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Vol. 129, No. 35 - Waynesboro, Ga. 30830
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - $1.00
By Anne Marie Kyzer
annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
Officials from Georgia Power. Southern Nuclear and The Shaw
Group said they are committed to doing business with Georgia
vendors during the construction of two additional nuclear reac
tors at Plant Vogtle.
The Southern Company, Southern Nuclear’s parent organiza
tion. hosted a vendor information meeting last Tuesday to let
local suppliers know about the potential opportunities during the
construction phase.
About 160 people attended the meeting, which was held at
Burke County High School, and around 70 percent had Burke
County addresses, according to sign-in sheets.
From propane to portable potties and roofing to landscaping,
the project will require a vast array of goods and services until its
completion in 2017.
David McKinney, Southern Company’s vice president of
nuclear construction, called it a ‘‘massive project." ’ Already, around
600 workers are at the site running two 10-hour shifts each day.
As construction ramps up, so will the need for more goods and
services to support it.
McKinney said though there are some components that Geor
gia vendors simply don’t provide, such as cooling towers and
reactor feed pumps, he hopes businesses in this state may benefit
from the project’s demand.
“It is a focus for all of us to utilize local business.. .qualified
businesses and qualified local labor,’’ he said.
Representatives of Shaw, the
Procurement opportunities ex
pected during construction are:
• Office furniture & supplies
• Potable/raw water
• Portable toilets
• Fuel
• Gas
• Diesel
• Propane
• Reprographic services
• Consumables
• Waste removal
• Safety supplies
• Traffic control
• Signage
• Transportation
• Building supplies
• Bulk materials
Procurement contact:
Shenna Kevorkian
980-321-8238
shenna.kevorkian@shawgrp.com
Subcontracting opportunities
will likely include:
• Metal roofing and siding
• Roofing
• Fire control systems
• Cathodic protection
• Specialty coatings
• Painting services
• Landscaping
• Blasting services
• Vacuum excavation services
Subcontracting contact:
Bob Smyth
980-321-8985
Robert.smyth@shawgrp.com
general contractor in charge of
construction of the two
Westinghouse AP1000 units,
have voiced similar commit
ments to Georgia businesses.
As of Oct. 31, 105 purchase
orders had been awarded by
Shaw. Georgia suppliers were
qualified to bid on 70, and of
those, Georgia suppliers were
awarded 60.
Shaw’s procurement man
ager for the Vogtle project, Earl
Duda, said a committee has
been formed of representatives
from Southern Company,
Georgia Power and Shaw to
reach out to local vendors and
suppliers.
“We cannot perform this
work without the assistance of
the supplier and subcontractor
community,” he said.
Duda also provided contact
information at the meeting for
procurement personnel at Shaw
so area businesses could make
their products and services
known. To be considered by
Shaw, a vendor must register
with the company and follow
its pre-qualification process.
A similar vendor meeting
was held later in the week in
Augusta and others are planned
in Savannah and Atlanta in late
January.
By Elizabeth Billips
lizbillips@yahoo.com
A Waynesboro artist has made her
way into the fashion industry, feet first.
Graphic designer and illustrator Catie Griffin
has stepped into a world of leather, stitching and soles
... and is making fast tracks with her cowboy boot de
signs.
Better known for her textured oil paintings, Griffin’s
name is suddenly a mainstay at Texas-based Lane Fine
Boot Company where three of her creations have
strongholds in their fall collection.
“Cade’s designs were very striking and unique to
anything else we’ve seen out in the market,” Lane
president Matt Milliorn said, noting one design sold
out immediately with another close behind it. “They’re
bold and classy designs that fit well with our target
market of fashion-forward women.”
Griffin’s daring designs are nothing new to Burke
County. In 2007, the soft-spoken artist was tapped for
the cover of Skirt magazine for her Rockette studded
rendition of Lady Liberty; and last spring, her edgy
high heel design claimed the cover of Neiman Marcus’
The Book.
As she sits outside her Waynesboro home with her
little Jack Russell “Jazz,” Griffin props up a foot, traces
a finger along turquoise geckos and ponders the latest
turn in her art career.
“I love fashion... and I do have a weakness for shoes,”
she laughs. “Since living in Dallas, I have a new pas
sion for cowboy boots. I love the personality in them.”
And shoppers arc loving that personality too. They’re
eating up her top design "Whitetail,” which incorpo
rates a deer antler motif with Georgia game-day col
ors, red and black.
Milliorn says her “Wheat” design - a bright blue
grain pattern against a cream background - goes bet
ter with denim that any boot he’s carried. “All three
of her designs filled a need for us,” he said.
While Lane pushes to restock, and fast, Griffin, who
makes a commission on each sale, is brainstorming
for the spring line-up.
With sketches scattered around her like a deck of
cards, she shuffles through rough drafts of dream catch
ers, cornstalks and doves. “I love that I can put my
own spin on things,” she says, contemplating trails of
purple wisteria.
She thinks about her family farm in Burke County
and hopes she can capture her favorite images with
Artist finds niche
in fashion industry
stitching, color pal
ates and leathers.
“What an artist
loves always comes
through in their
work. A lot of my
inspiration comes
from what I love about home. I can only venture so
far into the fashion world before I’m compelled to
throw on some jeans and boots, come home, and get a
fresh perspective,” she says. “Who knows, there may
be a birddog boot in my future.”
Griffin's designs are available
in stores and boutiques in Texas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisi
ana, Colorado, Kansas and
South Dakota or online at
www.laneboots.com.
Plant Vogtle
Meetings shed
light on business
opportunities
Sweet
CHRISTMAS
The 10 th Annual Christ
mas on Liberty Square
went on despite the cold
and rain. Hundreds of
participants, including
many in Victorian cos
tumes, gathered down
town for rides on the Po
lar Express, hot cocoa
and lots of Christmas
festivities. At right, vol
unteers Jenny Johnson,
Dillon Kennedy and
Laney Lewis dish up
candy for shoppers in
the Elf Shoppe. For more
photos of the event, see
page 3 or go to our
online photo gallery at
www.thetruecitizen.com.
HELP FILL A STOCKING
Send a donations to:
Jaycees’ Empty Stocking Fund
P.0. Box 378
Waynesboro, Ga. 30830
This week: $2,750
Total: $4,775
Goal: $20,000
Emma Cate $150
Burke Medical Center volunteers $100
In Memory of Andy Anderson $100
Dr. Frank & Christy Carter and family $1,000
“In Jesus Name” $100
Lewis & Rosemary Tinley. $100
Jane Steadman $30
B. Lamar Murray MD & Staff $500
St. Michael’s Women of the Church $100
m In Memory of Margery & Torbit Banks $50
■= Elaine B. Williams $45
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! Edward & Rose Kozinsky. $150
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