MARSHALL, MICH. – On a gusty morning in a quaint central Michigan town, the sun's glow hits the brightly colored mural on the side of a brick building. About a five-minute drive past an antique store, a book shop and a retro pharmacy is a wide field where construction has begun. Ford ultimately landed in Marshall, a town with just under 7,000 residents. Pros and consYet on the ground in Marshall, where the site is being prepped for construction to begin, the reality is much more complicated. Excitement for the site is paired with concerns about how life in a charming small town could change with the introduction of a major industry.

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Persons: MARSHALL, Caryn Drenth, David Miltenberger, Ford, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, Derek Allen, Allen, Covid, Marshall Organizations: Marshall Hardware, Marshall, Hawks, Ford Locations: Michigan, Marshall, Serendipity