Brett Wood, the CEO for Toyota Material Handling North America, holds a sign bearing the name of a new indoor soccer complex for Columbus during a 25-year anniversary party for the Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM) facility on Oct. 15, 2015.
2015
To mark its 25th anniversary in Columbus, Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing announced it would foot most of the bill to create a $750,000 to $1 million indoor soccer complex on the Columbus Municipal AirPark campus.
2000
Columbus East High School graduate and Purdue University senior Bryan Shaffer had been piloting the 10,800-pound Boilermaker Special for four years. Shaffer drove the train to Hope Heritage Days and a local die-hard Purdue fan’s 50th birthday party.
1975
Iron Eyes Cody, seen nationally in the “Keep America Beautiful” commercials, visited Columbus with state department officials to learn about the city’s environmental education programs.
