BLUE SPRINGS – Aaron Foster's career at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi has come full circle.
The Iuka native was among the first group hired when the plant was announced in 2007, joining the automaker as a paint engineer. After serving in leadership roles through the years across multiple departments including production, engineering, maintenance and administration, he was named Toyota Mississippi's seventh president in June.
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