'Our Voices Were Not Heard': Two Marshall Residents Provide Testimony on BlueOval Plant

'Our voices were not heard': Two Marshall residents provide testimony on BlueOval plant

Construction on Ford Motor Company’s multi-billion dollar BlueOval Battery Park is well underway, but remains controversial for some local residents.

Opponents of Marshall battery plant seize on Bill Ford's warning

LANSING — Opponents of Ford Motor’s Co. under-construction $2.5 billion, 1,700-job electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall welcomed Bill Ford’s warning that it is at risk if federal production tax credits go away, saying residents never wanted the factory. Marshall Township Treasurer Glenn Kowalske and grassroots activist... Please login to read all 941 words.

Marshall residents tell House Oversight state sold out small town charm for Ford corporate welfare project - The Midwesterner

A billion-dollar Ford battery plant is likely coming to Marshall in mostly rural Calhoun County. But for many Marshall residents, the cost is far greater than the state admits, according to testimony Wednesday before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Corporate Subsidies and State Investments. The $3.5 billion Ford plant, set to open in 2026, will […]