Sanford: Lang Wiseman was a valuable player in Ford Megasite deal
During a recent telephone interview with Otis Sanford, Lang Wiseman said his greatest satisfaction in his dual role was his work making the planned Ford truck assembly plant in Haywood County a reality. His primary role was coordinating the legislative package, which included $884 million in government incentives, and getting it through the General Assembly. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.
Lang Wiseman, 50, said his greatest satisfaction in his dual role was his work making the planned Ford truck assembly plant at the Megasite of West Tennessee in Haywood County a reality.
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