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Annual award designed to honor outstanding efforts in the parks and recreation field. Chattanooga TN (PRWEB) April 27, 2012 The first annual PlayCore Hero winner was recently announced in Long Beach CA. PlayCore, a Chattanooga based company that promotes its mission and values by giving back to communities in a variety of ways, wanted to create a vehicle to reward the inspirational people they meet throughout the course of business. Bob Farnsworth, PlayCore CEO explains, “We are...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today S&C Electric Company, a global leader in smart grid solutions, and EPB, one of the largest publicly-owned providers of electric power in the country, celebrate the final IntelliRupter® PulseCloser installation as part of Chattanooga's smart grid project. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120424/CG93083) During today's event, "Powering the 21st Century: The Role of the Smarter Grid," there will be a live onsite...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (Nasdaq/GS: CVTI) announced it will release its first quarter earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, April 25. Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. will hold a live conference call to discuss its fourth quarter earnings release on Thursday, April 26, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. Individuals with questions may dial in at 800-351-4894 (U.S./Canada) and 334-323-7224 (International), access...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations announced today that the company is creating an additional 800 new jobs at its Tennessee manufacturing facility. The positions are needed as Volkswagen Chattanooga continues to ramp up capacity to meet customer demand for the new U.S.-produced Passat. This comes on top of an announcement earlier this year of 200 additional jobs at the Chattanooga plant, bringing the...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Miller Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MLR) intends to release its results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2011 on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, after the close of the market. In conjunction with this release, the Company will host a conference call on the following day that will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet: Thursday, March 8, 2012 10:00 AM ET 9:00 AM CT...
LARGO, Fla., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Valpak, a leader in local print and digital coupons, announced today it is seeking to expand its presence into Chattanooga, TN. With the digital couponing industry quickly gaining popularity and overall coupon usage expected to grow by 150 percent from 2009 to 2014, Valpak is poised to rapidly expand and is currently seeking entrepreneurs to invest in new franchise territories. A leader in cooperative direct mail, Valpak mails over 20...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WACKER POLYSILICON, an international chemical company that specializes in the production of polysilicon (a key ingredient for solar power panels), opened the innovative new WACKER INSTITUTE today in Chattanooga, Tenn. The institute, which is on the Chattanooga State Community College campus, will serve as a cutting-edge tech training program for future WACKER employees. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120208/CL50164...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen Chattanooga achieved its first significant production milestone of 2012 this week - completion of its 50,000th Passat. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120207/CL49474 ) "An incredible amount of care goes into each vehicle we produce in Chattanooga," said Frank Fischer, CEO and Chair of Volkswagen Chattanooga. "Producing 50,000 cars at this level of quality is a huge accomplishment for our team." The vehicle...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations, LLC today announced the company is creating 200 new jobs at its Tennessee manufacturing facility. The positions are needed as Volkswagen Chattanooga increases production capacity from 31 to 35 cars per hour. The new jobs will be integrated into Volkswagen's current two-shift operation and filled by full-time Volkswagen employees. "We have had good success hiring local...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (Nasdaq/GS: CVTI) announced it will release its fourth quarter earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, February 1. Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. will hold a live conference call to discuss its fourth quarter earnings release on Thursday, February 2, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Individuals with questions may dial in at 800-351-4894 (U.S./Canada) and 334-323-7224 (International), access...
