Behr Dayton Thermal Plant Hosts Ohio Gov. Taft.DAYTON, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. -- Ohio Governor Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II (born January 8, 1942) is an American Republican politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. Taft started work for the University of Dayton beginning August 15 2007. visited the Behr Dayton Thermal Products plant Oct. 4 to learn more about the progress of the company's multi-million-dollar plant renovation and expansion project. The Governor also took time to learn about the difficulties Behr and other automotive suppliers are facing in doing business in Ohio. Since the acquisition in 2002, Behr America has invested more than $100 million in its Dayton plant. Dayton Thermal currently employs more than 1,800 people. "We've made a number of improvements to the facility since we took over management of the plant in 2002," said Frank Mueller, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Behr America, who hosted the visit. "Governor Taft's visit was a great opportunity to showcase the progress we've made to date." Dean Arneson, vice president and general manager at Dayton Thermal, accompanied the governor on his plant tour as well. Behr America acquired the 80,000-square-foot Dayton Thermal Plant from DaimlerChrysler in 2002. Since then, in addition to DaimlerChrysler, the plant has added General Motors, BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. and Mercedes-Benz to its list of customers. "Our goal is to do business with most, if not every, car manufacturer in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ," Arneson said. With annual sales of about $600 million, Behr Dayton Thermal produces heating, ventilation and air-conditioning modules, evaporators, engine cooling modules, vapor canisters, plastic valves and spare parts. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., Behr America has nearly 3,000 employees at facilities in Troy, Mich.; Dayton, Ohio; Charleston, S.C., and Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. . Parent Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart, Germany, is a systems partner for the international automobile industry. A specialist for automotive air conditioning and engine cooling systems, the Behr Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of original equipment for passenger and commercial vehicles. Group sales Group sales Block sale (of large amounts) of securities to institutional investors. group sales The distribution of a new security issue to institutional clients. in the 2004 business year came to around $3.9 billion. Currently, Behr employs approximately 16,900 staff at 30 development and production sites in Europe, North and South America, South Africa and Asia. Additional information is available on the Internet at www.behrgroup.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Digital images are available by contacting Jan Krol at 248.647.8621 or by e-mail at jkrol@usautocom.com. |
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