BlueOval City panel: The electric revolution has already begun
Representatives of Ford Motor Co. held a panel in Jackson, Tennessee, to answer questions about BlueOval City, Ford’s planned $5.6 billion EV manufacturing facility in West Tennessee.
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October 2022
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September 2022
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Ford breaks ground on future BlueOval City at Megasite
While crews began clearing the ground at the Megasite of West Tennessee as early as March, structural steel now represents the first phase of construction.
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August 2022
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Ford cutting 3,000 white-collar jobs in bid to lower costs
About 3,000 white-collar workers at Ford Motor Co. will lose their jobs as the company cuts costs to help make the long transition from internal combustion vehicles to those powered by batteries.
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Ford looking to ‘hire and leverage’ locally for future BlueOval City
Ford has been working with the state, local institutions and community organizations to help create a pipeline of workers for the thousands of jobs that will be needed by 2025.
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What impact could Ford’s charitable foundation have?
More than 70 years after founding its charitable arm, Ford Motor Co. has invested more than $2.2 billion in initiatives that provide basic needs and access to essential services, offer tools to build new skillsets and open pathways to employment.
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July 2022
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Work at BlueOval City on schedule, says design builder
Interior construction isn’t expected to begin until April 2023, with peak construction in the months that follow.
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Ford finalizes joint venture for EV battery facility at BlueOval City
The venture between Ford and SK Battery America Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SK On, will build and operate the battery plant at BlueOval City at the Megasite of West Tennessee as well as two battery plants in Kentucky.
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June 2022
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Ford panel, ‘listening and learning,’ says BlueOval City still on schedule
Hundreds of Tennessee residents attended a meeting with Ford Motor Co. execs Tuesday night at a Brownsville high school to learn more about BlueOval City.
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April 2022
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Ford’s Blue Oval City on display at Memphis International Auto Show
This year’s show is the first since the start of the pandemic and the first since Ford announced its $5.6 billion manufacturing campus in West Tennessee.
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Ford announces $16.5M partnership with UT
Ford, UT reveal agreement to restore stream waters flowing through Lone Oaks Farm, located about 70 miles from Memphis.
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Lightning in a throttle: Ford to showcase F-150 at Memphis Auto Show
Ford Motor Co. plans to bring a 10,000-square-foot display that will include updates on its project at the Megasite of West Tennessee, future Blue Oval City, as well an outdoor EV track.
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House amends bill requiring review of Blue Oval City contractors
The bill would require the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee to submit a report detailing the name and location of each business or third-party entity contracted to perform construction work at the site.
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Bluff City Biz: Future of FedEx and Blue Oval City with Bo Allen
“It’s hard for me to believe that anyone has done more for Memphis than Fred Smith,” Bo Allen, First Horizon regional president for West Tennessee, Arkansas and North Mississippi, said.
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Report shows Blue Oval City, Lightning ‘crucial’ to Ford’s long-term goals
Ford plans to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, and its operations in West Tennessee are at the frontier of that goal, according to its latest sustainability report.
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March 2022
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Meet Walbridge, the company building Ford’s Blue Oval City
The Detroit construction company had its first supplier outreach meeting in January in Memphis, followed by a similar meeting in March in Jackson, Tennessee, about 45 miles east of the Megasite.
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House meeting reveals Megasite electricity, wastewater updates
General Services has two State Building Commission-approved capital projects, including the 36.5 miles of pipeline that will run from the northwest corner of the Megasite — where the wastewater treatment plant will be located — to the Mississippi River.
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Sanford: Mason should keep its charter, but must welcome financial help
The bottom line is Mason’s elected leaders were right not to surrender the charter. They have a legitimate right to exist as an incorporated town.
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Bluff City Biz: Blue Oval City, business in Russia with John Threadgill
“I would suspect that most of the companies that entered into the Russian market either had a contingency plan,” the Bartlett Chamber president said.
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Brownsville retirement home catches eye of Ford CEO
“They know that Ford will change our town,” said Diane Hooper, executive director of Sugar Creek. “But I think they’re very excited for future generations and what this is going to mean for our county.”
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Megasite Authority approves site plan for Blue Oval City
Ford now needs to secure an environmental permit before moving forward with site work at its planned $5.6 billion electric vehicle plant in West Tennessee.
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Bluff City Biz: Ford and First Horizon
We’re highlighting two series of stories published last week: The First Horizon acquisition and progress with Ford’s Blue Oval City.
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Conaway: Ties that bind, and limit
Even after all these years and all the meetings I’ve attended, all the projects I’ve worked on, it still amazes me how fast an opportunity to bring us together can turn to sewage.
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Ford will run EV and ICE businesses separately, one of the ‘biggest changes’ in its history
Demand for the F-150 Lightning will be crucial to Ford’s planned operations in West Tennessee.
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Ford focused on attracting students to future careers at expo
“We’re looking for technical, we’re looking for operational, we’re looking for lean and professional behaviors when we think about that ideal worker of the future,” said Liliana Ramirez, Ford’s workforce development director.
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Is Shelby County ready to capitalize on Ford’s Blue Oval City?
Site work at Blue Oval City could begin as early as March 15, and local officials say Shelby County is poised to be an electric vehicle hub “if we dare to dream big enough.”
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