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 It’s all about teamwork
NS’ industrial development group joins with communities to attract new business, create jobs
NS’ industrial development group works to attract new business and help create jobs. With 13 offices across the system, the group works with businesses needing rail-served sites or buildings and with state and local economic development officials to attract new rail-served businesses. Read the story. Comment on this topic. Read more | Comment on this topic. |
Industrial Development generates revenue for NS, helps communities grow
Over the past decade, NS’ industrial development team has been involved with some of the largest economic development projects east of the Mississippi, participating in the location or expansion of 1,115 facilities that represent an investment of $23.6 billion and creation of nearly 55,000 customer jobs in the railroad’s territory. Read the story. Comment on this topic. Read more | Comment on this topic. |
Working with Georgia community to land Korean tire manufacturer earns NS a development award
In January 2008, Korean tire maker Kumho Tire announced plans for its first U.S. manufacturing plant, a $225 million project expected to create 450 high-paying jobs, on land Norfolk Southern had owned since the 1950s. Read the story. Comment on this topic. Read more | Comment on this topic. |
 Management trainee finds good match with NS Industrial Development
Ryan Hegarty, a 2009 civil engineering graduate from Georgia Tech, declined job offers from two international design and engineering firms to join Norfolk Southern’s Industrial Development Department in July. Read the story. Comment on this topic. Read more | Comment on this topic. |
Lean and Six Sigma - Business processes worth getting to know:
NS is improving operations, saving big dollars
If you’re only vaguely familiar with Lean and Six Sigma, don’t dismiss them as arcane business concepts that apply only to manufacturing companies. Turns out, the tools are pretty good for running a railroad. Read the story. Comment on this topic. Read more | Comment on this topic. |
New terminals on Crescent Corridor expected to serve as growth engines
Norfolk Southern’s $2.5 billion Crescent Corridor project will increase rail capacity and speed delivery of domestic intermodal freight, but the public-private partnership also will create significant opportunities for economic growth. Read more | Comment on this topic. |
 NS’ Elkhart yard is big on military Humvees; railroad teams with Maersk in new business line
A new line of business launched last fall has sent more than 370 carloads, or around 1,850 Humvees, to APM Terminals Virginia, a new intermodal port facility in Portsmouth, Va. From there, the Humvees have been shipped on freight vessels to Pakistan, and moved over road to Afghanistan. Read the story. Comment on this topic. Read more | Comment on this topic. |
 Giant brain bringing safety message invades Indiana
If people in Indiana thought they were seeing things when they saw a giant brain walking around, they were not mistaken. Norfolk Southern’s lovable but hapless lump of gray matter, Brainy, was making the rounds to remind people of the company’s “Train Your Brain” safety campaign. Read the story. Comment on this topic. Read more | Comment on this topic. |
Interested in an NS scholarship? Read on
It’s time for high school juniors who are children of Norfolk Southern employees to start thinking about applying for one of the four-year NS scholarships to be awarded in 2011. Read the story. Comment on this topic. Read more | Comment on this topic. |
Remarkable photos! Great prizes! A cute kid! Even a steam locomotive!
Thoroughbred photographers sought out new locations, different perspectives, and challenging weather conditions to produce yet another round of stellar photographs in the 2010 NS Wall Calendar Contest. Read the story. Comment on this topic. Read more | Comment on this topic. |
