After 20 years, Toyota Motor Plant Still Growing, Producing, Hiring and Investing

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By the end of this year, Toyota Alabama will have the capacity to produce 900,000 engines per year.

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Mazda Toyota Plant to Produce 2022 Corolla Cross

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Compact Toyota SUV is first vehicle in plant’s production line

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Old Highway 20, Portion of Greenbrier Parkway Open to Traffic

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Traffic moving in and out of Huntsville’s booming western corridor should flow much smoother with the dual openings of Old Highway 20 from Greenbrier Parkway to County Line Road and Greenbrier Parkway between Old Highway 20 and Mooresville Road. Both projects will be open to through traffic Friday. The multimillion-dollar improvements were part of the […]

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Polaris Hosting Job Fair

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Polaris is planning an expansion at its Huntsville manufacturing facility and, to help fill those positions, the company is hosting a job fair Saturday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Polaris is seeking welders, material handlers and assembly operators. The powersports manufacturing company recently announced it will build its 2022 electric Ranger utility side-by-side in late December […]

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Local Automotive Manufacturers Hosting Virtual Job Fair

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The jobs keep coming and the hiring hasn’t slowed down. Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, YKTA, and Bocar lead the way in another North Alabama Virtual Automotive Manufacturing Hiring Event Tuesday from 10-11:30 a.m. Some entry level jobs pay $17 per hour to start. Both local automotive manufacturers and more than a dozen […]

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Local Automotive Manufacturers Hold Virtual Hiring Event; 4,000 Jobs Available

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Come and get ‘em! The North Alabama automotive industry still has some 4,000 jobs available starting at $17 per hour.  The world-class Mazda Toyota Manufacturing facility in Huntsville-Limestone County and more than a dozen local automotive manufacturers and suppliers are holding another North Alabama Virtual Automotive Manufacturing Hiring Event. This third event is Thursday from […]

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Don’t Let What Looks Like a Slow Start to 2021 Fool You

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Formal announcements and groundbreaking ceremonies can be deceiving. To recap what was by all economic standards a disastrous year of pandemic across the nation, Huntsville’s smart growth strategy of building a solid infrastructure, offering a high quality of life, providing good paying jobs for the citizenry, and incorporating all points of the city into that […]

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Mazda Foundation Awards Grants to Food Bank, Madison Education Program

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A local food bank and education program have been awarded a share of a $450,000 grant from the Mazda Foundation. The Huntsville-based Food Bank of North Alabama and the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) Center in Madison are among four organizations named Wednesday to receive assistance as part of the foundation’s yearly grant giving. The […]

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Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Chamber Hosts Virtual Automotive Hiring Event

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Ready for some good news/bad news? The bad news first: Yes, there are a lot of people out of work, some people who are not sure their jobs are coming back post-COVID, and others facing instability in their current jobs and careers. But there is a lot of good news for these people: Huntsville has […]

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Mazda Toyota Manufacturing to Launch Second Phase of Mass Hiring

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Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, the Mazda Motor Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. joint-venture automotive plant, will resume hiring for production team member positions Dec. 7. Company and state officials will discuss the hiring opportunities during a Facebook Live event at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. It is open to the public. “When you join the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing […]

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