Updates from the North Country's Transportation Equipment and Aerospace Cluster
Updates from the North American Center of Excellence for Transportation Equipment
NAmTrans on the Move
NORTH COUNTRY VISIT BY ROBERT HICKMAN
The North Country Chamber of Commerce was pleased to be part of a North Country visit by Robert Hickman, Transportation Counsel to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. The day included briefings and tours at Nova Bus and Bombardier Transportation, followed by a discussion of economic development and transportation at the Chamber. We thank Robert for coming. He is seen here behind the wheel of a Nova Bus headed for New York City with plant manager Greg Cody
VISIT TO PLATTSBURGH BY BOMBARDIER PRESIDENT
The North Country Chamber was pleased to be a part of an important visit to Bombardier in Plattsburgh by Danny Di Perna, President of Bombardier Transportation and Lee Sander, President for the Americas. (Pictured left to right: Robert Carr, GM, Plattsburgh; Marie Couillard, V.P. Operations, Americas; Di Perna; Garry Douglas, North Country Chamber President; and Sander.)
Cluster News
RAFAEL SANTANA TO SUCCEED RAY BETLER AS WABTEC PRESIDENT AND CEO
Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) today announced Rafael Santana will become president and CEO of the company, effective July 1, 2019. Santana, who will also become a Wabtec board member, will succeed Ray Betler, who will retire as a Wabtec executive and board member.
Garry Douglas, President of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, recently met in Montreal with Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec Minister for Economy and Innovation. Our region's Transportation Equipment and Aerospace cluster, with its many cross border connections with Quebec, was a key topic. We look forward to working with the Minister to continue building our strategic connections in this sector.
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Featuring keynote presentations by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Quebec's Minister for International Relations and La Francophonie, Nadine Girault.
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