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Chattanooga: VW plant boss Fischer says new car larger than Passat

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

The plant manager for Volkswagen’s planned Chattanooga facility said Thursday the sedan it will produce will be a little bigger than its current mid-size Passat.

Chattanooga: Job seekers flock to VW expo

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

Job seekers from the Chattanooga area turned out in throngs Thursday in hopes of landing a post with German automaker Volkswagen.

Job seekers flock to VW expo

Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008

Job seekers from the Chattanooga area and beyond turned out today in throngs in hopes of landing a post with German automaker Volkswagen.

Chattanooga: VW inks pact with Erlanger

Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008

Volkswagen Group of America announced today that Chattanooga-based Erlanger Health System will provide onsite medical coverage throughout the construction phase of the company’s production facility.

Chattanooga: VW ramping up plant construction

Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008

Amid a sluggish national economy and angst in the American auto industry, Volkswagen is ramping up construction of its $1 billion assembly plant in Chattanooga.

Chattanooga: Brownfield to playing field

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008

Volkswagen’s plan for an assembly plant in Chattanooga could create opportunities to help renew the old Wheland Foundries and U.S. Pipe properties, one of its owners said.

Chattanooga: Boardings slip for October, hold even for year

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008

Passenger boardings fell about 10 percent in October at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport amid the financial meltdown, but traffic is up slightly for the year, figures show

Chattanooga: Building VW’s new plant creating nearly 10,000 jobs

Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008

Nearly 10,000 construction and spinoff jobs will be created in the Chattanooga area over the next couple of years as builders erect Volkswagen’s new auto assembly plant, according to an economic report.

Chattanooga: VW gets perks for Enterprise South plant

Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008

Volkswagen is getting a variety of perks, in addition to sizable state and local tax breaks and financial incentives, to build its $1 billion, 2,000-employee plant in Chattanooga, a memorandum shows.

Chattanooga: RiverCity sues to get 700 block land back

Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008

The RiverCity Co. development group has sued the owners of a key tract of land designated for the Mayfair on Market project and wants the site back, claiming the downtown property hasn’t been developed as agreed.