Wednesday, May 29, 2002
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Wednesday, May 29, 2002 |
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Mac Collins joins Griffin Tech to honor local manufacturers
U.S. Rep. Mac Collins joined Griffin Technical College recently in recognizing several local businesses for their support to the manufacturing community. The school nominated nine companies in three different areas for the prestigious Manufacturer of the Year Award for the State of Georgia. These companies were nominated under small, medium or large classifications and competed with other companies in their division throughout the state. These companies were recognized for exhibiting a high degree of corporate responsibility, economic impact on Georgia, and overall workforce excellence. In the small division, Griffin Tech nominated Bandag, Inc. of Griffin, Florida Rock Industries of Tyrone and Poly Tech Industries, Inc. of Monticello. In the medium division, the nominees were American Woodmark Corporation of Jackson, Georgia-Pacific Corporation of Monticello, Caterpillar, Inc. of Griffin and in the large class, NACOM Corporation of Griffin, Panasonic of Peachtree City and Springs Industries of Griffin. Collins spoke of the importance of manufacturing in today's economy and what it will take to ensure the future of the manufacturing business. He also commended the nominated companies for their contribution to manufacturing-on the national, state and local level. Last month, these companies joined more than 1,000 business leaders from across the state for the annual awards luncheon for Georgia Manufacturing Appreciation Week with Gov. Roy Barnes as the keynote speaker. He was joined by Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism Commissioner R.K. Sehgal and Dr. Ken Breeden, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, at the celebratory luncheon marking the culmination of Manufacturing Appreciation Week. The event is organized by Georgians for Manufacturing in an effort to recognize and pay tribute to manufacturing's role in Georgia's economy. The manufacturing sector employs more than 600,000 Georgians at 10,000 facilities across the state, contributing $52 billion to its economy annually. Georgians for Manufacturing was started in the early 1990s by a small group of dedicated business people, educators and economic developers in Gainesville and has since spread across the entire state.
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