Ever wonder what Alec Taylor is up to?

He always was pretty good at PR. He is now Chairman and CEO of FGX International. They make sunglasses.
The Providence Journal

Not sure why Lamar said this - what's to be gained?

"U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., worried in a speech on the Senate floor last week that the tumult in the credit market was hurting Volkswagen’s access to credit financing, possibly hurting car sales and perhaps even plans for VW’s $1 billion plant in Chattanooga.
"VW spokeswoman Jill Bratina countered that the company has plenty of credit and still plans to build its plant."
Chattanooga Times Free Press

EMJ gets contract related to VW work

"The city of Chattanooga plans to enter into a $2.25 million agreement with EMJ Corp. for the company to administrator contracts related to the construction of Volkswagen’s new plant.
Lee Norris, the city’s deputy administrator of public works, said there will be a lot of construction and other contracts signed related to the building of the $1 billion plant over the next couple of years.
He said the city doesn’t have the staff to administer the contracts, but EMJ does."
Chattanooga Times Free Press