The city of Ann Arbor has watched its financial return on investments steadily shrink ever since the economy went south in 2008, but city officials still see the silver lining. "Over the course of the entire economic downturn, we didn't lose one cent of principal," said Matt Horning, the city's ...
Ypsilanti Public Schools will be looking for a new chief financial officer in 2012 after a unanimous vote by Ypsilanti Board of Education members Monday. Board members passed action to not renew current CFO David Houle’s contract, which expires Jan. 31. Exact details pertaining to the board’s decision have not ...
Can a minivan be cool? As a new parent I did anything that I could to avoid turning into a minivan mom with a "baby on board" sign hanging from the window. My slightly younger and kidless cousin started calling me "Soccer Mom Carpool Queen" the first time he saw ...
The Dexter Village Planning Commission unanimously approved a combined preliminary and final site plan for an expansion of the LaFontaine Chevrolet dealership following a lengthy discussion Monday night. Planning Commission Chairman Matt Kowalski expressed his concerns with numerous changes in the plan, including the addition of a car wash, which ...
LIVONIA - When emcee Frank Beckmann made an off-hand quip about the Michigan football team headed west for its upcoming bowl game, athletic director Dave Brandon corrected him. “I think we’re going in a different direction,” Brandon said Thursday at the podium during the team's annual football banquet at the ...
Big changes are in the planning stages at LaFontaine Chevrolet in Dexter, which wants to build a new, multi-million dollar auto dealership on its property in the village. The auto dealership, located at 7120 Dexter-Ann Arbor Road, is expected to submit a site plan to village officials on Tuesday that ...
The County Road Association of Michigan's RUSH-PAC has announced its endorsement of David Rutledge in the 54th District state House race.
The national auto dealership consolidation and fallout from the financial crisis is becoming visible in local commercial real estate as former retail car lots come onto the market. Regionally, at least four dozen former dealerships were on the market at the end of 2009, with properties from Lansing to Toledo ...
Changes were certain this year at Ann Arbor’s Saturn and Pontiac dealerships, since General Motors Corp. decided to eliminate the brands. But GM’s product consolidation - which could have left Saturn of Ann Arbor owner Mack Johnson without a new car nameplate - instead spells opportunity for him. Johnson, an ...
Ford Motor Co. announced the end of the Mercury automobile brand Wednesday at a press conference in Dearborn. Edsel Ford launched the brand just before World War II as an affordable luxury brand positioned between Ford and Lincoln and against General Motors' Buick and Oldsmobile lines. The 14th Annual Orphan ...
Ford Motor Co. will move ahead with plans to build battery packs for electric cars at its Rawsonville plant in Ypsilanti Township, adding $9 million in equipment and retaining 40 jobs. The township’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a 6-year, 100-percent tax abatement for the project on Tuesday night, said ...
Cinco de Mayo (the May 5 regional Mexican holiday) is celebrated next Wednesday, and it’s the perfect opportunity for retailers to promote their Mexican line of products, particularly anything having to do with guacamole, salsa and chips. (Take advantage of those related sales!) It’s also a great excuse to sip ...
Draped under the large black cover was what appeared to be a supersized SUV bigger than a Toyota Sequoia. But after the veil was lifted MINI’s April Fools Day reveal introduced the highly anticipated crossover Countryman. Jim McDowell, North American President, described the face as, “it looks like a MINI ...
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