Updates from the North Country's Transportation Equipment and Aerospace Cluster
Updates from the North American Center of Excellence for Transportation Equipment
Joel Wood Named NAmTrans Director
Please join us in welcoming Joel Wood as the new Director of the North American Center of Excellence for Transportation Equipment (NAmTrans).
In his new position, which he began on July 22, Joel will direct all programs and operations of NAmTrans, a subsidiary of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, dedicated to serving and growing the North Country's Transportation Equipment and Aerospace Cluster, featuring more than 50 companies that employ approximately 9,000 people.
Joel will also assist with other economic and workforce development initiatives alongside the North Country Chamber, particularly related to Quebec-New York commerce and investment.
A graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh with a B.A. in Economics & Political Science, Joel recently served as Regional Director for Congresswoman Elise M. Stefanik. In his role with the Congresswoman, Joel oversaw the Congresswoman's federal grants program and a variety of other district projects. He also served for a time in Project Implementation for the City of Plattsburgh's Downtown Revitalization Initiative.
We are excited to announce that NAmTrans is now officially on Facebook and LinkedIn. These pages will be used to share news and notes about our cluster companies, as well as, NAmTrans initiatives, events, and meetings as we support the growth and development of the North Country's transportation equipment and aerospace cluster!
Be sure to like and share our pages by clicking the links below!
The construction of Norsk Titanium's 80,000 square-foot Plattsburgh Production Center (PPC), located at the former Clinton County airport in the Town of Plattsburgh, is nearing completion.
On August 6th, Norsk provided the North Country Chamber of Commerce and NAmTrans a tour of the facility to see the progress first-hand.
Norsk, working closely with Fort Schuler Management Corporation and Whiting-Turner, anticipates they will be able to begin moving employees and machine units from their current Plattsburgh Development and Qualification Center (PDQC) to the PPC in October 2019, with the goal of full-rate production at the PPC during Q3 2020.
Norsk stated that they are very excited to enter the next phase of their plan and anticipate maintaining a strong growth rate.
Nova Bus Announces Electric Bus Order for Brampton, Ontario
Nova Bus recently announced a new order, by the City of Brampton, for two fully electric Nova Bus LFSe vehicles. This order is part of the Canadian Consortium for Urban Transportation Research and Innovation (CUTRIC)
Canada-wide Interchangeability Project.
This announcement completes the first phase of this ambitious bus deployment plan in several Canadian cities, including Brampton, Vancouver and York Region.
We applaud the Nova Bus Quebec Operation on this order and look forward to continuing to support their operation in Plattsburgh!
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