Ford Megasite: Tupelo-area pulled together to land Toyota
The 1,700-acre campus of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi Inc. – plus an additional 1,100 acres of “buffer” that sits off I-22 – is like its own town. It has its own exit, 73A, and employees and visitors follow Magnolia Way to the plant. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
They had their doubters, but leaders from three counties in the Tupelo, Mississippi, area believed in their vision for rebooting the local economy.
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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