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At Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Company (YMMC) in Newnan, Georgia, employees are known for being the difference—at work and in their community. When a typhoon in Asia disrupted parts supply from a Yamaha plant in Taiwan, temporarily halting operations in Newnan, Yamaha leadership chose to turn downtime into an opportunity to give back. Instead of furloughing workers, the company paid employees for a day of community service.
Yamaha partnered with RiverLife, a Coweta County nonprofit that connects volunteers with individuals in need of assistance. Melanie Reeves, RiverLife’s executive director, said the timing was perfect…