Ford to invest $5.6B in Memphis Regional Megasite
A pre-production Ford F-150 Lightning is shown. SK Innovation has a contract with Ford Motor Co. to make batteries for the automaker’s new electric F-150 pickup trucks that are scheduled to be on the market next spring. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Ford Motor Company has selected the Memphis Regional Megasite for an electric vehicle and battery manufacturing campus, investing $5.6 billion and creating 5,800 jobs. Gov. Bill Lee said it was “the largest single investment in this state’s history.”
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Memphis Regional Megasite Gov. Bill Lee Mayor Jim Strickland Ford Motor Co. SK InnovationBill Dries on demand
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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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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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