PACCAR plant recognized for 10 years in Golden Triangle
Femi Johnson initially wasn’t sure if PACCAR would hire an international student as an intern.
The Nigeria native had heard from a classmate at Mississippi State University about the internship and decided to apply despite her doubts.
Paccar halts production at Columbus plant through April 6
Paccar Engine Company became the first local industry to close operations in response to the COVID-19 virus.
Room to grow: PACCAR communication manager talks hiring, benefits of Lowndes plant
When a Kenworth or Peterbilt tractor-trailer rolls down the highway, there’s an 80 percent chance that truck’s engine was built in Lowndes County.
PACCAR to use county building as distribution warehouse
Lowndes County will have a new tenant — and a familiar face — for the former CalStar building.
A corporate culture of giving: Engine manufacturer fosters giving from the top down
A $100,000 check presented to United Way of Lowndes County by PACCAR last week underlined a culture of giving the company has fostered since it opened its Columbus facility more than five years ago.
PACCAR manager: Outlook bright for Columbus facility
For many in the Golden Triangle, all that is known of PACCAR is the massive facility that commands the landscape along Highway 82 between Columbus and Starkville.
PACCAR, Peterbilt announce production milestone
Peterbilt announced Wednesday that the Lowndes-based PACCAR engine plant has produced 100,000 of MX-13 truck engines in five years.
Supervisors refinance ’07 Paccar bond issue
Lowndes County could save about $500,000 over the remaining 13 years of its industrial bond by refinancing the bond at a lower interest rate, a financial advisor told the county’s board of supervisors Monday.
Business brief: PACCAR honored
PACCAR earned the Director’s Award at East Mississippi Community College’s annual Golden Triangle Industry Appreciation Luncheon. PACCAR received the award “for the highest level of
Paccar anticipates expansion as economy improves
Paccar started building engines at its 440,000-square-foot Lowndes County plant in December 2010. Since then, 2,200 engines have been assembled at the facility, and 600 have been delivered to customers.
Editorial: PACCAR’s engine that could
The economy may have slowed things down, but the PACCAR engine plant — the newest and one of the biggest feathers in the region’s industrial cap — is suddenly humming along. The company, which has typically remained guarded about what’s happening inside its Lowndes County plant, said Monday it has already produced more than 1,000 engines at the facility.
Dignitaries celebrate opening of Paccar engine plant
At 6:37 Monday evening Paccar CEO Mark Pigott and Gov. Haley Barbour, standing in front of a phalanx of blue-shirted workers, local dignitaries and the company’s board of directors, cut the ribbon for what is sure to be one of the crown jewels of the local economy for years to come, the $300 million Paccar engine assembly plant.
Paccar engine plant hires 90 new workers
Ninety new workers have been hired by Paccar’s Columbus plant, as the maker of engines for commercial trucks readies to begin production by the end of the year.
Paccar ramps up for opening
One of Lowndes County’s newest industries is getting ready to start its motor — literally — by this summer.