There are 25 article(s) tagged Megasite of West Tennessee:

• February 2023

  • BlueOval City roads named for Ford’s 119-year history

    Among the street names is Piquette Drive, a reference to the Piquette Plant in Detroit where the first Ford Model T was produced.

    By Rob Moore 6 hours ago

• December 2022

  • BlueOval construction jobs will be unionized

    CEO Clay Bright also said there are two “potential gravesites” on Megasite grounds, totaling less than two acres, but provided no information about who might be buried there.

    By Ian Round December 01, 2022

• November 2022

  • Collierville was a significant part of attracting BlueOval to West Tennessee

    The suburb’s quality of life was part of the pitch made to Ford and SK innovation before they chose to invest in the Megasite of West Tennessee.

    By Abigail Warren November 10, 2022

• September 2022

  • 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. 

    By Rob Moore September 23, 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

  • Townsend: With BlueOval City, ‘everyone is looking at us now’

    Incoming Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Ted Townsend spoke Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Collierville Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon.

    By Abigail Warren August 11, 2022

• July 2022

  • 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. 

    By Rob Moore July 27, 2022

  • 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.

    By Rob Moore July 14, 2022

• June 2022

  • 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.

    By Rob Moore June 22, 2022

  • 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.

    By Rob Moore June 06, 2022

• April 2022

  • 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. 

    By Rob Moore April 01, 2022

• March 2022

  • 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. 

    By Rob Moore March 22, 2022

  • 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.

    By Rob Moore March 11, 2022

  • 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.

    By Rob Moore March 03, 2022

  • 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.” 

    Related stories:

    Ford, ready to grow workforce, begins to recruit eighth-graders
    
    Ford will run EV business separately as Ford Blue
    
    HTL’s Mark Herbison visits Fayette County to speak about Blue Oval City

    By Rob Moore March 02, 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

• January 2022

  • Arlington incumbent aldermen face reelection in 2022

    All three Arlington aldermen up for reelection this year are leaning to seeking new four-year terms in office.

    By Michael Waddell January 16, 2022

  • Project enabler talks Megasite at Arlington chamber luncheon

    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.

    By Michael Waddell January 13, 2022

  • Megasite infrastructure budget is holding, leaders say

    “Overall budget is holding in spite of market conditions but we have a long way to go,” Megasite CEO Clay Bright said.

    By Ian Round January 07, 2022

  • Ford Megasite: Stanton, Suga’s set to reap rewards from Ford plant

    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.

    By Jennifer Biggs January 05, 2022

• December 2021

  • Megasite infrastructure costs top $274 million

    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.

    By Ian Round December 28, 2021

  • Bluff City Biz: Our role in creating Ford’s workforce and Memphis’ cost of living, with Rory Thomas

    Memphis Medical District Collaborative president Rory Thomas talks about the potential growth from Ford’s planned investment and attracting outsiders to the Medical District. 

    By Rob Moore December 06, 2021

  • Conaway: Megasite renaming is a personal insult

    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.

    By Dan Conaway December 02, 2021

• November 2021

  • The Daily Memphian’s Commercial Real Estate Seminar features key leaders who landed Ford

    Join us Thursday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m. for The Daily Memphian’s Commercial Real Estate Seminar. 

    By Rob Moore November 30, 2021

  • Ford Megasite: An in-depth series on Ford’s new EV plant

    The Daily Memphian launches a special project looking at the recruitment and impact of Ford Motor Co.’s project at the Megasite of West Tennessee, beginning today with the first of three stories examining partnerships between communities and auto manufacturers.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 15, 2021