Ford Motor Company awards ZF Gainesville, GA. Facility with “Gold Award” World Excellence Award

NORTHVILLE, Mich. – The ZF Gainesville, Ga., facility was honored with a “Gold Award” World Excellence Award from the Ford Motor Company on June 22 for being an “outstanding performer” in quality, cost and delivery. ZF...

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VW network open to ET suppliers

East Tennessee automotive suppliers selected to do business with Volkswagen will be able to supply the German automaker's new Chattanooga plant and its international network of facilities, VW officials told suppliers during a...

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U.S. may become largest green market: E.ON exec

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - The United States may become the largest market for renewable energy for E.ON, the world's largest utility by sales, within six years, the head of the company's green energy unit told Reuters in...

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Gestamp Corporation to Build New Facility in Chattanooga

Tier 1 Auto Supplier Expects to Create 230 New Jobs

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VW expects more than 100,000 job applicants

Volkswagen has received more than 18,000 job applications so far for its Chattanooga plant, and officials expect the number to top 100,000 after they open up hiring for production posts later this year.

"Hiring for salaried...

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Loan sparks 1,300 jobs at Smyrna Nissan plant

The federal government gave Smyrna's economy a jolt Tuesday with a $1.6 billion loan for Nissan North America to manufacture electric vehicles and build a new battery factory.

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A $6.4 billion clean energy investment in Georgia could create 59,000 new jobs

Clean energy jobs may just be the answer to the nation’s economic woes as well as the world’s environmental woes.  Environmentalists are in agreement that a push towards clean energy is necessary to slowing (or stopping) the...

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German Business Confidence Increased for Third Month (Update3)

German business confidence rose for a third month in June, providing further evidence that the recession in Europe’s largest economy is easing.

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German company chooses Upstate for U.S. sales office

A German manufacturer of “living playgrounds” has opened a sales office in Greenville, the Greenville Area Development Corp. and Berliner Seilfabrik announced today.

The three-person sales office will cater to the needs of...

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Teupen reaches into Charlotte

German liftmaker lands near Pineville with big plans for U.S growth

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