Volkswagen making progress on East Tennessee facility
Friday December 19, 2008
Volkswagen is moving forward on construction of the first building...
Volkswagen is moving forward on construction of the first building at its new $1 billion assembly plant in Chattanooga. The 1.9 million-square-foot facility is to begin operation in early 2011 and is expected to employ 2,000 people.
Volkswagen is set to begin on the $30 million paint facility, which will be one of the three primary plant buildings. This $30 million investment is the first major portion of the company's $1 billion total investment in the new plant.
Chattanooga's Industrial Development Board has authorized a $1.76 million contract for the purchase of electrical transformers, which will be used in the construction of a substation for the site.
City and county crews and their contractors have been working since last spring to prepare the Enterprise South Industrial Park site for the German automaker.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press
