WV 811 is a not-for-profit, private corporation and has been
in operation since 1981, working with both utility members
and excavators to protect West Virginia’s vital underground
network. The purpose of WV 811 is to provide greater public
safety when digging is involved. Calling 811 is a free service
that allows utility members to mark their underground lines
so excavation projects can be planned and implemented with-
out loss of service or the possibility of injury or even death.
Step Up for Women Helps Huntington Steel
Hire First Female Shop Floor Employee
Tammy Jackson is the first woman to work on the shop floor
of Huntington Steel in its 115-year history. Previously, women
had only worked in the tool room or the office.
Before she started her job, Jackson was part of the very first
Step Up for Women Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Appren-
ticeship in the summer of 2016. This class was also the first
all-female manufacturing pre-apprenticeship in the country.
The tuition-free Step Up program prepares women to work in
manufacturing. Jackson learned important skills she uses in
her new job like shop safety and machinist lingo.
Step Up students get hands-on training in manufacturing.
They use mills and lathes to machine products out of steel,
and they get to tour manufacturing companies in the tri-state
area like Vertiv in Ironton, Ohio, and Sogefi in Prichard, WV.
Step Up boasts an 80 percent or higher hiring rate for women
graduating the program.
Congratulations,
Appalachian Railcar Services Announces
New Chairman and CEO
Appalachian Railcar Services, Inc. (ARS), a West Virginia-
based rail service provider, has announced its appointment
of Kurt Higginbotham as chairman and Scott Driggers as CEO.
Higginbotham will continue to lead the inorganic strategy
in his role as chairman. Higginbotham has served as the found-
er and CEO of ARS for more than 18 years, growing the busi-
ness to over 40 facilities.
Driggers will oversee daily operations while continuing to
drive the profitability initiatives and business goals, and he
will serve on the board of directors. He has served in various
leadership roles within the railcar repair industry, ranging
from vice president of operations and corporate safety to his
most recent role as COO.
Appalachian Railcar Services is one of the largest railcar
repair companies in the U.S. It provides an extensive range
of industrial logistics services that includes tank and general
railcar repair, rail logistics, plant loading and unloading, short
line switching operations and railcar storage throughout the
Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and Midwest regions. ARS is also one
of the largest railcar repair providers with key certified tank
car repair locations. ARS’ client list boasts numerous Fortune
500 companies spread across multiple industries, including
agriculture, chemicals, manufacturing, energy, food processing
and logistics.”
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