Ursula Madden leaves City Hall for BlueOval City
Madden has been with Mayor Jim Strickland since he took office in 2016. She leaves City Hall next week to work with Ford’s BlueOval City joint venture.
Topic: Blue Oval City
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September 2022
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July 2022
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Greased Lightning: Test-driving Ford’s all-electric pickup
Staff at The Daily Memphian recently test-drove the F-150 Lightning, Ford’s first-ever all-electric — and surprisingly quiet — pickup truck.
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Hagerty doubles down on abortion ruling, calls insurrection hearings ‘show trial’
Republican U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty spoke Tuesday, June 28, at the Memphis Rotary Club during a visit to the city that included a defense of former President Donald Trump and a prediction that 2022 midterm elections will produce a “sea change” in Washington. He also visited with the Republican nominee for Shelby County mayor.
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June 2022
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Lakeland officials hear what BlueOval City can mean to the area
Lakeland’s Economic Development Commission gets an overview of expected impact of the Haywood County project that is generating 32,900 construction jobs to build the megasite, and about 6,000 net new jobs for the site’s assembly facility, battery plant and recycling facility.
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Dallas tech startup partners with City of Memphis for vo-tech apprenticeship
The apprenticeship is a paid, eight-week accelerated program that will enable students to move into careers as electricians upon completion of the program.
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Chamber announces Prosper Memphis initiative: It’s Memphis vs. errrbody
The Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce shared the Prosper Memphis 2030 initiative, aimed at creating 50,000 more jobs and improving STEM vocational training for minority residents.
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Efforts underway to recruit and train workers for BlueOval City
Most of the hires (57%) have come from West Tennessee, including Haywood, Tipton, Madison and Fayette counties. But officials say Shelby County residents will play a big role in the construction project.
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May 2022
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Memphis Chamber board chairman hopes for recession, reset
Finding workers is a challenge, and Doug Browne of the Greater Memphis Chamber believes a recession could help the workforce challenges in some ways.
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Orgels give update on $100M Providence Place project in Arlington
In January, the Orgels purchased the 45-acre mixed-use property on Milton Wilson Boulevard from the Bank of Bartlett.
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology names head of Blue Oval campus
Heath McMillian will take over as executive vice president for the college’s Blue Oval City campus.
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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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Local leaders, businesses focused on smart growth for Blue Oval City
While Memphis-based Fogelman Properties doesn’t have real estate interest in Haywood County, president Mark Fogelman said his experience in regions like Chattanooga following Volkswagen’s investment could be used to gauge what could happen in West Tennessee.
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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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U of M’s new president outlines vision for the university
President Bill Hardgrave hopes the University of Memphis can become the exclusive partner for Ford’s Blue Oval City.
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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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Bluff City Biz: A pop-up sushi restaurant, retail improvement grants with Karen Carrier
“I say, do whatever it takes to bring life back into whatever area of the city needs it,” Karen Carrier, Memphis chef and restauranteur, said. “It’s important for the city to grow in the way it needs to grow.”
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Lakeland’s growth is topic of monthly chamber luncheon
With open areas and a future bright with developments such as Ford’s Blue Oval City, Lakeland leaders want to make sure they are in control of growth.
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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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Why isn’t there Amtrak service between Memphis and Nashville?
Amtrak released its “Connect US 2035” plan last month, rekindling interest among state leaders for a Memphis-to-Nashville connection.
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