The White House in Washington, D.C., is pictured.Chattanooga area business leaders at White House
About a half-dozen business people from the Chattanooga area will join their peers from across Tennessee at a forum at the White House today, according to the group Business Forward.
Senior officials from the Obama Administration will participate in a discussion on creating jobs, the importance of workforce development, accelerating the economic recovery, and addressing the immigration system.
Among local people to take part are Charlie Brock, CEO, Launch Tennessee; Stephen Culp, CEO, Delegator.com; Travis Horton, partner, HHM CPAs; Erik Jannerbo, an attorney at Miller & Martin PLLC; and Robert Marshall, vice president of business development for MetalTek International.
Aisin expands Clinton, Tenn., plant
Aisin Holdings of America Inc. plans to invest $53.8 million in its Clinton, Tenn., automotive castings facility, adding 81 new jobs over the next two years in Anderson County, Tenn.
The exisiting 524,000- square-foot facility in the Interstate 75 Industrial Park in Clinton currently employs 595 workers. The Clinton operation is a full-process, die casting facility that includes casting, machining and assembly to produce engine components such as water pumps, oil pumps and pistons.