Investment Allows GM to Meet Market Demand for Efficient V8 Engines SPRING HILL, Tenn. — General Motors will invest $148 million to repurpose flexible machining and assembly equipment at its Spring Hill Manufacturing plant to build V8 engines to meet market demand, retaining approximately 200 jobs. The investment will enable Spring Hill to quickly add capacity to build the Small …
MCPS 7 Keys to College and Career Readiness
This semester, Maury County Public Schools is launching its “7 Keys to College and Career Readiness” – a list of educational goals for each student to reach in order to achieve his or her full potential. Studies show that students who hit these seven benchmarks are more likely to find success in college and the workforce. The school system arrived …
Seen on Scene: The Maury County Chamber and Economic Alliance annual meeting and banquet
The Maury County Chamber and Economic Alliance had its annual meeting and banquet Tuesday night at Puckett’s. (Staff photo illustrations and photos by Susan W. Thurman)\ …
UT expanding automotive engineering course offerings
Spring Hill Home Page In response to the growing importance of auto manufacturing in the state of Tennessee, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Engineering announced that it is developing a graduate-level automotive engineering concentration that will begin in fall 2016. “This is a significant step for both our university and our college,” College of Engineering Dean Wayne Davis …
Columbia State and Maury County Public Schools enter partnership
By MIKE CHRISTEN mcchristen@c-dh.net Maury County’s fixtures of education joined forces Tuesday to bring greater opportunity to the county’s students after high school. In Columbia State’s Pryor Art Gallery, Maury County Director of Schools Dr. Chris Marczak and Columbia State Community College President Dr. Janet F. Smith cosigned multiple documents, entering the two institutions into a partnership program. The venture …
Marczak delivers report on school system progress
By SAVANNA WALKER swalker@c-dh.net Maury County Director of Schools Dr. Chris Marczak has presented a plan to the Administration Committee to partner with an educational organizational company to improve local schools. The company, Lean Frog, was founded in 2009 in Alabama and is an award-winning consulting firm for regional education providers. “They come in and they save school district’s money …
GrowMaury campaign off to promising start
By TAYLOR HATHORN Special to The Daily Herald What launched with about 1,000 potted sprigs of grass at Spring Hill High School on July 29 quickly evolved this academic year into a pro-education campaign with statewide reach – breathing new life into local community sentiment about Maury County Public Schools, thanks to the investment by local business leaders in collaboration …
Workforce Alliance wins national recognition
By James Bennett jbennett@c-dh.net The South Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance is going to the White House to show off its creativity next month. The local group, which matches employers to job seekers, won recognition through a nationwide competition to generate ideas about workforce development. Eighty teams entered, and only 10 were selected to visit Washington. “We just found out we’re …
GM bringing production of another SUV to Spring Hill
Nashville Business Journal – Scott Harrison General Motors will start producing a second SUV at its Spring Hill plant, the Detroit-based automaker said Tuesday. GM said it will move production of its GMC Acadia, a popular midsize SUV, from its Lansing, Mich., operation to Spring Hill’s assembly plant — the former Saturn facility that has seen revived investment and commitment from …
Maury County Schools reveal defining ‘Keys’ to success
Columbia Daily Herald – MIKE CHRISTEN SPRING HILL — Local officials, teachers and residents gathered with great anticipation in Spring Hill High School’s gym Tuesday for the unveiling of Maury County Public Schools’ “Keys to College and Career Readiness,” defining the school system’s goals in the new year and beyond. Maury County Director of Schools Chris Marczak led the conference, …