Articles tagged:ford

Posted: Wed Jan 18 7:46 a.m. by Robin Agnew

The Sherlockian Graham Moore Twelve, $14.99 This was a blast of a read, one that can be enjoyed by the non-Sherlock Holmes fan as much as the devotee. While Laurie King's Mary Russell books focus on a young girl meeting Holmes as an old man, this novel focuses on a ...

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Posted: Thu Dec 8 3:04 p.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

About 750 Ford Rawsonville Plant employees will retain their jobs as production previously handled by Mexican and Chinese auto suppliers is insourced to Ypsilanti Township. Next year, the plant at 10300 Textile Road will begin producing parts for Ford’s hybrid and electric cars, which will be fully made at the ...

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Posted: Sun Oct 30 8:46 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
'Deuce' formation becoming a fixture, with Denard Robinson used as decoy

Denard Robinson is the quarterback, Michigan football coaches say. Yet, backup Devin Gardner took one out of every six snaps against Purdue, not counting the ones he got with the game in hand. Confused? Don't be. This makes a lot of sense.

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Posted: Thu Feb 24 6 a.m. by Alan Caldwell AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Two years out of Ford Motor Co. - Life with Senior Helpers is better than OK

Alan Caldwell and Sheila Doeden with Senior Helpers. Two years ago this month, I was a casualty of the recession and was “involuntarily separated” from my job at Ford Motor Credit. I had 22 years service at Ford Motor Co. and its subsidiary Ford Motor Credit Co.It would be hard ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 9 10:56 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Children's Theatre Network offers 'Fables Galore and More'

Performance Network Theatre presents "Fables Galore and More" on Saturday, February 12 at 1 p.m. This all-ages show, part of the Children’s Theatre Network’s Saturday Series for Young Audiences, will be followed by a milk and cookies reception. Produced by the Children's Theatre Network, "Fables Galore and More" features book ...

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Posted: Thu Feb 3 3:24 p.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Thu Feb 3 3:20 p.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Mon Dec 27 12:45 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

Ten Saline teachers were recently recognized for their outstanding efforts at a recent Saline school board meeting and were named local Wal-Mart teachers of the year. According to the store's website, local teacher of the year honorees receive $1,000 for their school, and a $100 gift card to buy supplies ...

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Posted: Wed Oct 13 10:46 a.m. by Pam Stout

Dawud Walid, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations - Michigan (CAIR-MI), will lead a discussion on "Islamophobia" on Oct. 13 at Eastern Michigan University. The discussion will address topics including recent incidents of Qur'an burning and the Park 51 Community Center controversy, according to a statement from the ...

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Posted: Fri Jun 11 1:05 p.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Thu Jun 3 10:45 a.m. by Edward Vielmetti
Mercury links: the end of a Ford brand

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 ...

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Posted: Thu Apr 29 4:20 a.m. by Peggy Lampman AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Peggy Lampman's Thursday dinnerFeed: Chicken mole (the easy way)

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 ...

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Posted: Fri Apr 23 9:22 a.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Wed Apr 21 9:26 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Poll: Americans rate U.S.-made cars higher than those built in Asia

WASHINGTON - After a long romance with foreign rivals, America's love affair with the automobile is returning to its roots with a revived affection for U.S.-made cars. Slightly more Americans now say the United States makes better-quality vehicles than Asia does, with 38 percent saying U.S. cars are best and ...

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Posted: Wed Apr 14 5:50 a.m. by Nathan Bomey Business news director
ACH to invest $45 million in Saline plant upgrades

Saline's Automotive Components Holdings plant will get $32 million in technology upgrades and $13 million in environmental improvements, marking the latest in a series of positive developments for a plant that was teetering on the edge of being shuttered two years ago.The site now employs about 2,000 workers, up nearly ...

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