There are 6 article(s) tagged Walbridge:

• April 2023

  • Ford to supply temporary classrooms for Covington schools hit by tornado

    Construction is expected to take two to three weeks. The gift from Ford will be at no cost to the district.

    By Rob Moore April 13, 2023

• August 2022

  • Ford looking to ‘hire and leverage’ locally for future BlueOval City

    Ford has been working with the state, local institutions and community organizations to help create a pipeline of workers for the thousands of jobs that will be needed by 2025. 

    By Rob Moore August 17, 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

• 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

• 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