Makita breaks ground on new Atlanta facility
The ceremonial groundbreaking marks the beginning of construction for a new 600,000 square-feet facility.
HALL COUNTRY, Ga. – Makita U.S.A., Inc. held a ceremonial groundbreaking recently to launch construction of a new 600,000 square-feet facility northeast of Atlanta in Hall County, Ga. The new facility will be constructed on 80 acres of land and is part of Makita’s planned future development to address continuing growth in the United States.
“Today Makita begins a new phase of expansion with the construction of another new facility,” said Joe Blackwell, senior vice president operations, Makita U.S.A. “This is part of our continuing growth here in the U.S.A., and this new facility will further increase our operations, service, and training capabilities. This means expanded service and support for our customers, while creating more jobs in the region.”
Gallardo, Osborn retiring from Caterpillar
The two executives are long-time members of the board of directors.
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Juan Gallardo and William (Bill) Osborn, long-time members of the Caterpillar board, are retiring. The company also elected Cargill Board Chair and CEO David MacLennan to the board. All changes were effective April 14, 2021.
Gallardo, 73, is the chairman of Organización CULTIBA, S.A.B. de C.V. where he retired as CEO in 2016. He was elected to the Caterpillar board of directors in 1998. Gallardo served on Caterpillar’s public policy and governance committee.
“Working alongside Juan has been a privilege,” said Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Jim Umpleby. “His international business expertise and active engagement in trade-related issues have greatly benefited Caterpillar. On behalf of the entire board, I thank Juan for his exemplary service.”
Portland Seed Fund stands to reap a windfall from Seattle company’s $6.5 billion sale
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
A major technology deal in Seattle could have big implications for entrepreneurship in Portland.
Identity authentication startup Auth0 sold Wednesday for $6.5 billion in stock to Okta, a larger rival that provides its own security technology. Founded in 2013, Auth0 received early funding from the Portland Seed Fund, which backs early stage companies in the Northwest.
Founded in 2010 – initially with grants from the city of Portland – the seed fund has provided an early boost to nearly 90 regional startups over the past decade. Its portfolio includes many of the region’s best-known startups from that period, among them Bright.md, Bumped, Cloudability, NurseGrid, Society Nine, The Dyrt and Wildfang.
That was a given, said her longtime friend and sometimes traveling companion, Jim Huston of Springfield.
Huston said he long-admired Schlich s commitment to the behind-the-scenes work for the annual Molly Schlich International & Independent Film Series that has borne her name since 2011.
There was working with theatre chains and distributors, dealing with pricing and making sure film prints arrived on time and got back to the distributors, moving parts that Huston said he was familiar with when he ran Springfield s Shoestring film series in the 1970s and 80s. A lot of those things, Huston said, are not on people s minds when they go into a theatre to see a film they might like or might hate. Those are all things Molly was doing.