Recipients
of the 2001 Existing Industry Appreciation
Awards represent a wide variety of companies
who work for the betterment of the whole
community
Just
maintaining business as usual can be difficult
enough. But Augusta is fortunate to have
a number of companies who continually strive
above and beyond their day-to-day operations
to make the Augusta area a better place
to live and do business. In recognition
of these businesses and their efforts, Edward
Tarver and Linda Crowell, respective chairs
of the Augusta Metro and Columbia County
Chambers of Commerce are proud to announce
the 2001 Industry Appreciation Awards. These
companies have continued to generate capital
investments, hire additional people, and
make their facilities in metro Augusta a
better place to do business.
The
categories and recipients of these awards
include:
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Site
Beautification: (Beautification of company’s
facilities and grounds)
Club Car / Ingersoll Rand Corporation,
John Deere Commercial Products, Pharmacia
Corporation, and Sweetheart Cup Company
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Environment:
(Efforts to improve the environment; including
clean waterways, water conservation, landfill
waste minimization) DSM Chemicals
North America, Kennametal Industrial Products
Group, and PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer
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Workforce
Education: (Continuing education efforts
and enrichment programs) Club
Car / Ingersoll Rand Corporation, DSM
Chemicals North America, EKA Chemicals,
International Flavors & Fragrances,
Kennametal Industrial Products Group,
Kwikset Corporation, Monsanto Dairy, PCS
Nitrogen Fertilizer, Pharmacia Corporation,
The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing
Company, Quebecor World, and Sweetheart
Cup Company
- Workforce
Retention: (Companies’ efforts to retain
workforce with low turnover)
EKA Chemicals, Kwikset Corporation, and
Sweetheart Cup Company
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Safety Achievements:
(Lowest loss time injury rate; lowest OSHA
recordables; and lowest total number of
accidents) DSM Chemicals North America,
EKA Chemicals, Monsanto Dairy, PCS Nitrogen
Fertilizer, and Quebecor World
- Community
involvement: (Volunteer participation, including
cash and in-kind contributions, for education,
civic and charitable community organizations)
Club Car / Ingersoll Rand Corporation, DSM
Chemicals North America, Hathaway Corporation,
International Flavors & Fragrances,
Pharmacia Corporation, and The Procter &
Gamble Manufacturing Company
- Adopt
– A – Road / Street Program: (Specific
involvement in this program)
Augusta Newsprint, DSM Chemicals North America,
John Deere Commercial Products, Huron Tech
Corporation, International Flavors &
Fragrances, Monsanto Dairy, The NutraSweet
Company, Olin Corporation, PCS Nitrogen
Fertilizer, Pharmacia Corporation, The PQ
Corporation, and RÜTGERS Organics Corporation
- Technology:
(Innovation and uses of new technology in
production process)
International Flavors & Fragrances,
Kwikset Corporation, Monsanto Dairy, and
Palmetto Industries International
- Importing
& Exporting: (Global and international
importing and exporting)
Club Car / Ingersoll Rand, John Deere Commercial
Products, Kennametal Industrial Products
Group, and Palmetto Industries International
- New
Sites: (New investment, including new hires
and capital investment, in our community
since December 1999)
FIAMM Technologies, Helmac Products Corporation,
SITEL Corporation, and SkyGen Energy
- Expanding
of Existing Industry: (New Investment, including
new hires and capital investment, in our
community since December 1999)
Augusta Millwork, Comcast, DSM Chemicals
Norht America, John Deere Commercial Products,
EKA Chemicals, Hathaway Corporation, International
Flavors & Fragrances, Kennametal Industrial
Products Group, Knology, Kwikset Corporation,
Pharmacia Corporation, and Shapiro Packing
Company
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