Note: (Picture is not a V-Vehicle design)-MONROE, LOUISIANA-
Gov. Bobby Jindal touted the V-Vehicle company as a great business venture that will benefit all of Louisiana. The companies new business model will revolutionize auto manufacturing, he said.
I think it's wonderful to have such a forward thinking business settle in Ouachita Parish. Think about the immediate positive
economic impact the company will have on surrounding communities. There are 'naysayers' however that don't believe anything will come of the V-Vehicle company. One man I know stated, "There is no way this new company can compete on the open market with existing companies." He noted that existing companies already have parts fabrication and distribution networks that the new company doesn't have.
Myself, I hope the company lives up to the hype.
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Video links are below.
Video links are below.
Well, I did have a nice little link to the Monroe News Star web story, but they archived it and changed the link address. Suffice it to say, companies from around the state showed up boasting their technical abilities as well as their physical availabilities.
Since the link I had on this story turned out to be a dud, I decided to link the source. The following is the text from the first page I accessed when searching out the V-Vehicle Car Company:
“Louisiana's in the driver's seat. V-Vehicle has chosen Monroe as the location of its first automotive assembly facility, making them just one of several exciting companies who couldn't say no to Louisiana's customized workforce training and incentives.“
To find out More at their web site: CLICK HERE!!!
Watch a V-Vehicle videos:
Video 1:
Video 2: CLICK HERE!!! (Meet V-Vehicle CEO)
I went ahead and posted some of the headlines from the local newspaper to give you an idea of the politics that were involved in getting the company to come to Louisiana:
Note: The hyperlinks in the following paragraphs will take you to a page saying, "sorry, this post no longer exists" or something to that effect.
V Vehicle hits equity goal Thursday Jul 30, 2009
V Vehicle Co. has met a second obligation of its contract with Louisiana that allows the company to access another portion of the $67 million committed by the state as part of its incentive package...
Smiley: Work ahead to sell businesses on V Vehicle tax Thursday Jul 23, 2009
Ouachita Parish local governments have some work to do over the next 11 weeks if they want parish voters to support a proposed property tax to fund an incentives package for the V Vehicle Co.'s aut...
I Wish I could get you more. I'll post V-Vehicle news in the future as I hear it.
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