Courting Ford: How the Memphis Megasite was chosen as the winning site
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks at Ford Motor Co.’s West Tennessee manufacturing campus unveiling press conference at Shelby Farms on Sept. 28, 2021. Lee and several others were involved in the courting of Ford to come to Tennessee and the Memphis Regional Megasite. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis area industry recruiters share stories of how West Tennessee landed “the big one.”
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Ford Motor Co. economic development Gov. Bill Lee Bob Rolfe Ted Townsend Subscriber Only2025 is almost over. Now is the time to support your trusted local news source.
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Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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