There are 9 article(s) tagged Ford Motor Co:

• October 2024

  • Ford Community Center breaks ground near BlueOval City

    The Ford Community Center, a public-private partnership, will be housed at the historic Stanton School located just minutes down the road from Ford’s new plant in BlueOval City.

    By Aisling Mäki October 18, 2024

• August 2024

  • Residents near BlueOval City voice concerns

    The BlueOval Good Neighbors Coalition led a rally in Mason on Wednesday, Aug. 7., demanding access to the local community center and reiterating their demands for Ford Motor Co. to commit to a community benefits agreement. 

    By Aisling Mäki August 08, 2024

• June 2024

  • As BlueOval develops, coalition asks to secure union jobs, affordable housing

    The BlueOval Good Neighbors Coalition wants a legally binding community development agreement to protect West Tennessee’s historically Black communities. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 20, 2024

• April 2024

  • Ford says construction is progressing at West Tennessee’s BlueOval City

    Ford Motor Co.’s Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center has moved past the construction phase, and equipment installation is underway at the assembly plant, which will produce Ford’s next-generation electric truck, code-named Project T-3.

    By Aisling Mäki April 05, 2024

• December 2022

  • Eight years after closure, Haywood County’s Hospital is back in business

    Less than one hour north of Memphis, Haywood County Community Hospital has reopened, bucking a statewide trend of rural hospital closures that carved out a health care desert between Memphis and Jackson. 

    By Aisling Mäki December 24, 2022

• August 2022

  • BlueOval City not impacted by Ford layoffs

    In a letter to employees sent Monday, Aug. 22, Ford said about 2,000 full-time salaried positions would be eliminated, as well as 1,000 contract workers.

    Related story:

    Ford cutting 3,000 white-collar jobs in bid to lower costs

    By Rob Moore August 24, 2022

• May 2022

  • 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. 

    By Neil Strebig May 04, 2022

• February 2022

  • Meet the Ford exec who’s project manager for Blue Oval City

    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. 

    By Rob Moore February 21, 2022

• November 2021

  • Ford Megasite: Motor Co. returns to roots in ‘vertically integrated’ Blue Oval City

    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.

    By Tom Bailey November 19, 2021