The nation needs to know that Illinois State University, just a 10-minute drive away from the plant, is planning to invest $44 million to launch an engineering school, again so Rivian and its suppliers have the skilled labor they need. Pritzker signed the law championed by Illinois state Rep. Dave Vella and state Sen. Steve Stadelman during a visit to the future home of the Rock Valley College Advanced Technology Center in Belvidere. The facility focused on advanced manufacturing education is expected to open in 2022. Saying Illinois could become the epicenter of a "clean transportation revolution," Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act.
An ad campaign would be a smart move. The country needs to know what's happening here.
