TPSD Hosts Toyota Visit

Date:March 05, 2007

 

 

Welcome Toyota!

Tupelo High School Performing Arts Center was host to a press conference where federal, state, and local leaders, along with Toyota officials, announced that the company was building a $1.3 billion vehicle assembly plant at the Wellspring Project megasite.

TPSD assisted with an international Webcast connection, event preparation plans, and traffic flow on the Tupelo High School Campus to 1,500 people.  The Class of 2007 was invited to the event to realize the new possibilities and to witness Toyota’s historic announcement.

In addition, Governor Haley Barbour announced Toyota’s planned $50 million donation over a 10 year period to the schools of Lee, Pontotoc, and Union counties.