There are 136 article(s) tagged BlueOval City:

• November 2021

  • State drops ‘Memphis’ from Megasite name

    Memphis Regional Megasite of West Tennessee: The Haywood County site no longer includes a reference to the city of Memphis. Now, it’s officially the Megasite of West Tennessee.

    By Ian Round November 12, 2021

  • Lee appoints Memphis businessman, Tipton mayor to Megasite Authority

    Gov. Bill Lee names Charlie Tuggle, executive vice president and general counsel for First Horizon National, and Tipton County Mayor Jeff Huffman to the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee.

    By Ian Round November 03, 2021

• October 2021

  • Watch: Road to $5.6 billion Ford plant bypasses state’s automotive corridor

    Two economic development veterans with experience in the state’s Middle Tennessee auto corridor talked on Behind The Headlines about the coming ‘gold rush’ of growth related to the Ford plant that they say will reach Memphis.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2021

  • Bartlett training gives students head start on Megasite jobs

    Now with Ford Motor Co. set to build a plant in Haywood County by 2025, Bartlett High School’s CNC machinery may also help provide hands-on learning for students to prepare for jobs in the automotive industry.

    Related article: Road to $5.6 billion Ford plant bypasses state's automotive corridor

    By Omer Yusuf October 25, 2021

  • Megasite contracts will only become public after they’re signed

    The public won’t be able to inspect the contracts until they’re finalized, prompting criticism among transparency advocates that the Megasite Authority will be able to spend millions of dollars with little oversight.

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    Tennessee lawmakers OK $900M Ford incentive package

    By Ian Round October 20, 2021

  • Tennessee lawmakers OK $900M Ford incentive package

    About 10 lawmakers voted against or abstained from voting on the Ford bills.

    By The Associated Press October 20, 2021

  • Lawmakers to discuss $883M in incentives for Ford

    State lawmakers are set to begin a special legislative session Monday, Oct. 18.

    By Ian Round October 18, 2021

  • Council spars with TVA on coal ash disposal plan, role in Ford plant

    The council is on record opposing TVA’s plan to truck coal ash from the old Allen Fossil Plant to a landfill in Capleville. The Tuesday council committee discussion also ventured into TVA’s role in the Blue Oval City Ford battery plant. 

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2021

• September 2021

  • Memphis Chamber launches Center for Economic Competitiveness

    The center’s new report found that Memphis is No.1 when compared to its peers in the area for diverse tech talent.

    By Rob Moore September 30, 2021

  • The long drive to making cars closer to Memphis

    Memphis and the surrounding region lost out when the state’s original auto corridor was established in Middle Tennessee almost 40 years ago. But the new Ford plant in Haywood County comes with lessons from that pursuit as well as doubts and the prospect of more change beyond the electric vehicles powered by batteries made at the megasite.

    By Bill Dries September 29, 2021

  • Governor, execs celebrate Megasite news

    “Blue Oval City will be the biggest auto manufacturing (site) in our 118-year history,” said Ford president and CEO Jim Farley. “It will also be the cleanest and most efficient. It will produce electric vehicles on a scale we couldn’t have even imagined 10 years ago.” 

    By Rob Moore September 28, 2021