Salute to Industry 2011

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Sunday, May 22, 2011American Eurocopter production area

THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com12 SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011 SALUTE TO INDUSTRY

Our operations consistently seek innovative ways to

meet our customers' needs, maintain exceptional

quality and safety standards, while protecting the

surrounding environment. We recognize our team

members as the keys to our success.

Weyerhaeuser is proud to be part of the Golden Triangle community.

Like a Weyerhaeuser forest, a strong community stands together.

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www.clra.net327-4935

CLRA

Building leaders for tomorrow’sindustrial teams!

Strength in numbers.For nearly a century, the mission of Baptist Memorial

Health Care has been to serve others, both inside our

hospitals and in our communities. From building a Habitat

for Humanity home to the many health fairs, free health

screenings, and educational initiatives, we provided more

than $200 million in community outreach in 2010. For

us, it’s a reminder of how much we can accomplish and

motivation to do even more to support our community in

ways that strengthen all of us.

To view a full copy of our 2010 community report,

please visit www.baptistonline.org.

goldentriangle.baptistonline.org | 662-244-1000

Business • Home Auto • Life • Health

www.gcminsurance.com

Aberdeen 662-369-8681 • Amory 662-256-1100Columbus 662-328-0492 • Starkville 662-323-3332

West Point 662-494-4781

www.neel-schaffer.comwww.neel-schaffer.com

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DOES YOUR BUSINESS NEED TO: Cut Costs? Save Floor Space?

Increase Flexibility? Reduce training time and expense?

AbilityWorks is your answer!!We match highly trained disabled Mississippians with the manufacturing, assembly, recycling, packaging, and maintenance needs of your business.

Ask us how we can help your business with:collating and sorting | product reclamation | grounds maintenance

packaging and handling | assembly work | janitorial services | much more!

Resources That Work For Mississippi Business

207 Industrial Park Road P.O. Box 824 Starkville, MS 39760-0824 662-324-9617

BY GARTHIA ELENA [email protected]

Columbus and LowndesCounty boast more than 60 indus-tries, and its economic develop-ment arm continues to recruitmore.

The area currently has thepotential to add thousands of jobsfrom prospective companies.

In 2010, more than $226 mil-lion was invested in LowndesCounty from new industry locat-ing in the area existing industryexpanding. The projects createdmore than 400 jobs.

This year, The Columbus-Lowndes Development Link ispursuing nine projects totaling3,435 jobs and $2 billion worth ofinvestment.

Current prospects includecompanies in the businesses ofsustainable energy, steel andaerospace, said Brenda Lathanvice president for economic devel-opment of the Columbus-

Lowndes Development Link.“Industry in Lowndes County

is doing really well,” Lathan said,noting the Link focuses part of itsefforts on supporting existingindustry.

Through company visits, Linkstaff determines the needs of localindustries and works withCongress and others to meetthose needs and also make com-panies aware of any incentivesavailable to them through newlegislation.

Current industries employ asfew as five people (Datco textileand tack cloth manufacturer) andas many as 560 (Severstal steelmill).

The 7,000 acres of land in theGolden Triangle RegionalAerospace Park is drawing moreinterest from prospective indus-try and is gaining internationalattention.

“We’ve had five to six countrieslooking at the park (online) —India, Germany,” Lathan said.

“One thing about the industrialpark is all of our sites, with theexception of just a few, are shovel-ready sites,” she continued. “Andwe control everything, eitherthrough ownership or option (tobuy).”

Those sites not “shovel ready”can be prepared within a matter ofmonths.

Industries at the industrialpark include Severstal and part-ners Mississippi Steel Processingand New Process Steel,Eurocopter, manufacturer of heli-copters, Stark Aviation andAurora Flight Sciences, whichboth produce unmanned aerialvehicles, and Paccar engine plant.

Paccar started its operations inthe Center for ManufacturingTechnology Excellence at EastMississippi CommunityCollege–Mayhew. It began opera-tions at its 440,000-square-footplant in December 2010. Sincethen, more than 2,000 engineshave been assembled at the plant,

with about 600 already deliveredto customers.

The plant, a $400 million

investment, employs 160 peopleand is housed on a 400-acre cam-pus.

State of local industry remains strong, officials say

Contributed photoEast Mississippi Community College presented the Director’s Awardto PACCAR Engine Company during the 22nd Annual IndustryAppreciation Luncheon. The event was held April 27 at the Lyceumauditorium at EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus. Pictured are, first rowfrom left: Ben VanderGriend, Lex Lemmers and Pat Thompson, all ofPACCAR; Dr. Raj Shaunak, EMCC vice president of Workforce andCommunity Services; and Lance Walters and George Kerekes, both ofPACCAR. In the second row are Michael Prater, Michael Wheeler,Shafter Briscoe and Steve Doyle, all of PACCAR. The Director’s Awardrecognizes the highest level of workforce training. It is presented toindustries that demonstrate management excellence with superioroutcomes, improve and build upon outstanding results and excellentsystems, and deploy “world class” processes.

SALUTE TO INDUSTRY: DIRECTOR’S AWARDSALUTE TO INDUSTRY: SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Contributed photoEast Mississippi Community College presented a Special Recognition Award to JonMaynard and the Greater Starkville Development Partnership during the 22nd AnnualIndustry Appreciation Luncheon. The event was held April 27 at the Lyceum auditoriumat EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus. Pictured are, from left, Tommy Tomlinson of theGreater Starkville Development Partnership’s board of directors and Dr. Raj Shaunak,EMCC vice president of Workforce and Community Services. Special Recognition Awardsare presented for outstanding leadership with superior results in building regional coali-tions for community and economic development.


“GNC’s Longest Running Franchise!” Owners Howard Ferguson and Jo Ann M. Walk-Ferguson

COLUMBUS STARKVILLE-SMOOTHIELeigh Mall 911 Hwy 12 W. • Ste 206 B328-4450 323-4919Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. | Sun. 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. | Sun. 12 p.m.-6 p.m.

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WE KEEP YOU MOVING!Call for Price Quote 662-328-6341

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1-866-508-3537 • 328-5776 • 1120 Gardner Blvd. • Columbus

We’re Proud to be a part of the growing economy of Lowndes County for the past 47 years, and we welcome

new industry and salute the already successful!!

Congratulations to our 2011 scholarship recipients:

Julianna Gorman National Merit Scholarship AwardTyler Coleman Stephanie CruseSheoyki Davis Sam Doughty

Tiffany Labonte Christopher RichardsonCornelius Washington


Contributed photoEast Mississippi Community College presented a Best Practices Award toWeyerhaeuser Columbus during the 22nd Annual Industry Appreciation Luncheon. Theevent was held April 27 at the Lyceum auditorium at EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus.Pictured are, from left, Bernadette Mestas and Carey Butler, both of Weyerhaeuser,and Dr. Raj Shaunak, EMCC vice president of Workforce and Community Services.Best Practices Awards are presented to companies that provide outstanding exam-ples of workforce training, quality management and business practices that serve asmodels for others.

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Contributed photoEast Mississippi Community College presented a Best Practices Award to SeverstalColumbus during the 22nd Annual Industry Appreciation Luncheon. The event was heldApril 27 at the Lyceum auditorium at EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus. Pictured are,from left, Atiba Prater and Danyell Gingell, both of Severstal, and Dr. Raj Shaunak,EMCC vice president of Workforce and Community Services . Best Practices Awardsare presented to companies that provide outstanding examples of workforce training,quality management and business practices that serve as models for others.


Contributed photoEast Mississippi Community College presented a Best Practices Award toWeyerhaeuser Columbus during the 22nd Annual Industry Appreciation Luncheon. Theevent was held April 27 at the Lyceum auditorium at EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus.Pictured are, from left, Bernadette Mestas and Carey Butler, both of Weyerhaeuser,and Dr. Raj Shaunak, EMCC vice president of Workforce and Community Services.Best Practices Awards are presented to companies that provide outstanding exam-ples of workforce training, quality management and business practices that serve asmodels for others.



“GNC’s Longest Running Franchise!” Owners Howard Ferguson and Jo Ann M. Walk-Ferguson

COLUMBUS STARKVILLE-SMOOTHIELeigh Mall 911 Hwy 12 W. • Ste 206 B328-4450 323-4919Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. | Sun. 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. | Sun. 12 p.m.-6 p.m.

LIVECHARGED

LIVEWELLPROUD SUPPORTERS OF LOCAL INDUSTRY

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BOBTAIL DELIVERY • TRANSPORT DELIVERYGASOLINE • DIESEL FUEL

FARM • CONSTRUCTION • RETAIL • INDUSTRIAL

WE KEEP YOU MOVING!Call for Price Quote 662-328-6341

We’ll DoThe Job!

1-866-508-3537 • 328-5776 • 1120 Gardner Blvd. • Columbus

We’re Proud to be a part of the growing economy of Lowndes County for the past 47 years, and we welcome

new industry and salute the already successful!!

Congratulations to our 2011 scholarship recipients:

Julianna Gorman National Merit Scholarship AwardTyler Coleman Stephanie CruseSheoyki Davis Sam Doughty

Tiffany Labonte Christopher RichardsonCornelius Washington


www.clra.net327-4935

CLRA

Building leaders for tomorrow’sindustrial teams!

Strength in numbers.For nearly a century, the mission of Baptist Memorial

Health Care has been to serve others, both inside our

hospitals and in our communities. From building a Habitat

for Humanity home to the many health fairs, free health

screenings, and educational initiatives, we provided more

than $200 million in community outreach in 2010. For

us, it’s a reminder of how much we can accomplish and

motivation to do even more to support our community in

ways that strengthen all of us.

To view a full copy of our 2010 community report,

please visit www.baptistonline.org.

goldentriangle.baptistonline.org | 662-244-1000

Business • Home Auto • Life • Health

www.gcminsurance.com

Aberdeen 662-369-8681 • Amory 662-256-1100Columbus 662-328-0492 • Starkville 662-323-3332

West Point 662-494-4781

www.neel-schaffer.comwww.neel-schaffer.com

ss ss f ces

ACECHonorAWARD

MS

DOES YOUR BUSINESS NEED TO: Cut Costs? Save Floor Space?

Increase Flexibility? Reduce training time and expense?

AbilityWorks is your answer!!We match highly trained disabled Mississippians with the manufacturing, assembly, recycling, packaging, and maintenance needs of your business.

Ask us how we can help your business with:collating and sorting | product reclamation | grounds maintenance

packaging and handling | assembly work | janitorial services | much more!

Resources That Work For Mississippi Business

207 Industrial Park Road P.O. Box 824 Starkville, MS 39760-0824 662-324-9617

BY GARTHIA ELENA [email protected]

Columbus and LowndesCounty boast more than 60 indus-tries, and its economic develop-ment arm continues to recruitmore.

The area currently has thepotential to add thousands of jobsfrom prospective companies.

In 2010, more than $226 mil-lion was invested in LowndesCounty from new industry locat-ing in the area existing industryexpanding. The projects createdmore than 400 jobs.

This year, The Columbus-Lowndes Development Link ispursuing nine projects totaling3,435 jobs and $2 billion worth ofinvestment.

Current prospects includecompanies in the businesses ofsustainable energy, steel andaerospace, said Brenda Lathanvice president for economic devel-opment of the Columbus-

Lowndes Development Link.“Industry in Lowndes County

is doing really well,” Lathan said,noting the Link focuses part of itsefforts on supporting existingindustry.

Through company visits, Linkstaff determines the needs of localindustries and works withCongress and others to meetthose needs and also make com-panies aware of any incentivesavailable to them through newlegislation.

Current industries employ asfew as five people (Datco textileand tack cloth manufacturer) andas many as 560 (Severstal steelmill).

The 7,000 acres of land in theGolden Triangle RegionalAerospace Park is drawing moreinterest from prospective indus-try and is gaining internationalattention.

“We’ve had five to six countrieslooking at the park (online) —India, Germany,” Lathan said.

“One thing about the industrialpark is all of our sites, with theexception of just a few, are shovel-ready sites,” she continued. “Andwe control everything, eitherthrough ownership or option (tobuy).”

Those sites not “shovel ready”can be prepared within a matter ofmonths.

Industries at the industrialpark include Severstal and part-ners Mississippi Steel Processingand New Process Steel,Eurocopter, manufacturer of heli-copters, Stark Aviation andAurora Flight Sciences, whichboth produce unmanned aerialvehicles, and Paccar engine plant.

Paccar started its operations inthe Center for ManufacturingTechnology Excellence at EastMississippi CommunityCollege–Mayhew. It began opera-tions at its 440,000-square-footplant in December 2010. Sincethen, more than 2,000 engineshave been assembled at the plant,

with about 600 already deliveredto customers.

The plant, a $400 million

investment, employs 160 peopleand is housed on a 400-acre cam-pus.

State of local industry remains strong, officials say

Contributed photoEast Mississippi Community College presented the Director’s Awardto PACCAR Engine Company during the 22nd Annual IndustryAppreciation Luncheon. The event was held April 27 at the Lyceumauditorium at EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus. Pictured are, first rowfrom left: Ben VanderGriend, Lex Lemmers and Pat Thompson, all ofPACCAR; Dr. Raj Shaunak, EMCC vice president of Workforce andCommunity Services; and Lance Walters and George Kerekes, both ofPACCAR. In the second row are Michael Prater, Michael Wheeler,Shafter Briscoe and Steve Doyle, all of PACCAR. The Director’s Awardrecognizes the highest level of workforce training. It is presented toindustries that demonstrate management excellence with superioroutcomes, improve and build upon outstanding results and excellentsystems, and deploy “world class” processes.

SALUTE TO INDUSTRY: DIRECTOR’S AWARDSALUTE TO INDUSTRY: SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Contributed photoEast Mississippi Community College presented a Special Recognition Award to JonMaynard and the Greater Starkville Development Partnership during the 22nd AnnualIndustry Appreciation Luncheon. The event was held April 27 at the Lyceum auditoriumat EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus. Pictured are, from left, Tommy Tomlinson of theGreater Starkville Development Partnership’s board of directors and Dr. Raj Shaunak,EMCC vice president of Workforce and Community Services. Special Recognition Awardsare presented for outstanding leadership with superior results in building regional coali-tions for community and economic development.

SaluteSalute to Industryto Industry

Sunday, May 22, 2011American Eurocopter production area

THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com12 SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011 SALUTE TO INDUSTRY

Our operations consistently seek innovative ways to

meet our customers' needs, maintain exceptional

quality and safety standards, while protecting the

surrounding environment. We recognize our team

members as the keys to our success.

Weyerhaeuser is proud to be part of the Golden Triangle community.

Like a Weyerhaeuser forest, a strong community stands together.

Salute to Industry 2011

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