Ford Megasite: Motor Co. returns to roots in ‘vertically integrated’ Blue Oval City
The sun sets on the future site of Ford Motor Company’s plant at the Megasite of West Tennessee on Oct. 8. 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
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.
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Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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