Some construction lumber costs are off as much as 40 percent from 2004 highs, while prices for certain grades of plywood are down even more from peak levels.
As Volkswagen starts assessing skills of potential production workers, officials Tuesday approved an array of equipment for VW's training center including robotic systems.
W.J. O'Neil Co. has opened an office and 25,000-square-foot fabricating facility in Chattanooga where it will oversee work for the building of the Volkswagen plant and employ up to 150 people, the company reported Thursday.
Moll Systems, a German company that will install auto conveyors for Volkswagen's new assembly plant, has leased space in the Ooltewah area where it will employ up to 50 people.
Volkswagen's paint shop will produce cars that may be red, blue and black. But workers installing the facility's first equipment Monday are thinking green.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant chief said Friday that the planned supplier park near the VW plant is expected to have about eight to 10 suppliers at first and be ready next summer.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The economy's rebound likely will lag, but Volkswagen is creating growth opportunities for the region, economic development officials said Thursday.
FRANKFURT — German carmaker Volkswagen AG said Thursday net income for the third quarter fell 86 percent as the global downturn affected demand for its cars and trucks.
After months of intense talks, Volkswagen officials said Wednesday a supplier park that could hold 15 companies or more will go up next to the automaker's Chattanooga assembly plant.
As rain trickled down outside, several dozen curious people gathered Tuesday evening at Orchard Knob Baptist Church on East Third Street to find out more about what they’ll need to get hired at Chattanooga’s new Volkswagen plant.
Volkswagen's Training Academy, a building that's seen as key to a successful production startup, is slated for a mid-December finish, officials said Tuesday.