Salute To Industry 2014

Salute to Industry
May 25, 2014

Inside PACCAR:
The 2014 winner of East Mississippi Community Colleges Directors Award......6
East Mississippi Community College is committed to assuring that the College and its programs are free from discrimination and harassment based upon race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation
gender identity, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status protected by state or federal law. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Dr. Andrea Mayfield, Vice
President for Scooba Campus, SC Student Services, EEOC/OCR, & Institutional Research Building. Contact her at Davis Administration Building, P.O. Box 158, Scooba, MS, 39358; by email at ascott@eastms.edu or by phone at (662) 476-5000.
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All of us know someone who needs a new skill set to achieve the American dream. We are very proud to partner with our in-
dustry leaders to help provide the training people need - whether its long-term associates degree or short-term workforce
classes. The reason America is so great is because of people who give of themselves for the common good - industry leaders,
military personnel, local and state-elected ocials, economic developers and others. We are proud to be part of that group.
Dr. Raj Shaunak, Vice President for Workforce & Community Services, East Mississippi Community College
Summer classes begin May 27. Fall classes begin Aug. 18.
For more information about Workforce classes, please call (662) 243-2686
East Mississippi Community College salutes industry:
The economic engine driving success in the Golden Triangle!
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ADVERTISER INDEX
4-County Electric Power Association .................................................... 17
Airbus Helicopters ................................................................................ 19
BancorpSouth ....................................................................................... 18
Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle ...................................... 18
Brunini Law Firm .................................................................................. 10
Burns Dirt Construction ........................................................................ 16
Cash & Carry Building Supply ................................................................ 7
The Clinic at Elm Lake ............................................................................ 7
East Mississippi Community College ....................................................... 2
Ecolab .................................................................................................. 11
Evans Plumbing & Air Conditioning ........................................................ 5
Industrial Fire Protection ......................................................................... 9
Galloway-Chandler-McKinney Insurance ................................................ 7
Golden Triangle Regional Airport .......................................................... 18
Greater Starkville Development Partnership ............................................ 4
The Golden Triangle Development LINK .............................................. 10
Magnolia Business Systems ................................................................... 11
Mid-South Signs ................................................................................... 11
Mississippi University for Women ........................................................... 9
Neel-Shaffer ........................................................................................... 7
Newell Paper Company ........................................................................ 16
Quality Inn ........................................................................................... 16
River Chase Inn ...................................................................................... 9
Southern Ionics ..................................................................................... 18
Southwire ............................................................................................... 4
Valmet Paper ........................................................................................ 20
Waste Pro USA ..................................................................................... 11
Wheeler Roofng .................................................................................. 16
Yokohama Tire Corporation .................................................................. 17
PACCAR employs more than 400 people at its Lowndes County engine plant that began operating in 2010.
Since it opened, the engine-maker has made approximately 50,000 truck engines. | Courtesy photo
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Because of the plants focus on job growth and its commitment to
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Southwire Starkville, located on Airport Road, has 330 employees that
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S
even years ago, construction began
on a massive PACCAR engine plant
that would eventually cover 500,000
square feet along a 400-acre site at the
Golden Triangle Industrial Park.
At the time, it was welcomed news.
The economy was tough and Lowndes
County and the surrounding areas were not
immune. Plants were closing. People were
being laid off.
So in the summer of 2007, when PACCAR
announced that it would break ground on
the $400 million state-of-the-art facility
just outside of Columbus, then-Gov. Haley
Barbour said the plant would hopefully help
maintain economic growth and contribute to
an improved quality of life in the region.
Looking at the Golden Triangle landscape
today, you would be hard-pressed to argue
that the prediction was inaccurate.
Today, more than 400 people go to work
everyday at the facility on Paccar Drive.
They do steady work. In May, Scott Blue,
the plants manager, said that since the
plant began operating in 2010 it has had
approximately 50,000 engines assembled
within its walls.
The Golden Triangle has been a terrific
partner to get the plant started and now
sustain it as the world-class facility that it is,
Blue said.
While PACCAR appreciates what the
region has done for it, the stable leadership
and innovation it has displayed in the area
has not gone unnoticed.
This spring, at the annual Golden Triangle
Industry Appreciation Luncheon at East
Mississippi Community College, PACCAR
earned the Directors Award, the events
highest award.
The award, according to organizers,
was for the highest level of recognition
through workforce training, demonstrating
management excellence with superior
outcomes, continuing to improve and build
upon outstanding results and excellent
systems and deploying world-class process.
PACCAR was founded in 1905 in Seattle,
Washington. The corporate headquarters
remain there still. The company employed
roughly 22,800 people worldwide in 2012.
Where does the all-caps name come from?
It is an acronym for the companys original
name, Pacific Car and Foundry.
The companys focus is the design,
manufacture and sale of premium trucks
under the brands of Kenworth, DAF and
Peterbilt.
The Columbus plant, Blue said, machines
cylinder blocks and cylinder heads for 11-liter
and 13-liter engines that when assembled,
become the MX11 and MX13 engines, which
PACCAR unveiled for Peterbilt and Kenworth
trucks at the Mid-America Trucking Show in
early 2010.
The MX13 engines are assembled at the
Columbus plant. Blue said that in the near
future, employees will also start assembling
the MX11 engines inside the facility.
The MX-11 engine is a 10.8-liter, six-
cylinder engine with power outputs up to
440 horsepower and a torque range up to
1,550 lb-ft. The MX13 engine is a 12.9-liter
rated engine with power outputs up to 500
horsepower, and it is designed to meet the
demands of both linehaul and vocational
heavy-duty truck applications. MX engines
are designed to last for 1 million miles
without a major overhaul.
Blue said the Columbus plants assembly
line works two shifts, five days a week. The
machining area, meanwhile, works three
shifts, five days a week.
The plant is totally climate-controlled
year-round and puts zero waste into the
local landfill.
Since PACCAR began producing engines
in Columbus, the Golden Triangle has
slowly rebounded out of a tough economy.
Industries are locating here. Others, already
here, have announced plans to expand.
Just last year, it was announced that
Yokohama Tire Corporation had selected
West Point as the location for its new
U.S. commercial truck tire manufacturing
plant, which includes a 931,000-square-
foot facility. It is set to open in 2015, will
eventually manufacture 1 million commercial
tires annually and employ 2,000 people.
The future looks bright in the Golden
Triangle.
And PACCAR whose MX13 engine was
named the 2013 engine of the year by the
American Truck Dealers Association is a
major contributor to that outlook.
Blue credited EMCC, the Golden Triangle
Development LINK and local government for
the successes the area is having in pulling in
industry.
(They) have truly worked together
to make this a very healthy business
environment, he said.
PACCAR helps pave way
for Golden Triangle industry re-birth
By WILLIAM BROWNING | wbrowning@cdispatch.com
PACCAR broke ground on a 500,000 square foot engine plant at the Golden Triangle Industrial
Park in 2007. Three years later, the facility began making engines for Peterbilt, Kenworth and
DAF brand trucks. | Courtesy photo
ON THE COVER: At its Lowndes County plant, PACCAR machines cylinder blocks and cylinder heads for 11-liter and 13-liter engines. When assembled, those blocks and heads become
MX11 and MX13 engines. The MX13 engines are assembled at the plant. The company has plans to begin assembling the MX11 engines at the plant, as well. | Courtesy photo
440 horsepower and a torque range up to
1,550 lb-ft. The MX13 engine is a 12.9-liter
rated engine with power outputs up to 500
horsepower, and it is designed to meet the
demands of both linehaul and vocational
heavy-duty truck applications. MX engines
are designed to last for 1 million miles
without a major overhaul.
Blue said the Columbus plants assembly
line works two shifts, five days a week. The
machining area, meanwhile, works three
shifts, five days a week.
The plant is totally climate-controlled
year-round and puts zero waste into the
local landfill.
Since PACCAR began producing engines
in Columbus, the Golden Triangle has
slowly rebounded out of a tough economy.
Industries are locating here. Others, already
here, have announced plans to expand.
Just last year, it was announced that
Yokohama Tire Corporation had selected
West Point as the location for its new
U.S. commercial truck tire manufacturing
plant, which includes a 931,000-square-
foot facility. It is set to open in 2015, will
eventually manufacture 1 million commercial
tires annually and employ 2,000 people.
The future looks bright in the Golden
Triangle.
And PACCAR whose MX13 engine was
named the 2013 engine of the year by the
American Truck Dealers Association is a
major contributor to that outlook.
Blue credited EMCC, the Golden Triangle
Development LINK and local government for
the successes the area is having in pulling in
industry.
(They) have truly worked together
to make this a very healthy business
environment, he said.
PACCAR helps pave way
for Golden Triangle industry re-birth
By WILLIAM BROWNING | wbrowning@cdispatch.com
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Were proud to be a part of the growing economy of
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East Mississippi Community Colleges
25th Annual Industry Appreciation Luncheon
Photos Mary Alice Weeks | Dispatch Staff
(top left) BMH-GT Assistant Administrator Bill Lancaster, left, accepts the Best Practices Award from East Mississippi Community College Vice President for Workforce Services Dr. Raj Shaunak and
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves. | (top right) Retired EMCC Director of Workforce Services and Industrial Services Otis Taylor accepts a Special Recognition from Shaunak and Reeves. | (bottom left) EMCC
Vice President of Golden Triangle Campus Dr. Paul Miller accepts a Special Recognition award on behalf of The Honorable Terry Brown from Reeves. | (bottom right) Shaunak and Reeves present
representatives for PACCAR with the Directors Award, from left: Engine Program Manager Lex Lemmers, Plant Manager Scott Blue, Assistant Plant Manager Lance Walters, Controller Tina Albert
and Assistant Plant Manager Edwin Sneehuijzen.
East Mississippi Community Colleges
25th Annual Industry Appreciation Luncheon
Photos Mary Alice Weeks | Dispatch Staff
(top left) BMH-GT Assistant Administrator Bill Lancaster, left, accepts the Best Practices Award from East Mississippi Community College Vice President for Workforce Services Dr. Raj Shaunak and
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves. | (top right) Retired EMCC Director of Workforce Services and Industrial Services Otis Taylor accepts a Special Recognition from Shaunak and Reeves. | (bottom left) EMCC
Vice President of Golden Triangle Campus Dr. Paul Miller accepts a Special Recognition award on behalf of The Honorable Terry Brown from Reeves. | (bottom right) Shaunak and Reeves present
representatives for PACCAR with the Directors Award, from left: Engine Program Manager Lex Lemmers, Plant Manager Scott Blue, Assistant Plant Manager Lance Walters, Controller Tina Albert
and Assistant Plant Manager Edwin Sneehuijzen.
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EMCCs Industry Appreciation Luncheon (this page, top row, from left) Sonic Johnson (CAFB), Joe Cade (4-County), Mitzi Thompson and Greta Miller (EMCC), Steve Malone (EMCC), Herman Phillips (Noxubee County
Career & Technical Center); (middle row) Robert McClanahan, Blake Barksdale and Jason Burrell (Stark Aerospace), Jason Collins (Lowndes County Youth Court), Chris Bray (Columbus Municipal Schools), Karen Clay (MUW);
(bottom row) Jo Nell Lee and Bernadette Mestas (Weyerhaeuser), Patsy Prisock (OCH), Earl Walker (Airbus), Rhonda Hood (OCH), Iralita Gibbs and Lisa Klutts (West Point Growth Alliance)
(top row) Monty Yates, Sandra Murray and Jim McAlexander (BankFirst), Teresa Hughes (Board of Trustees), Thomas Lee Sr. (Lowndes County Industrial Development Authority), Lauren Buntin and Kim Richardson (North
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(BancorpSouth), William Corder (BankFirst), Napoleon Jones (EMCC)
(this page, top row, from left) Mary Beth Vickers, Susan Baird and Laura Guthrie (EMCC), Lex Lemmers (Paccar), Raj Shaunak (EMCC), Lance Walters (Paccar), Joe Williams (Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisiors), Linda
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Edwin Smeehuijzen, Scott Blue and Tina Albert (Paccar), Marilyn Maddox, Tricia Corrigan and Debi Valentine (EMCC); (bottom row) Amy Berry (Clay County Chancery Clerk), R.B. Davis (Clay County District 5 Supervisor),
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