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By
Angela Manese-Lee
Saturday, March 15, 2008
The Roanoke Times, http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/154666
Bucyrus International Inc., the mining machinery manufacturer that recently
purchased DBT America Inc., has opened a new, 50-employee belt-systems facility
in Pearisburg.
The facility, which is located adjacent to Bucyrus' existing service center,
produces belt-terminal groups for the company's North American markets, serving
customers in surface and underground mining.
"This facility will eliminate the need for occasional outsourcing, is
in close proximity to our engineering and quoting departments in Pulaski, Virginia,
and provides for optimization of production processes which will help us in
reaching peak efficiencies," Bucyrus Chief Operating Officer Luis de Leon
said in a news release. "This facility allows for growth in meeting the
increasing demand for our belt systems and components."
The facility's opening is also good news for Giles County.
"We are thrilled that Bucyrus is making this investment in our
community," Lee Wheeler, chairman of the Giles County Industrial
Development Authority, said in a statement. "They provide consistent, quality
employment opportunities and are excellent corporate neighbors."
Bucyrus is headquartered in South
Milwaukee, Wis.
Rowe to shift more production to Elliston
plant
By Angela Manese-Lee
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Rowe Fine Furniture Inc. announced this week plans to move production of
its Clayton Marcus brand from Hickory,
N.C., to Elliston.
According to a statement by company President and Chief Executive Officer
Stefanie Lucas, the move -- expected to occur later this year or in early 2009
-- will allow Rowe to "capitalize on maximum efficiencies in
production."
Rowe purchased Clayton Marcus from La-Z-Boy Inc. in October.
Lucas said then that the brand would bring "a different product and
style perspective to the Rowe portfolio, adding to our current offering."
The decision to shift operations to Elliston is a result, Lucas said, of the
Elliston facility's "open capacity."
It is unclear how the move will affect employment in Elliston. However,
Lucas said the company hopes some Hickory-based employees "might consider
relocation to our Elliston facility as needed, and we are eager to identify
where those needs might exist."
"We hope that our candor with our employees, as
well as with our customers, in a very tough retail climate, will allow us to
communicate openly and make changes to our business that will only make us
stronger," Lucas added.
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