Ford’s Blue Oval Projects In Tennessee, Kentucky Move Forward Despite Michigan Stoppage

Ford Has Halted Construction On An Electric Vehicle Battery Plant In Michigan But Construction Is Ongoing And Not Interrupted On Large-Scale Projects In Tennessee And Kentucky.

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Federal Government Agrees To $9.2B Loan For Ford Projects In Tennessee And Kentucky

The U.S. Department Of Energy Has Conditionally Agreed To Loan Ford Motor Co. Up To $9.2 Billion For The Blue Oval Projects In Kentucky And Tennessee.

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Multi-Billion Dollar Corporations Get Billions More In Taxpayer Dollars For Doing Business In Tennessee

Companies Worth Many Billions Of Dollars Are Set To Receive Billions More In Grants And Loans For Doing Business In Tennessee. FedEx Will Get A $2 Million Grant, And Ford Motor Company Has Been Conditionally Approved For A $9.2 Billion Loan.

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Questions Surround Logistics, Infrastructure For Ford’s $5.6B Tennessee Megasite Project

Construction On Ford’s Blue Oval City Is Set To Begin In March On 3,600 Acres Of The West Tennessee Regional Megasite And Logistics Are Now A Large Question.

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Stockard On The Stump: Welcome To The Green New Deal, Tennessee

Lawmakers Across The State Are Cheering The Blue Oval City Plan For The Memphis Regional Megasite, A Ford-SK Innovation Project To Build Electric Trucks And Batteries That Will Transform Southwest Tennessee.

But The $5.6 Billion Project, Which Will Lead To 5,800 Jobs, Comes With Some Teeth Grinding And Eye Rolling As Well.

In Other Words, To Land This Deal For Another Auto Manufacturer, State Leaders Are Having To Play Friendly With A Company Clearly Embracing President Joe Biden’s Green New Deal And The United Auto Workers.

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