Lakeland officials hear what BlueOval City can mean to the area
Construction crews clear and grade land at the BlueOval City at the Ford Megasite of West Tennessee site on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Lakeland’s Economic Development Commission gets an overview of expected impact of the Haywood County project that is generating 32,900 construction jobs to build the megasite, and about 6,000 net new jobs for the site’s assembly facility, battery plant and recycling facility.
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Lakeland Economic Development Commission Gwyn Fisher Blue Oval City megasite Ford BlueOval CityMichael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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