Lets Hang Together or We Will Surely Hang Apart!
In a refreshing change, the Big Mitten wins
Two industrial icons, one of them partially crippled, shined on Michigan today. Bankrupt General Motors Corp. said it would locate its new small car plant at Orion Township, a move that will save a few thousand manufacturing jobs and keep an endangered stamping facility in Pontiac alive — [...]
Is This The Future of the IBEW?
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Blast in Iraqi Capital Kills 72
Iraqi police say 72 people have been killed in a bomb blast in Baghdad, less than a week before U.S. troops are to withdraw from Iraq’s urban areas.
More than 160 people were injured in Wednesday’s blast, which tore through a market in the mostly Shi’ite district of Sadr City. Officials [...]
Ford to Get Retooling Loans
Ford Motor Co. will today become the first Detroit automaker to receive loans from the U.S. Department of Energy to help cover the cost of developing and building more fuel-efficient cars and trucks, according to people familiar with the decision.
In its application to the Energy Department, Ford said it would use [...]
Iran is Pissed Off, Supreme Leader to Speak
TEHRAN — As another day of defiance and uncertainty loomed in Iran’s capital on Friday, it was increasingly apparent that there was no clear path out of a deepening confrontation that has posed the most serious challenge to the Islamic republic in its 30-year history.
After another day of [...]
Cash For Clunkers Bill Approved by Congress
The Senate approved a $1 billion program yesterday to give vouchers to consumers who trade in their gas-guzzling clunkers for more fuel-efficient models — a move that dealers hope will revive slumping auto sales.
Congressional leaders attached the legislation to a $106 billion spending bill to fund troops in Iraq [...]
Michigan Jobless Rate Leaps to 14.1%
Michigan’s jobless rate hit 14.1 percent in May, a near-26 year high, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth .
The U.S. unemployment rate rose by half a percentage point in May, to 9.4 percent.
“Major events continued to unfold in Michigan’s auto industry [...]
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