Courtesy Ford BlueOval Battery Park Michigan In her first interview since beginning as the human resources director at the BlueOval Battery Park Michigan in Marshall, Amy Helner joins Community Matters to talk about the status of hiring employees at the plant. The...
Construction is progressing at BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, in Marshall, Mich., in this March 29, 2024, photo. Courtesy Walbridge. On the job since late 2023, Ford Motor Company BlueOval Battery Park Michigan CEO Scott Davis sat down with Community Matters for his...
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, Ford President and CEO Jim Farley, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, UAW President Ray Curry, Ford Chair Bill Ford and Marshall, Mich. Mayor Jim Schwartz at Ford Ion Park in Romulus, Mich., on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, when Ford Motor...
Courtesy Rep. Jim Haadsma In his first legislative update to Community Matters since the Michigan House of Representatives left for the holiday break, 44th District Rep. Jim Haadsma (D-Battle Creek) returns to discuss: The balance of power in the House after two...
The 2023-2024 Calhoun County Board of Commissioners takes the oath of office administered by County Clerk Kim Hinkley. Calhoun County photo Calhoun County (Michigan) Board of Commissioners Vice-Chair Steve Frisbie updates listeners on attempts to establish a transit...
Glenn Kowalske, with the Committee for Marshall - Not the Megasite talks with Richard Piet of Community Matters. Livemic Communications photo Glenn Kowalske, spokesperson for the organization opposing construction of the BlueOval Battery Park Michigan plant in...
Attorney Richard Lindsey (left) is a member of the Ford/MAEDA legal team. Attorney Robby Dube (right) represents the Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite. Livemic photo Ford Motor Company's plans for a lithium iron phosphate battery production facility in Marshall,...
Attorney Robby Dube listens during a Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite virtual press conference on August 9, 2023. Courtesy CFMNTM First Aired August 19, 2023Community Matters continues its coverage of the Marshall, Michigan-planned Ford BlueOval Battery Park...
Harper Creek Community Schools Superintendent Rob Ridgeway pictured August 16, 2023 with the district staff at their welcome back event. Courtesy HCCS First Aired August 19, 2023Just ahead of a big welcome-back event for Harper Creek Community Schools staff on August...
Courtesy MAEDA First Aired August 12, 2023Ford Motor Company's intent to build a new battery plant in Marshall, Michigan presents an interesting opportunity: The chance to build a new manufacturing facility from the ground up.On this episode...