State drops ‘Memphis’ from Megasite name
The Memphis Regional Megasite, the area where Ford Motor Co. will build electric trucks at a carbon-neutral factory, is now officially the Megasite of West Tennessee. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Regional Megasite of West Tennessee: The Haywood County site no longer includes a reference to the city of Memphis. Now, it’s officially the Megasite of West Tennessee.
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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