Construction

About the exciting opportunity at the MAJOR Campus to create local jobs and attract future investment.

Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park Michigan is first business announced for MAJOR Campus, on track to create 1,700 local jobs.

Construction of the facility is in full swing with hundreds of workers in and around the site, providing an incredible economic boost to the community. Hundreds of construction workers are visiting area businesses and dining at local restaurants.

Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park Michigan is expected to begin producing batteries for electric vehicles in 2026. It is located on 745 acres of the Marshall Area Jobs, Opportunities and Recreation (MAJOR) Campus, which has 2,000 acres for future businesses.

Ford is committed to being a good neighbor and recently announced a $25,000 donation to the city of Marshall to support its efforts to plant new trees throughout the city to earn Tree City USA recognition once again.

Infrastructure work with the MAJOR Campus to create more reliable water and wastewater service

Investment in water infrastructure can stimulate job creation and economic growth and more reliable water and wastewater service

The MAJOR campus has about 2,000 acres situated west of downtown Marshall, southeast of Battle Creek, bounded on the north by Michigan Avenue (M-96), the Kalamazoo River on the south, 12 Mile Road on the west and Bear Creek on the east.

The first facility to receive water and sewer service will be Ford's BlueOval Battery Park Michigan. The BlueOval project location will occupy an approximate 700-acre portion of the MAJOR campus east of 13 Mile Road.

The remainder of the MAJOR campus will be used for future developments and recreational space that will also be served by the public water and sewer infrastructure referenced in this document.

An investment in greenspace, trees and recreational areas at the MAJOR Campus

More than 400 acres of the campus is dedicated to green space, including parks, conservation easement, trails and environmental protection efforts.

The recent landscaping work at the MAJOR Campus includes planting 1,067 trees and hundreds of shrubs. Trees planted include white spruce, white pine, dawn redwood and six other varieties.

MAJOR Campus Development Includes Conversation, Recreation Areas

More than 250 acres of the MAJOR Campus in Marshall are designated conservation areas with future nature trails. The conservation easement will preserve the local habitats of plants and animals. The easement is expected to open in the summer of 2026 with hiking trails along the river.

New stormwater culverts will replace those with structural damage, create systems that meet environmental guidelines

The MAJOR Campus work includes two stormwater culverts to make structural improvements and meet environmental requirements.

Two stormwater culverts are located under railroad lines south of the future BlueOval Battery Park Michigan and north of the Kalamazoo River between C Drive North and 15 Mile Road.

This work provided much needed improvements to the culverts, which had been blocked by sediment and debris and appeared to have structural challenges. New culverts meet extensive stormwater requirements laid out by the city of Marshall, Calhoun County, Amtrak, the Michigan Department of Transportation and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.