Toyota plows ahead with new production engineering building - News- Graphic (subscription)
A 2015 TRD Pro Series Tundra, that is. . During a ceremony Tuesday, the custom-designed Toyota truck took the spotlight, moving dirt to signal the start of construction on the building that will soon house the company’s North American production... Located on the grounds of Toyota’s largest vehicle manufacturing operation, once complete, the 250,000 sq. ft. building will include a state-of-the-art test lab and provide an innovative work space for approximately 700 team members. Toyota’s expansion in Georgetown represents a local investment of $80 million, and marks its third major groundbreaking event in North America since the start of the year. “Bringing Toyota’s production engineering team under one roof is a key element of Toyota’s ongoing unification of our North American operations, which includes a new headquarters in Plano, Texas and new facilities in Ann Arbor, Michigan,” said... At the ceremony, Toyota thanked the community for nearly three decades of support by announcing donations of three Toyota vehicles to local organizations. - Scott United, an arm of the Georgetown-Scott County Chamber of Commerce aimed at advancing workforce development in the hometown of Toyota’s largest vehicle manufacturing plant. Source: www.news-graphic.com
