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2002 Press Releases |
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4/25/2002 |
Six Kentucky Auto Suppliers Earn Awards From Toyota |
Six Kentucky facility and spare parts suppliers received a distinguished honor from Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) during the TMMK Annual Purchasing Policy Meeting and Awards Ceremony in Lexington.
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7/29/2002 |
TMMK Donates Two Sienna Minivans to Local Agencies |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) is donating a 2003 Sienna minivan to the Salvation Army of Georgetown/Scott County and to the Georgetown/Scott County Senior Citizens Center. The donations occur on the same day that Toyota builds its ten millionth vehicle in North America |
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7/30/2002 |
Ten Millionth Toyota Built In North America
Rolls Off Georgetown Production Line |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc., celebrated the ten millionth vehicle manufactured in North America at a ceremony at its Georgetown, Kentucky facility on July 29th, 2002. This milestone celebrates 16 years of manufacturing in the US and Canada and a $13 billion investment by Toyota in North American operations. North America today is the centerpiece of the company’s growth strategy, allowing Toyota to secure its place as one of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers. |
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10/17/2002 |
Toyota Trains Team Members In Emergency Response |
A group of team members from Toyota Motor
Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) is receiving special training to increase the
company’s ability to respond to a variety of potential emergency situations.
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10/24/2002 |
TMMK and National Public Lands Day |
Over 60 TMMK team members came together along with their
families and friends to begin work on Griffith Woods in Cynthiana
on October 12, 2002. The work, part of National Public Lands
Day, was the start of an effort to turn the woods into a nature
preserve that will be
open for the public to enjoy in just a few years. The working
group, which totaled about 120, also included four Boy Scout
Troops (Troop 117-Georgetown, Troop 282-Lexington, Pack 60-Cynthiana,
Troop 67-Paris) and one Girl Scout Troop (Troop 702-Georgetown).
Volunteers had several duties, including clearing two and one-half miles of trail; killing weeds; salvaging buckeyes,
blue ash, oaks, and pawpaw seedlings; and measuring trees
for historical purposes. |
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11/20/2002 |
TMMK President Gary Convis Is Honored With National Guard Award
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On Saturday, November 16, 2002, TMMK and TMMK President Gary Convis were honored by the U.S. National Guard as being one of three local recipients of the "My Boss Is A Patriot" award. Richard VonHoven, a TMMK team member serving in the Naval Reserve Unit in Lexington, Kentucky submitted the nomination for this prestigious award. |
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12/2/2002 |
A Narrow (Bone Marrow) Escape |
What would you do if your best friend fell victim to a fatal
disease that could only be cured by a bone marrow transplant?
You'd rush to your doctor to find out whether you could save
his life! |
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12/10/2002 |
Toyota's Georgetown Factory Tour & Visitor's Center Ranked Among America's Best by Leading Travel Guide |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK's) tour program and visitor center has been selected and featured as one of the best in the United States by factory tour experts Karen Axelrod and Bruce Brumberg in the new edition of their book, Watch It Made in the U.S.A. Factory tours have become increasingly popular as low-cost vacation attractions for family and business travelers, day outings for local residents, and educational field trips for schools. |
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