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“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.”
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.
“This couldn’t be a more transformative project,” says Aaron Stewart. “The suppliers are already looking. ...”
We’re highlighting two series of stories published last week: The First Horizon acquisition and progress with Ford’s Blue Oval City.
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.
Demand for the F-150 Lightning will be crucial to Ford’s planned operations in West Tennessee.
“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.
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.” Ford, ready to grow workforce, begins to recruit eighth-gradersRelated stories:
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“(Ford) has not built an assembly plant in 50 years,” said Herbison, a key figure in the project’s development over the last several years. “And it’s the largest investment they’ve made as a company.”
As electric vehicle footprint director and project manager of Blue Oval City, Greg Christensen will be tasked with helping the iconic brand transition into the era of EV.
“In many cases, this will be the first impression or experience our visitors will have when they’re coming to Memphis,” Townsend said, “and hopefully we’ll see many, many returns as a result of it.”
Recent economic development throughout West Tennessee, including Ford’s $5.6 billion auto campus in Haywood County, has been a boon to business.
Three of the Arlington Board of Education members are up for reelection in August, and while all are leaning towards another term, one already has a challenger.
What’s the difference between “card check” and a secret-ballot vote? Perhaps the unionization of the mammoth Blue Oval City that Ford Motor Co. plans to build just east of Memphis.
Mark Herbison, who was instrumental in the work associated with the megasite, said they weren’t willing to accept just any project for the location.
“Overall budget is holding in spite of market conditions but we have a long way to go,” Megasite CEO Clay Bright said.
Stanton has lost population, the income is low and its Downtown is gone, but a can-do mayor and a boost from Blue Oval City seem likely to change the town’s luck.
“We went from zero hotels to possibly three pretty fast, and we’re getting inquiries since the Ford announcement for even more,” said Arlington’s mayor.
Ford’s plans for a $5.6 billion auto plant campus with 6,000 workers has turned the spotlight on Haywood County property owners.
Before lawmakers approved $138 million in October, costs had already risen from $60 million to $136 million. On Dec. 20, with no discussion, the State Building Commission approved a budget revision to $274 million.
Stonebridge Golf Course sold only about 20,000 rounds of golf this year. That creates an opportunity to improve the golfing experience and grow the business, the new owners say.
Industry leaders covered everything industrial, office and retail, and two of the region’s top economic development experts talked Ford and its unprecedented planned development.
The boys from rural Tennessee are doing what naughty boys in rural communities have always done. They’re metaphorically climbing up to the top of the Memphis Regional Megasite water tower to paint out what they don’t like.
Arlington’s first hotel is preparing to soon start receiving guests for sports tournaments, wedding receptions and the upcoming developments east of town.
Blue Oval City’s 3,600 acres will include space for a supplier park. Still, state officials anticipate some suppliers locating near the Megasite of West Tennessee.