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    Bluff City Biz: Landers Auto president talks rising Ford plant costs

    “I’ve always thought the megasite would be a moving target,” said Kent Ritchey. “I wouldn’t be surprised if it pushes $500 million.”

    By Rob Moore December 27, 2021
  • Ford Megasite

    Industry leaders give insights in 2021 Daily Memphian CRE seminar

    Industry leaders covered everything industrial, office and retail, and two of the region’s top economic development experts talked Ford and its unprecedented planned development. 

    By Rob Moore December 03, 2021
  • NOW UNLOCKED Ford Megasite

    Ford Megasite: United Auto Workers may have edge in organizing Blue Oval City

    What’s the difference between “card check” and a secret-ballot vote? Perhaps the unionization of the mammoth Blue Oval City that Ford Motor Co. plans to build just east of Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey January 14, 2022
  • NOW UNLOCKED Ford Megasite

    Ford Megasite: High-tech workforce training essential for Mid-South auto manufacturers

    The technology matters. The capacity matters. But more than anything else, auto manufacturers understand they will only be as good as the training and workers with hands-on new gas-powered and electric vehicles. 

    By Don Wade January 12, 2022
  • Now Unlocked Ford Megasite

    Ford Megasite: Mid-South towns pony up tax incentives to lure automakers

    Communities leaders jostling to attract vehicle manufacturers say the companies and their high-paying jobs can change citizens’ lives. But some critics say the cost is too great. 

    By Don Wade January 08, 2022
  • now unlocked Ford Megasite

    Ford Megasite: Blue Oval City turns Haywood property red hot

    Ford’s plans for a $5.6 billion auto plant campus with 6,000 workers has turned the spotlight on Haywood County property owners. 

    By Tom Bailey January 04, 2022
  • now unlocked Ford Megasite

    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
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    Ford Megasite: Motor Co. returns to roots in ‘vertically integrated’ Blue Oval City

    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.

    By Tom Bailey November 19, 2021
  • Now Unlocked Ford Megasite

    Ford Megasite: Tupelo-area pulled together to land Toyota

    They had their doubters, but leaders from three counties in the Tupelo, Mississippi, area believed in their vision for rebooting the local economy. 

    By Don Wade January 02, 2022
  • NOW UNLOCKED Ford Megasite

    Ford Megasite: Spring Hill more than just an automaker town

    “We’re not just an auto town. It’s an important part of the community, but not that big gorilla,” said Chris Ziegler, who worked 31 years at GM, almost 28 of them for Saturn and GM in Spring Hill. 

    By Don Wade December 31, 2021
  • Now unlocked Ford Megasite

    Ford Megasite: Volkswagen helped make Chattanooga a different ‘Dynamo of Dixie’

    Once an outdated manufacturing and steel town, Chattanooga went to work on reinventing itself by taking advantage of its riverfront and Downtown. In the end, that was key to landing automaker Volkswagen and spurring a new generation of growth. 

    By Don Wade December 29, 2021
  • Ford Megasite

    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
  • Premium State Government

    State drops ‘Memphis’ from Megasite name

    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.

    By Ian Round November 12, 2021
  • Ford Megasite

    Lee appoints Memphis businessman, Tipton mayor to Megasite Authority

    Gov. Bill Lee names Charlie Tuggle, executive vice president and general counsel for First Horizon National, and Tipton County Mayor Jeff Huffman to the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee.

    By Ian Round November 03, 2021
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Governor names CEO of Megasite Authority

    Clay Bright will head operation and development of the Haywood County Megasite. He has been the Tennessee Transportation Commissioner since 2019.

    By Bill Dries October 27, 2021
  • Education

    Bartlett training gives students head start on Megasite jobs

    Now with Ford Motor Co. set to build a plant in Haywood County by 2025, Bartlett High School’s CNC machinery may also help provide hands-on learning for students to prepare for jobs in the automotive industry.

    Related article: Road to $5.6 billion Ford plant bypasses state's automotive corridor

    By Omer Yusuf October 25, 2021
  • Behind The Headlines

    Watch: Road to $5.6 billion Ford plant bypasses state’s automotive corridor

    Two economic development veterans with experience in the state’s Middle Tennessee auto corridor talked on Behind The Headlines about the coming ‘gold rush’ of growth related to the Ford plant that they say will reach Memphis.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2021
  • State Government

    Megasite contracts will only become public after they’re signed

    The public won’t be able to inspect the contracts until they’re finalized, prompting criticism among transparency advocates that the Megasite Authority will be able to spend millions of dollars with little oversight.

    Related story:

    Tennessee lawmakers OK $900M Ford incentive package

    By Ian Round October 20, 2021
  • State Government

    Tennessee lawmakers OK $900M Ford incentive package

    About 10 lawmakers voted against or abstained from voting on the Ford bills.

    By The Associated Press October 20, 2021
  • Ford Megasite

    Lawmakers to discuss $883M in incentives for Ford

    State lawmakers are set to begin a special legislative session Monday, Oct. 18.

    By Ian Round October 18, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Council spars with TVA on coal ash disposal plan, role in Ford plant

    The council is on record opposing TVA’s plan to truck coal ash from the old Allen Fossil Plant to a landfill in Capleville. The Tuesday council committee discussion also ventured into TVA’s role in the Blue Oval City Ford battery plant. 

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2021
  • Collierville

    Collierville, Germantown ‘charged’ about Ford site

    Economic leaders in east Shelby County expect to see the impacts of Ford in their communities.

    By Abigail Warren October 04, 2021
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Courting Ford: How the Memphis Megasite was chosen as the winning site

    Memphis area industry recruiters share stories of how West Tennessee landed “the big one.”

    By Tom Bailey October 11, 2021
  • State Government

    Governor wants special session to approve incentives for Ford

    Gov. Bill Lee will call a special session of the General Assembly on Oct. 18, he announced in a tweet Thursday, Sept. 30. COVID-related legislation may also be on the table.

    By Ian Round September 30, 2021
  • Premium Arlington

    Suburbs could become growth point with proximity to proposed Ford plans

    Arlington, Bartlett and Lakeland could emerge as the suburban municipalities that benefit most from Blue Oval City given its proximity to the Haywood County site. Arlington and Lakeland also seem prime for more growth in both housing and retail development before Ford’s announcement, this may only accelerate that process.

    By Omer Yusuf September 29, 2021

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