{"id":486,"date":"2012-09-18T15:55:08","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T19:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/steeda-manufacturing-moving-into-medical-parts-and-new-markets-vlcia-2012-08-21.html"},"modified":"2012-09-18T15:55:08","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T19:55:08","slug":"steeda-manufacturing-moving-into-medical-parts-and-new-markets-vlcia-2012-08-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/steeda-manufacturing-moving-into-medical-parts-and-new-markets-vlcia-2012-08-21.html","title":{"rendered":"Steeda Manufacturing moving into medical parts and new markets @ VLCIA 2012-08-21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XtBBP_iDasQ\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017d3c240d70970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017d3c240d70970c-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a>\nDario Orlando, CEO of\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.steedamanufacturing.com\/\">\nSteeda Manufacturing<\/a>,\nwhich currently makes performance parts for Mustangs,\ntold the Industrial Authority at its\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/09\/video-playlist-vlcia-2012-08-21.html\">\n21 August 2012 Regular Session<\/a>\nthat Steeda\nis moving into making medical parts, plus selling to GM,\nand into new geographical markets.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XtBBP_iDasQ\">\nPart 1 of 4:<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XtBBP_iDasQ?list=PLshUv86fYkiF6zd-gdfOQrXKskcm56Ro6&amp;hl=en_US\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<small>\nVideo by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 21 August 2012.\n<\/small>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OsoqSaw0r_4\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017d3c240d79970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017d3c240d79970c-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a>\nAllan Ricketts, VLCIA Project Manager, explained that\nSteeda had requested a second extension, and an amendment to reduce\nthe requirement of number of jobs from 40 to 30.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\nWe certainly think that is justified in the very difficult economic climate\nand conditions that we&#8217;ve had over the past couple of years,\nand certainly acknowledging that in that very challenging economic time,\nwe&#8217;ve had steady continued growth by Steeda.\nAnd so now we&#8217;re up to about 23 employees there.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nI think it is also significant to note [&#8230;] that\nSteeda has now moved its entire manufacturing operation to Valdosta.\nThat move represents about a million five investment in the community.\nActually specifically it is $1,480,950\nin some very unique manufacturing equipment.\nI think it is important to understand\nthat some of this manufacturing equipment provides a great resource here\nthat two of the current projects that we are chasing are very interested in.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OsoqSaw0r_4\">\nPart 2 of 4:<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OsoqSaw0r_4?list=PLshUv86fYkiF6zd-gdfOQrXKskcm56Ro6&amp;hl=en_US\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<small>\nVideo by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 21 August 2012.\n<\/small>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QDw8rxaiEfw\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017d3c240d7c970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017d3c240d7c970c-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a>\nDario Orlando then remarked that things were going very well, and:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\nWe&#8217;re expanding into other markets\nlike I&#8217;d mentioned before the commencement of the meeting.\nWe&#8217;re moving into medical manufacturing because we do have the most advanced\nmanufacturing capabilities here in Valdosta.\nFurthermore, we&#8217;re starting to supply General Motors\nwith performance parts,\nthe GM performance brand.\nWe opened up another company here in Valdosta called LSR Performance.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nI was telling Allan this morning&#8230; that we&#8217;re all going to be looking back at this day.\nI plan to have a couple of hundred employees here in the next five years.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nThen he\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QDw8rxaiEfw\">\nmentioned a new development,<\/a> and Roy Copeland reminded him this was an\nopen public meeting.\nHint:\n\n<!--more-->\nthey&#8217;ll be selling <em>to<\/em> China.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QDw8rxaiEfw?list=PLshUv86fYkiF6zd-gdfOQrXKskcm56Ro6&amp;hl=en_US\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<small>\nSteeda Manufacturing moving into medical parts and new markets Part 3 of 4:\n<br \/>\nRegular Meeting, Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA),\n<br \/>Norman Bennett, Tom Call, Roy Copeland, Chairman, Mary Gooding, Jerry Jennett,\nAndrea Schruijer, Executive Director, J. Stephen Gupton, Attorney, Tom Davis, CPA, Allan Ricketts, Project ManagerS. Meghan Duke, Public Relations &amp; Marketing Manager, Lu Williams, Operations Manager,\n<br \/>\nVideo by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 21 August 2012.\n<\/small>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSteeda will be adding a\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XPv3lkX-sDc\">\npainting facility<\/a> on its site.\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bfIVbAkyMTg\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b017d3c240d87970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b017d3c240d87970c-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a>\nFinally, we have\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bfIVbAkyMTg\">\na testimonial for the Industrial Authority<\/a> by Dario Orlando of Steeda.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bfIVbAkyMTg?list=PLshUv86fYkiF6zd-gdfOQrXKskcm56Ro6&amp;hl=en_US\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<small>\nVideo by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 21 August 2012.\n<\/small>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s a\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLshUv86fYkiF6zd-gdfOQrXKskcm56Ro6\">\nvideo playlist.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n-jsq\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dario Orlando, CEO of Steeda Manufacturing, which currently makes performance parts for Mustangs, told the Industrial Authority at its 21 August 2012 Regular Session that Steeda is moving into making medical parts, plus selling to GM, and into new geographical markets. Here&#8217;s Part 1 of 4: Video by John S. 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