Wabtec
The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce said Monday it will recognize Wabtec Corp. with its Chairman’s Spirit of Enterprise Award at the 2021 Annual Meeting, June 24 at Dickies Arena.
The award, initiated in 1975, recognizes local enterprises for outstanding contributions to the development of the Fort Worth community.
Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems and digital solutions for the rail, transit, mining, and marine industries. The company has more than 1,200 employees across multiple sites in Texas.
Wabtec established a significant presence in Fort Worth in 2012 when it opened a 1-million-square-foot locomotive plant and a 250,000-square-foot mining plant near Texas Motor Speedway. More recently, the corporation was recognized for its charitable contributions to support local relief efforts in Texas following a historic winter storm and power outages this year.
“We are pleased to receive the 2020 Spirit of Enterprise Award,” Mike Bratt, plant manager at Wabtec’s Fort Worth locomotive plant, said in a release.
“It is an honor to be recognized among the industry leaders, who have won this award in the past. The success of our Fort Worth site is a tribute to our dedicated employees and the support of from the community. The breadth of opportunities, talent pool, connectivity, and resources in this region provided the competitive advantage needed to succeed in the industries we serve.”
“We are grateful for Wabtec’s continued economic and charitable investments in our city,” Brandom Gengelbach, president and CEO of the Fort Worth Chamber, said in the release. “As a global leader in transportation and one of the region’s major employers, their history of growth, capital investment and commitment to our community has been extraordinary.”
Selected by the four most recent chairs of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, the Spirit of Enterprise recipient is selected for its contributions to the advancement and prosperity of the city, as well as its commitment to the preservation of the American private enterprise system. This award is presented at the Chamber's Annual Meeting and sponsored by BNSF Railway. The Annual Meeting is presented by Frost Bank.
Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries, and the mining, marine and industrial markets.
Wabtec has been a leader in the rail industry for over 150 years and has a vision to achieve a zero-emission rail system in the U.S. and worldwide. The company has about 27,000 employees located at facilities in 50 countries throughout the world.
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