Chamber Member, American Railcar Industries in Tennille, GA, has now been operating for 25 years.

They have over 80 employees, many of whom have been working for ARI for 20+ years, and they expect to continue to grow even more, adding their employee count to over 100.

Shown below are some of ARI's long-time employees, all of whom have been working for ARI for 20+ years.

• Eric Smith - started 1994
• Travis Williford - started 1994
• Chris Lewis - started 1996
• John Tallington - started 1996
• Chris Lanthrip - started 1996
• Jason Prince - started 1996
• Chad Wadley - started 1997
• Joe Purvey - started 1998
• BJ Thompson (Plant Manager) - started 1999

Over sixty 10th-12th graders from Washington County High School (WCHS) participated in Waco Works at Oconee Fall Line Technical College (OFTC), an event geared toward exposing and informing students of local career and skills-training opportunities in Washington County, Tuesday, November 6.

Waco Works was sponsored by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce after being one of eight local chambers to be named a recipient of the Fall 2018 College Access Grant through the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education.
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The $3,000 grant allowed the chamber to coordinate the creation of Waco Works with OFTC, Washington County High School and several key industries within Washington County.