I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Ford Motor Company in a dispute against the state over nearly $22 million in taxes the state said the automaker owed from the late 1990s. A state audit determined that Ford owed the state $21,726,713 under the Single Business Tax for 1997 to 1999 for billions [...]
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and officials from the Ford Motor Company today announced that the car company would invest as much as $550 million in a production plant in Wayne. The investments will bring the operation up to date to produce the auto company’s first battery powered car as well as more fuel efficient automobiles.
Ford Motor Company’s chairman said he was “horrified” by Congress’ treatment of Detroit’s auto industry last year, and is more resolved than ever not to take the federal government’s money. Bill Ford said the way Congress treated Ford (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Chrysler last year scared and angered him.
General Motors may have reached an agreement on concessions from the Canadian Auto Workers union, but Ford is saying that GM’s agreement is not enough for them and they want much deeper concessions from the union. Automotive News reports:
Ford is looking to sell its Volvo unit and several Chinese companies appear to be interested in bidding on the company. AutoBlog reports that the Chinese government has given permission to at least one of those companies to enter the bidding when Ford officially starts taking offers:
Ford is preparing for a major shift toward electric and hybrid vehicles over the next few years as part of its plan to regain economic viability. Automotive News reports:
The recently announced agreement over changes to the UAW’s contract with Ford (NYSE:F), which included concessions from the union to help the company reduce labor costs and survive tough economic times, also contains concessions from the automaker that may help preserve jobs with the company from moving overseas. Automotive News reports:
Ford announced its results for the 4th quarter of 2008 on Thursday and the news was bleak: A $5.9 billion net loss for the quarter, capping three straight years of financial losses for the automaker. The pre-tax loss was $3.7 billion. Still, the company said that not all the news was bad.
A week after closing the Chrysler jobs bank, the UAW has reached an agreement with General Motors (NYSE:GM) to close the jobs bank for that company beginning February 2.
NBC weatherman Al Roker takes a “test drive” of a Ford Shelby Mustang at the Detroit Auto Show. That’s the story. There’s really nothing else that needs to be said here. (Click thumbnail to expand photo.)
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