December 23, 2008
While I'm in the mood for hometown news, here's a bit from the Memphis Commercial Appeal. The paper has been following news that a nearby Toyota plant, to be built outside Tupelo, Miss., is now on ice indefinitely. The quote:
"You can't ask a company to build cars they can't sell," said Randy Kelley of Pontotoc, executive director of the Three Rivers Planning and Development District.
(Thanks, @memphisnews.)
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