Georgia (U.S. state)

===Industry===
While many textile jobs moved overseas, there is still a textile industry located around the cities of [[Rome, Georgia|Rome]], [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]], [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]], [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] and along the I-75 corridor between Atlanta and [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]. Historically it started along the fall line in the Piedmont, where factories were powered by waterfalls and rivers. It includes the towns of [[Cartersville, Georgia|Cartersville]], [[Calhoun, Georgia|Calhoun]], [[Ringgold, Georgia|Ringgold]] and [[Dalton, Georgia|Dalton]]<ref>Lohr, Kathy (September 3, 2013) [https://www.npr.org/2013/09/03/216945303/new-carpet-plants-help-cushion-blows-from-recession-losses "New Carpet Factories Help Cushion Blows From Recession Losses"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215174655/https://www.npr.org/2013/09/03/216945303/new-carpet-plants-help-cushion-blows-from-recession-losses |date=December 15, 2018 }}, NPR; Retrieved March 19, 2014.</ref>

In November 2009, the South Korean automaker [[Kia Corporation]] began production in Georgia. The first Kia plant built in the U.S., [[Kia Design and Manufacturing Facilities#Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG)|Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia]], is located in [[West Point, Georgia|West Point]]. [[Rivian]], an [[electric vehicle]] manufacturer, plans to begin production at a facility in [[Social Circle, Georgia|Social Circle]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Rivian to build $5 billion electric truck plant in Georgia, sources say |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/15/rivian-to-build-5-billion-electric-truck-plant-in-georgia-sources-say.html |work=CNBC |access-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110032023/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/15/rivian-to-build-5-billion-electric-truck-plant-in-georgia-sources-say.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Industrial products include textiles and [[apparel]], transportation equipment, food processing, paper products, [[chemical]]s and products, and electric equipment.