🔋 Batteries · Marshall, Michigan
Ford: BlueOval Battery Park Michigan
💰 $3.5 billion (as announced in 2023; the plant has since been scaled back)👷 1,700 jobs (cut from 2,500 originally)🏗️ Started making LFP battery cells in June 2026Lithium-iron-phosphate battery cells for a Ford midsize EV pickup and for home energy storage.
How to get on the sub list
Built by Walbridge. Register with them as a subcontractor. Ford supplier diversity →
Source: Bridge Michigan, Dec 2025 · checked Oct 25, 2026
How to get on the Ford Marshall sub list
- Contact Walbridge. On a build this size the general contractor hires the subs. Register on their subcontractor or supplier portal.
- Register as a supplier: Ford supplier diversity.
- Get prequalified. Have your insurance, safety record (EMR), licenses and references ready.
- Call the local economic development office. Michigan and its counties often run supplier fairs and keep vendor lists for projects like this.
- Have a one-page capability statement. Build yours in Launchpad.
Work sites like this typically buy locally:
Site work, paving and concreteElectrical, HVAC and plumbingTrucking, hauling and equipment rentalSecurity guardsJanitorial and industrial cleaningLandscaping and snow removalFencing, signage and maintenanceCatering, staffing and office supply
Win government work in Michigan while this one gets going
Cities, counties and state agencies in Michigan post new bids every week.
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Investment and job figures are the company's own announced numbers, from the linked source. Plans change; check the source for the latest. Contrax isn't affiliated with Ford.