and eventually blocked north-
bound Main Street for a short period
without incident. A second rally from
noon until 6 p.m. on Sunday drew
about the same number of predomi-
nantly young individuals to the park
who chanted and displayed signs
protesting the inequitable treatment of
African Americans. The protest partici-
pants were loud, but orderly, and
police reported no incidents requiring
response during either of the demon-
strations. Photos by Dave Willett

Rivian in Plymouth Township lays off 40 workers

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Rivian, a electronic-vehicle replaced the chief operating offi- “Rivian remains healthy, grow-
manufacturer in Plymouth cers and made several new exec- The layoffs included engineers, ing, and focused on the launch of
Township, has laid off about 40 utive hires. our products.”
full-time employees. Rivian has reportedly enjoyed recruiters and other employees. The company has delayed the
The layoffs included engi- $3 billion in investments from release of its first two electric
neers, recruiters and other companies including Amazon, vehicles, the R1T pickup truck
employees at the engineering Ford, T. Rowe Price and others. were performance based. streamline its organization to and the R1S SUV, to 2021 and
and design center near Plymouth The company currently employs “From time to time, it's impor- improve effectiveness,” Amy also canceled a luxury SUV that
Road in the township. In addi- about 2,000 people and the lay- tant for any performance-focused Mast, Rivian's public relations was supposed to be built using
tion, the company has reportedly offs, according to the company and fast-growing company to director, said in a statement. the Rivian EV technology.