PHOTO GALLERY: Continental opens employee training center in Mississippi

A look at Continental's new training center in Mississippi.
Communications Specialist Quita Bride snaps a photo of event staff during the Continental Tire Employee Training Center ribbon cutting.
Celebrating the opening of Conti's training center in Clinton are Thomas Winkelmann, professor at Hinds Community College; Michael Egner, project manager; Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant; Paul Williams, executive vice president, truck tires, Americas; and George Jurch, general counsel for Conti.
Graduates of the Maintenance Technician Program Internship listen to a presentation during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Paul Williams, executive vice president of truck tires for the Americas, speaks during the ceremony.
Graduates of the Maintenance Technician Program Internship (front row) pose for a photo with (top row, from left) ProfessorThomas Winkelmann, head of HR Manufacturing Tires, Continental. Project Manager Michael Egner, Continental Tire Clinton. Miss.; Gov. Phil Bryant; Supervisor Darryl McQuirter, District 2, Hinds County; Clyde Muse, president of Hinds Community College; Paul Williams, executive vice president commercial vehicle tires, Continental Tire the Americas.
A look at some of the Continental-branded items available at the training center.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant takes a virtual reality tour of the new Clinton commercial vehicle tire manufacturing plant as Continental's Grant Bovim and event attendees look on.
Guests were treated to a meal at the opening of the center.
A look inside the Mobile Innovation Truck, Continental's branded mobile showroom, which displays all of its new tire and retread products, digital tire monitoring solutions, and technology.
A look inside the Mobile Innovation Truck, Continental's branded mobile showroom, which displays all of its new tire and retread products, digital tire monitoring solutions, and technology.
Celebrating the opening of Conti's training center in Clinton are Thomas Winkelmann, professor at Hinds Community College; Paul Williams, executive vice president, truck tires, Americas and Michael Egner, project manager.
Graduates of the Maintenance Technician Program Internship pose for a photo with (rom left): Professor Thomas Winkelmann, head of HR Manufacturing Tires, Continental; Paul Williams, executive vice president Commercial Vehicle Tires, Continental Tire The Americas; and Michael Egner, project manager, Continental Tire Clinton.

CLINTON, Miss. — Continental Tire the Americas opened an employee training center in Clinton where it is building a $1.4 billion truck tire plant.

The German tire and automotive supplier said the opening of the center was a "major milestone" for the new plant in Mississippi.

The center is equipped with classrooms, computer labs and technical equipment which will be used for job interviews, new employee orientation, and training.

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