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Toyota site update: county told batteries and hybrid lines coming, hiring continues
Summary
Toyota representatives updated the Randolph County commissioners on plant build progress, hiring status and community safety planning for battery operations; staff said hybrid-electric lines begin shipping batteries in months and the plant has hired about 1,400 workers with roughly 1,500 in the queue.
Toyota representatives gave Randolph County commissioners an on-site construction and staffing update at the Feb. 3 meeting, including hiring totals, timeline notes and community emergency planning for battery-handling operations.
The company's communications presenter, Emily Holland, accompanied by senior staff Ryan Gideon (accounting/finance), Darius Weatherford (environmental/facilities) and April Mason (plant services general manager), showed a recently produced site video and described the plant's readiness. Holland said the facility includes production lines for hybrid-electric vehicles (lines 801 and 802) and that the plant…
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