BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130116T173000Z DTEND:20130116T193000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Leaders in Business with GE Manufacturing Solutions' Walter Amaya --SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:No doubt there’s lots of toy trains being sold this Christmas\, but real locomotives are going to be built next year right here in Fort Worth! GE Manufacturing Solutions\, the world’s leading maker of rail and transportation products\, selected Fort Worth in May 2011 as the site for its new\, state-of-the-art locomotive manufacturing facility. Eighteen months later\, the company is in the midst of hiring 300 employees to begin production in January. Heading up the operation is Plant Manager Walter Amaya. Walter was born in Obregon\, Mexico\, and joined GE in 2000 as Plant Manager for GE Transportation’s fabrication facility (GEMC) in Saltillo. He graduated from the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM) with a B.S. of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering\, and holds a MBA from the University of Dubuque and a Masters Degree in Executive Management at the Universidad Panamericana (IPADE). Event Details:\nLeaders in Business with Walter Amaya\, Plant Manager\, GE Manufacturing Solutions\nWednesday\, January 16\, 2013\n11:30 a.m. - Registration\, Noon - Lunch\, 12:30 p.m. – Program\n$35 - Upper Tier Member\, $40 - Standard Member\, $70 - Non-Member\, $500 - Table of 8\nFort Worth Club - Horizon & Terrace Rooms\, 306 W. Seventh St\, Fort Worth\, 76102 For more information contact Brenda Dyer at bdyer@fortworthchamber.com or 817.338.3399.Presenting SponsorPlatinum SponsorsGold SponsorsBell HelicopterPlainsCapital BankMedia SponsorFort Worth Business PressReservation Policy\nAll reservations must be accompanied by full payment. If no payment is received\, it will not be considered a reservation. Due to catering guarantees payments are non refundable.\nReservations can be made:· On-line by credit card· Returning email invitation with check to: Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce\, 777 Taylor St.\, Suite 900\, Fort Worth\, Tx 76102 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

No doubt there’s lots of toy trains being sold this Christmas\, but real locomotives are going to be built next year right here in Fort Worth!

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GE Manufacturing Solutions\, the world’s leading maker of rail and transportation products\, selected Fort Worth in May 2011 as the site for its new\, state-of-the-art locomotive manufacturing facility. \; Eighteen months later\, the company is in the midst of hiring 300 employees to begin production in January.

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Heading up the operation is Plant Manager Walter Amaya.  \;Walter was born in Obregon\, Mexico\, \;and \;joined GE in 2000 as Plant Manager for GE Transportation’s fabrication facility (GEMC) in Saltillo. \; He graduated from the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM) with a B.S. of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering\, \;and holds a MBA from the University of Dubuque and a Masters Degree in Executive Management at the Universidad Panamericana \;(IPADE).

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Event Details:
Leaders in Business with Walter Amaya\, Plant Manager\, GE Manufacturing Solutions
Wednesday\, January 16\, 2013
11:30 a.m. - Registration\, Noon - Lunch\, 12:30 p.m. – Program
$35 - Upper Tier Member\, $40 - Standard Member\, $70 - Non-Member\, $500 - Table of 8
Fort Worth Club - Horizon &\; Terrace Rooms\, 306 W. Seventh St\, Fort Worth\, 76102

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For more information contact Brenda Dyer at bdyer@fortworthchamber.com or 817.338.3399.

Presenting Sponsor

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Bell Helicopter

PlainsCapital Bank

Media Sponsor

Fort Worth Business Press

Reservation Policy
All reservations must be accompanied by full payment. If no payment is received\, it will not be considered a reservation. Due to catering guarantees payments are non refundable.
Reservations can be made:

· \; \; \; \; \; \; \;  \;On-line by credit card

· \; \; \; \; \; \; \;  \;Returning email invitation with check to: Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce\, 777 Taylor St.\, Suite 900\, Fort Worth\, Tx 76102

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