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  1. Toyota says no; history says yesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Mississippi Business Journal

    A On Dec. 3, the Japanese newspaper the Nikkei reported that Toyota had made the decision to begin equipping its plant in Blue Springs with the hopes of it starting operation in the spring of 2011.

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    Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota

  2. Toyota undecided on Miss. plantRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | The Cincinnati Enquirer

    ... newspaper reported that the company intends to build Corolla small cars there. Toyota will restart work on the Blue Springs, Miss., factory with a target of opening it by March 31, 2011, the Nikkei newspaper said Friday, without saying where it got ...

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    Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Automakers

  3. Toyota still undecided on plants in U.S., ChinaRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | Korea Herald

    ... report the automaker intends to restart suspended construction. Toyota will restart work on a factory in Blue Springs, Mississippi, with a target of opening it by March 31, 2011, the Nikkei newspaper said Saturday, without saying where it got the ...

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    Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Automakers, World News, China, Asia

  4. Business Quick TakeRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Taipei Times

    ... report said the automaker intends to restart suspended construction. Toyota will restart work on a factory in Blue Springs, Mississippi, with a target of opening it by March 31, 2011, the Nikkei newspaper said yesterday, without saying where it got ...

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    Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Toyota Motor, Automakers

  5. Toyota exec doesn't fear recall cost, but yenRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... to fight the damage of a soaring yen. In Mississippi, the company has indefinitely delayed plans to open its Blue Springs plant that is scheduled to build the Prius. Toyota spokeswoman Barbara McDaniel disputed reports in a Tokyo newspaper saying ...

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    Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Automakers, Toyota Camry

  6. news briefsRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Business

    ... newspaper reported that the company intends to build Corolla small cars there. Toyota will restart work on the Blue Springs, Miss., factory with a target of opening it by March 31, 2011, the Nikkei newspaper said. The goal is to build 100,000 ...

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    Related Topix: Sprint, Telecom, IT Services, Transportation, Airlines, Continental Airlines, Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Science / Technology, Apple

  7. Toyota denies Blue Springs reports

    Friday Dec 4 | Mississippi Business Journal

    The Nikkei, the Japanese version of the Wall Street Journal, is reporting that Toyota plans to resume construction of the plant in Blue Springs, with the hopes of opening it in the spring of 2011.

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    Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota

  8. Miss. leaders: Give us creditRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 4 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... areas, looking for new business in aerospace and automotive industries, and other targeted industries. The Blue Springs Toyota plant is waiting on an economic recovery before it opens. The plant originally was scheduled to open earlier this year, ...

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    Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  9. Toyota Corp. slashes its managers' bonuses 20%Read the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... of green vehicles. Last year, in Mississippi, the company indefinitely delayed opening a $1.3 billion plant in Blue Springs that was scheduled to build the Prius. Toyota's top executives and board have already given up their bonus pay. The cuts ...

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    Related Topix: Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Toyota Motor, Automakers

  10. REPORT: Toyota plans to trim trucks, focus on hybrids, improve qualityRead the original story

    Nov 2, 2009 | AutoblogGreen

    ... omers had in the brand. Apparently, that slowdown will indeed affect the recently-built and still-idle plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi. [Source: Automotive News ( products, manufacturing ) ( quality ) - Sub. Req'd]

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    Related Topix: Toyota, Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles

  11. Toyota plans to trim trucks, focus on hybrids, improve qualityRead the original story

    Nov 2, 2009 | Autoblog

    ... omers had in the brand. Apparently, that slowdown will indeed affect the recently-built and still-idle plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi. [Source: Automotive News ( products, manufacturing ) ( quality ) - sub. req'd]

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    Related Topix: Toyota, Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles

  12. Hitch blocks session

    Oct 29, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... incentives. Toyota received a $323.9 million incentive package in 2007 to build a $1.3 billion plant near Blue Springs, but company officials since have placed the project on hold until the automobile market improves. Still, Rep. John Mayo, who ...

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    Related Topix: Mississippi, Haley Barbour, US Governors, Jackson, MS, Tunica County, MS, Clarksdale, MS

  13. Mississippi man dies in St. Martin crash

    Oct 17, 2009 | Theadvertiser.com The Advertiser Lafayette news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Lafayette, Louisiana

    ... Parish when his car hit an 18-wheeler, state police said. The driver was identified as Robert Tackett, 28, of Blue Springs, Miss., who was dead at the scene. State police said Tackett's car was headed west at 5:37 p.m. on La. 70 near the ...

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  14. Mississippi man dies in St. Martin crashRead the original story

    Oct 17, 2009 | Theadvertiser.com The Advertiser Lafayette news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Lafayette, Louisiana

    ... Parish when his car hit an 18-wheeler, state police said. The driver was identified as Robert Tackett, 28, of Blue Springs, Miss., who was dead at the scene. State police said Tackett's car was headed west at 5:37 p.m. on La. 70 near the ...

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  15. Toyota leader offers apology | wzzm13.com | G...Read the original story

    Oct 7, 2009 | WZZM

    ... joint venture, also marks Toyota's first plant closing ever in the United States. It also has a new plant in Blue Springs, Miss., that is sitting idle. Just this week, the company's recall of 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles has blemished ...

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    Related Topix: Toyota Motor, Automakers, World News, Kinki, Japan, Japan, Toyoda, Japan, Fremont, CA

  16. Startup carmaker unveils prototypes

    Oct 7, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... nearly 300,000 vehicles in 2007 with about 3,500 employees. Toyota is investing about $1.3 billion for the Blue Springs plant that will hire approximately 2,000 people. It is scheduled to build the Prius, the world's best-selling hybrid. Toyota ...

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    Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, Tunica County, MS, Canton, MS, Toyota Prius, Toyota, Tunica, MS

  17. Community remains hopeful Toyota will come through

    Oct 5, 2009 | Memphis Business Journal

    Remaining hopeful in the midst of an economic downturn is tough, especially for the residents of Blue Springs, Miss., the village in Union County chosen as the home for Toyota's eighth North American car manufacturing plant.

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    Related Topix: Toyota, Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles

  18. Toyota leader offers apologyRead the original story

    Oct 3, 2009 | WZZM

    ... joint venture, also marks Toyota's first plant closing ever in the United States. It also has a new plant in Blue Springs, Miss., that is sitting idle. Just this week, the company's recall of 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles has blemished ...

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    Related Topix: Toyota Motor, Automakers, World News, Kinki, Japan, Japan, Toyoda, Japan, Fremont, CA

  19. U.S. 82 drainage work in progressRead the original story

    Sep 16, 2009 | Daily Journal of Commerce

    BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. a ' Construction is under way on U.S. Highway 45 from U.S. Highway 82 to 4 miles south of U.S. 82.

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  20. Toyota road opens near plant in Blue SpringsRead the original story

    Aug 31, 2009 | Mississippi Business Journal

    BLUE SPRINGS a ' The Blue Springs Toyota plant Frontage Road, which runs from Union County Road 203 to SR 9 near Sherman, known as Magnolia Way, opened to traffic Aug.

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