Mississippi Business Journal » David Copenhaver http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Toyota starts second shift making the Corolla in Blue Springs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/06/toyota-starts-second-shift-making-the-corolla-in-blue-springs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toyota-starts-second-shift-making-the-corolla-in-blue-springs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/06/toyota-starts-second-shift-making-the-corolla-in-blue-springs/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:27 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=52013 BLUE SPRINGS — Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi Inc. has started a second shift at the plant in Blue Springs. The second shift began Monday as Toyota ramps up production at the plant that opened last fall. The plant is manufacturing the Corolla and has a maximum production capacity of 150,000 cars each year. It has [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/06/toyota-starts-second-shift-making-the-corolla-in-blue-springs/feed/ 1 Toyota opens plant http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/25/toyota-opens-plant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toyota-opens-plant http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/25/toyota-opens-plant/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:00:24 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=50025 The Toyota facility in Blue Springs held a “line-off” ceremony Nov. 17 to celebrate what amounted to a delayed grand opening. It was a celebration nearly five years in the making. The star of the show was a black Corolla that was built on Oct. 24, when production started. It will reside in the lobby [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/25/toyota-opens-plant/feed/ 0 Start of Toyota production in Mississippi draws near http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/04/toyota-start-of-production-draws-near/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toyota-start-of-production-draws-near http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/09/04/toyota-start-of-production-draws-near/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:45:36 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=45662 By DENNIS SEID of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo BLUE SPRINGS — At the 2 million-square-foot Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi plant, the first Corollas have already been made. But they’re not for sale just yet. The test cars are works in progress, allowing team members — Toyota’s term for its employees — to put [...]

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