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NORTHWEST GEORGIA ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WR REGION “AUTO ALLEY” - WEST. Presented by: Rich Hammond Project Manager February 3, 2011. Now two regions:. Auto Alley – West $200,000 sustaining grant Thru Dec, 2011. Auto Alley - East $350,000 new WR grant Thru June, 2012.
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NORTHWEST GEORGIAADVANCED MANUFACTURING WR REGION “AUTO ALLEY” - WEST Presented by:Rich Hammond Project Manager February 3, 2011
Now two regions: • Auto Alley – West • $200,000 sustaining grant • Thru Dec, 2011 • Auto Alley - East • $350,000 new WR grant • Thru June, 2012
Auto Alley - East Counties: Counties: Fannin Gilmer Pickens* Bartow* Cherokee* Paulding* Haralson* Carroll* Dade* Walker* Catoosa* Whitfield Murray Chattooga* Gordon* Floyd* Polk* Auto Alley - West *original Auto Alley WR Region county
Auto Alley - East Auto Alley - West • Leadership Team: • Jeff Gazaway Evco Plastics • Pete McDonald GNTC • Gwen Dellinger NWGRC • Rich Hammond Project Leader • Leadership Team: • Matt Ledford Lexington Precision • Kary Gilkeson CTC • Gwen Dellinger NWGRC • Mike Burnett Project Leader
Auto Alley - West Industry & Home Team meetings scheduled Feb. 16 in Rome and Dalton: • Update original Auto Alley grant results, and 2010 activities: –WRC’s –Profiles –STEM training (HS) • Introduce new, smaller NW Georgia WR Regions –Expanded industry base • Review Sustaining grant objectives: –Go for Gold –Career Pathways documentation (survey results) –STEM training (MS) –Support Industry Network
Auto Alley – West (cont’d) Industry & Home Team meetings • Introduce GWRRIN to larger industry base – explain training opportunities & requirements – Review Industry Survey results – Ask for commitment to WR – Organize leadership • Introduce GAMA to automotive parts and materials manufacturers
Auto Alley – West update • CWRC counties (6) – Walker – Catoosa – Whitfield – Chattooga – Floyd – Polk • 64 WR Job Profiles completed since beginning of original Auto Alley grant in GNTC service area • GNTC now responsible for technical college service delivery in all 9 Auto Alley – West counties
Go for Gold - Auto Alley – West (thru Dec 2010) CountyWRC’sGold & Plat% Catoosa 1,464 281 19.2 Chattooga 1,204 221 18.4 Dade 456 78 17.1 Floyd 6,019 1,192 19.8 Gordon 1,810 413 22.8 Murray 875 135 15.4 Polk 2,894 492 17.0 Walker 2,625 420 16.0 Whitfield 2,348 583 24.8 ______ _____ ____ NWG Adv Mfg 19,695 3,815 19.4