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• The politics of two Princetons

  - 2008-05-02

  PRINCETON, Ind. -- By many measures, the economy is fine in this corner of Indiana. Unemployment is at 4.6%, lower than the state's 5.2% rate. Wheat and corn from the farms that surround town fetch high prices, and demand is strong for coal from the mines that dot the area....

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• Time to wake up

  - 2008-02-25

  DEPRESSING. ALARMING. SCARY. And I'm not talking about gasoline prices or the way financial institutions and the Federal Reserve Board led us into the miserable housing and credit situation. The message from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Regionalism Conference regarding the impending retirement of baby boomers was...

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• vAuto Adding High-Tech Jobs in Chicago and Austin

  - 2008-01-30

  CHICAGO -- Fourth graph, first sentence should read: Used-car inventory-management systems developed by vAuto now are in use at five of the nation's six highest-volume franchised dealerships by brand, including Ford, Honda, Nissan, Lincoln-Mercury and Toyota. The corrected release reads: VAUTO ADDING HIGH-TECH JOBS IN CHICAGO AND AUSTIN...

  Tags: Austin, Branding, CAREER, Chicago, dealership, Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., INTERNET, job, MARKETING, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Pricing, Toyota Motor Corp.

• What the auto industry is saying about Jim Farley.(News)(Brief article)

  - 2007-10-15

  Steve Sturm, group VP-strategic research, planning and corporate communications, Toyota Motor North America: "Jim did a great job for Toyota and Lexus. He did a great job everywhere he worked. He's a great marketer and a great product guy. He's the guy who really...

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• MDA asking for increase after several years of level funding

  - 2007-10-08

  The Mississippi Development Authority MDA is doing more with less. That's the message the state agency communicated at its recent Legislative Budget Office hearing while requesting funding for fiscal year 2009, which begins next July. The amount requested is $24.15 million, an increase of $550,000 but still below funding of...

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• North American Automotive Industry Continues to Deliver

  - 2007-10-01

  Despite recent challenges, automakers and suppliers continue to exhibit confidence in the United States and Canada by announcing NEW PROJECTS and expansions and employing thousands of skilled workers. Faced with stiff competition, automakers have found some common ground. In 2006 - for the first time - Ford, GM,...

  Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., investment, job, Manufacturing, Michigan, supplier, Toyota Motor Corp., U.S.

• An interview with economist Susan Helper

  - 2007-09-01

  Starting on the Shop FloorU.S. Auto Workers Face an Industry in TurmoilDETROIT, 1970. The United Auto Workers has over 1.6 million members, representing around 95% of all U.S. auto workers. Typical of the industry, blue-collar workers at General Motors have seen their wages rise by more than 70% over the...

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• Fuel bill threatens jobs and car quality

  - 2007-08-02

  I was highly disappointed with writer Alan M. Webber's commentary "What are the Dinosaurs of Detroit thinking?" (The Forum, Wednesday). Webber correctly pointed out that the CEOs of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are vehemently against H.R. 1506, which would make fuel economy requirements much tougher....

  Tags: car, Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., job, manufacturer, Manufacturing, Toyota Motor Corp., USA Today

• Formula One driver Schumacher warned to improve - or lose his job

  - 2007-06-13

  INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana AFP — Ralf Schumacher, the 31-year-old younger brother of retired seven-times Formula One drivers' champion Michael Schumacher, has been warned to improve or lose his racing seat with the Toyota team. Schumacher, who is currently involved in talks about his future with the team, could be replaced...

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• Manufacturing booms near the Alamo: San Antonio region is becoming a popular destination for manufacturing.(FACILITIES)

  - 2007-06-01

  When Toyota Motor Corp. opened its new Tundra plant and supplier park in San Antonio late last year, Texas Gov. Rick Perry touted the development as "the shot in the arm" that the state needed to transform its economy. Indeed, the industrial park combined with the new...

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