FREYR, Georgia and Coweta County

FREYR Battery Halts Plans for $2.6B Georgia Plant, Coweta County's Job Growth on Hold
FREYR Battery scraps plans for a $2.6 billion plant in Georgia, affecting job prospects and regional development.
Plans for nearly $2.6B FREYR Battery plant in Coweta County nixed
FREYR Battery has decided not to proceed with a nearly $2.6 billion lithium-ion battery plant in Coweta County, which would have created 723 jobs. The decision to cancel the plant was communicated in a letter to county leaders,
Freyr cancels $2.6B battery factory it promised to build in Georgia
Freyr Battery officials informed the Coweta County Development Authority late last month that the company will not move forward with its planned battery factory.
Freyr Battery cancels $2.6 billion Georgia battery factory plans
Norwegian battery firm Freyr has canceled plans for a Georgia factory that would have supplied batteries for energy storage.
Freyr Battery scraps plans for factory in Coweta County, Georgia official says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Norway-based battery manufacturer has scrapped plans to bring a factory to metro Atlanta that would have brought hundreds of jobs, according to a state official. Freyr Battery has pulled the plug on building its first American factory in Coweta County.
Freyr Battery must pay back Georgia at least $7 million grant after nixed expansion
Freyr Battery was set to build a major manufacturing facility in Coweta County. Freyr Battery must pay the state of Georgia back for a $7 million grant the company received to acquire its 368-acre site that was going to be a battery factory in Coweta County.
Freyr Battery drops plans for battery cell plant in Georgia: report
Freyr Battery (NYSE:FREY) has informed officials in a suburban Atlanta county that it won’t proceed with a $2.6B plant, the Newnan Times Herald reported Thursday. According to the report, the Norwegian startup informed the Coweta County Develop Authority of its decision late last month.
Freyr Battery has deal to sell Coweta County property
Freyr said it will sell the land for $50 million. With the proceeds, the company said it will pay back roughly $27 million ...
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$2.57 billion battery manufacturing plant no longer coming to Coweta County
COWETA COUNTY, Ga — A $2.5 billion battery manufacturing plant that was set to be built in Coweta County is no longer coming ...
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Coweta County Elementary School Principal Charged with Felony Shoplifting at Kohl's
A Coweta County elementary school principal was charged with felony theft after allegedly shoplifting $917 worth of goods from Kohl's.
Multiple agencies put out fire at Coweta Farmers Co-op
On Friday evening, multiple agencies worked together to put out a fire that broke out at Farmers Co-op near 29500 East State ...
Coweta residents want more sit-down restaurants with the new $100 million casino, survey says
Coweta city leaders are willing to place a bet a $100 million casino will bring a culinary explosion to their community.
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Coweta County grand jury indicts mom accused of killing infant with blow-dryer
A Coweta County mother has been indicted for second degree murder after deputies found her infant unresponsive and suffering from severe burns from a hair dryer in 2023.
‘You don’t leave anyone there to die:’ Sister of victim hit, killed in metro Atlanta wants answers
30-year-old James Townsend ran after the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office said a car hit and killed his girlfriend, 42-year-old ...