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Prius predicament: while Toyota moves forward with new technology for the Prius, Mississippi hopes it isn't left behind with the economy.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 25-MAY-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Prius predicament: while Toyota moves forward with new technology for the Prius, Mississippi hopes it isn't left behind with the economy.(MBJ Focus)

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Last week, Toyota unveiled the third-generation Prius hybrid in Japan, with 80,000 of the vehicles already pre-ordered.

Mississippi officials hope the splash made overseas will produce a tidal wave that will reach North Mississippi.

The Toyota Plan in Blue Springs is on indefinite hold as the company waits for market conditions to improve before opening it.

"We don't know of any effect (on Mississippi) at this point." said Lacy Luckett, external affairs specialist with Toyota Mississippi. "We hope that translates here. We're certainly excited about producing the Prius here and glad there's been such widespread acceptance in Japan." Luckett said the main facility in Blue Springs...

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