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Don Franklin Ford to build new 30,000 sq ft building

Dan, Don Jr, and Daniel Franklin attended the February monthly meeting of the Columbia City Council to ask for a parcel of land to be annexed into the city.

Over the coming year and a half, Don Franklin Fiord will be working to move onto the 18 acres at the convergence of Hudson Street and the Veterans Memorial Bypass which will be home to a new 30,000 square foot building. Mayor Hoots said a gas line will be moved on the property.



Don and Barbara Franklin, started the business in 1968 as Don's Auto Sales. He went on to buy the Ford dealership from the Flowers family in 1981.

Today the Don Franklin Auto group now has expanded to 24 rooftop dealerships along with body shops, parts and service centers and reconditioning centers. It continues as a family run operation.

Click here to read the family business history of Don Franklin Ford presented by grandson of the founder, Eddie Franklin, Jr., when it was named 2022 Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year.


This story was posted on 2023-02-06 22:16:41
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Ford dealership expanding to 18-acre site



2023-02-06 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Don Franklin Fiord (top photo) will be working to move onto the 18 acres at the convergence of Hudson Street and the Veterans Memorial Bypass shown in the lower photo. The location will be annexed into the City and after a gas line is moved, will become home to a new 30,000 square foot building.

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