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OTC Attends Manufacturing
Representatives of Ogeechee Technical College traveled to Atlanta recently to participate in the Georgia Manufacturing Appreciation awards luncheon at the Cobb Galleria Center. Ogeechee Tech’s nominees from the OTC service delivery area were Timken Corporation of Sylvania (large manufacturer), Claxton Poultry Farms of Claxton (medium manufacturer), and Loxcreen Corporation of Brooklet (small manufacturer). Representatives of Timken and Loxcreen accompanied the Ogeechee Tech representatives to the luncheon. Shown above is part of the Ogeechee Tech contingent making the trip, and include OTC Economic Development Specialist Janice Alberson, Screven County Development Authority Executive Director Gayle Boykin, OTC Executive Director for Information Technology Services Jeff Davis, and Loxcreen representative Brian Hendrix. For additional information on the event, please continue reading. Atlanta, Ga. April 17, 2008 -- More than 1,300 Georgia captains of industry gathered recently for the annual Georgia Manufacturing Appreciation Week awards luncheon. The winners of this year’s Manufacturer of the Year Award are: Marietta’s Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in the large employer category (more than 750 employees); Tallapoosa’s Honda Precision Parts of Georgia in the medium category (151-750 employees); and Spectral Response, of Duluth, in the small category (1-150 employees). Keynote speaker Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle presented the awards. He was joined by Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Ken Stewart and Ron Jackson, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, at the luncheon marking the culmination of Manufacturing Appreciation Week. The event was co-hosted by the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education and the Georgia Department of Economic Development as an effort to recognize and pay tribute to manufacturing’s role in Georgia’s economy. The manufacturing sector employs more than 400,000 Georgians at nearly 10,000 facilities across the state, contributing more than $100 billion to its economy annually. The three winning companies were nominated by business and civic leaders and chosen for their excellence and contributions to the state’s economy and their respective local communities. To encourage Georgia’s students to appreciate manufacturing’s role in the state’s economy, a statewide art contest is included each year with scholarship prizes awarded to students for their designs of t-shirts, posters and placemats. First-place winners of $500 scholarships are: Kavian Harris of Americus, placemat; Jordan Ling of McDonough, t-shirt; and Logan Smith of Jeffersonville, poster. Second-place recipients were awarded $300 scholarships. They are: Katelynn Radford of Harrison, placemat; Nathan Nerswick of Watkinsville, t-shirt; and Melissa Howard of Covington, poster. In third place, Victoria Conaway of Blackshear, Heather Parris of Summerville, and Logan Griffis of Dixie each received a $100 scholarship in the placemat, t-shirt and poster categories, respectively. This is the14th year celebrating Manufacturing Appreciation Week in Georgia. Sponsors include AT&T; BB&T; Georgia Power; the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute; Fullscope; Habif, Arogeti & Wynne; and Pattillo Construction. The event was held at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta. Contact: Barry Turner |
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