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solid work ethic. Altec’s Botetourt plant was the logical choice for expansion to help meet the increased manufacturing capacity requirements of the company.” Altec is based in Birmingham, AL and it is the world’s leading manufacturer of aerial devices, digger derricks, and specialized truckmounted mobile equipment. The company has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities throughout North America and sells equipment in more than 100 countries around the world. Altec opened its Botetourt County plant in 2001 where it currently employs approximately 250 associates. Location and workforce were also important to Dynax America, which expanded its Botetourt County plant earlier that year. Dynax America first located in the Roanoke Valley in 1996. The company’s Japanese parent, Dynax Corporation of Hokkaido, Japan, is a subsidiary of Exedy Corporation, which is based in Osaka, Japan. Exedy, a publicly traded company listed on the first sections of the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges, has facilities in a dozen countries and employs more than 7,000 people. Dynax America employs some 300 people at its Botetourt County plant, where it manufactures clutch discs, driven plates, clutch packs, and torque converter pistons for automatic transmissions. “Dynax and Exedy consider the Commonwealth of Virginia and Botetourt County important partners in the company’s decision to expand the Dynax America facility. The Roanoke Valley’s strategic location, the quality of the workforce, and the local infrastructure were also critical factors in the decision to increase our investment in Botetourt County,” said Koji Akita, president of Dynax America, at the time of the announcement. “ Dynax and Exedy con- sider the Commonwealth of Virginia and Botetourt County important partners in the company’s decision to expand the Dynax America facility. —Koji Akita, President, Dynax America ” Putnam County: West Virginia’s Automotive Sector Putnam County, WV has experienced continued growth in the automotive industry. Employment has nearly quadrupled since Toyota Motor Manufacturing first opened a plant in Putnam County in 1996. The “Harbour Report,” an annual study put out by Harbour Consulting, Inc., a manufacturing and management consulting firm, has named the Buffalo, WV facility the nation’s most productive engine plant for three years running. Maybe that explains why Toyota’s plant in Buffalo has expanded five times since it opened, and now occupies in excess of 1.2 million square feet. In January 2007, Putnam County Development Authority awarded a contract for construction of a new industrial access road extension to begin Phase II of the Putnam Business Park in Fraziers Bottom, WV. The road is being constructed to meet the new four-lane U.S. Route 35, now under construction. Phase II construction includes utility extensions and site work. In Phase I, all roads and utilities were completed, with 25 acres remaining in the 205-acre park. The park is Wouldn’t your company like to be Toyota Motor Manufacturing, WV is ranked #1 in productivity AGAIN Putnam County, West Virginia In the heart of the I-64 Automotive Corridor 35 #1? 33 OHIO GALLIA JACKSON 33 MASON 35 77 119 ROANE LAWRENCE PUTNAM COUNTY, WV CABELL 79 52 64 Huntington 60 119 BOYD 64 Charleston 52 NTUCKY KANAWHA 60 Putnam Business Park • 205 acres • All Utilities • Only minutes from I-64 • Incentives N WEST VIRGINIA 77 Putnam County Development Authority, Inc. P.O. Box 167 • Scott Depot, WV 25560 Phone: 304-757-0318 • Fax: 304-757-7748 Email: pcda@pcda.org www.pcda.org #1201 at www.BusinessFacilities.com #1301 at www.BusinessFacilities.com A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S A N D WA R D ’ S A U T O W O R L D A-15 http://www.pcda.org http://www.roanoke.org/testimonials http://www.pcda.org http://www.roanoke.org/testimonials http://www.BusinessFacilities.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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