Archive for February, 2009

Ford to reopen Cleveland engine plant - Austin American-Statesman

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

More info…BROOK PARK, Ohio The first Ford Motor Co. plant to make a new line of fuel-efficient engines will help the company deliver the kind of fuel economy that customers demand, officials said Friday. The plant in suburban Cleveland, idled since 2007 …
Treasurer of OFallon files for personal bankruptcy - WQADOFALLON, Ill. (AP) [...]

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Sturgis mayor, ‘junk’ cars on April 14 ballots (Rapid City Journal)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

More info…A mayor’s race in Sturgis and a ballot issue over “junk” cars on private property in Lead are among decisions in the area’s spring municipal and school elections.
Consumer Reports Picks Best, Worst Cars For 2009 (CBS 2 Los Angeles)Consumer Reports has released their annual list of the best and worst cars for 2009. The [...]

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$25 Billion to Promote Electric Cars Is Untouched (New York Times)

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

More info…The future of the American auto industry is getting off to a slow start. The Energy Department has $25 billion to make loans to hasten the arrival of the next generation of automotive technology electric-powered cars.
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Eyesore parked rail cars raising ire (The American Canyon Eagle)Rail cars with nothing to haul are sitting [...]

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Stores looted, cars burned on island of Martinique - Newsweek

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

More info…In Guadeloupes biggest city of Pointe-a-Pitre, strikers assembled Wednesday night outside a seaside building where bargaining talks are taking place cheered apparent improvements in negotiations aimed at ending the more than monthlong general strike …
Stores looted, cars burned on island of Martinique - ColumbianFrench police officers patrolled Martiniques capital late Wednesday after vandals burned [...]

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