Gov Stein speaks to apprentices at Charlotte Coca-Cola bottling plant

Gov Stein speaks to apprentices at Charlotte Coca-Cola bottling plant

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Gov. Stein toured the Coca-Cola Consolidated Plant on Chesapeake Drive in northwest Charlotte on Wednesday. He met with participants of the company's apprenticeship program. It's designed to help employees rise through the ranks and build a career in manufacturing. The facility employs around 900 people. Crews package and distribute millions of Coca-Cola cases out of the plant every year. "I think that it rea…

NC Gov. Josh Stein in Charlotte Wednesday, touring Coca-Cola Consolidated facility - WCCB Charlotte's CW

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Governor Josh Stein visited the Coca-Cola Consolidated facility in Charlotte on Wednesday. He met with company leadership and students in its apprenticeship program. Through a partnership with Central Piedmont Community College, the bottling facility is preparing students for high-demand positions in manufacturing, equipment repair, and logistics. Stein says, “I think that it really just creates greater chances for people to bu…

Governor learns how Coca-Cola Consolidated program creates opportunities - Business North Carolina

Tim Duhart drove a truck for Yellow Freight for 15 years, but had a dream of a different career that Charlotte-based Coca-Cola Consolidated helped him fulfill last year. Tim Duhart “I was driving a truck because I had to. I had a family to feed,” says Duhart, “but I always was more interested in fixing big trucks rather than driving them.” Duhart has been a diesel mechanic for Coca-Cola Consolidated in Charlotte for about a year. He was the firs…