Breakwater repair contractor expected to be chosen by September (Petoskey News-Review)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopes to begin work on a multimillion-dollar refurbishment of Petoskey’s aging breakwater later this year, a Detroit-based corps staff member said.
Bentley Associates Appointed Exclusive Advisor for Sale of The Garland Resort in Michigan (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Bentley Associates L.P. announced today that it has been appointed the exclusive advisor for the sale of The Garland Resort, 176-key four-season destination resort owned by Michigan hotelier Ron Otto.
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Volkswagen selects Tennessee for US auto plant (AP via Yahoo! News)
Volkswagen picked Chattanooga for its U.S. assembly plant that will employ about 2,000 workers and make a new midsize sedan as part of a plan to triple sales in the U.S. by 2018.
2,000 Volkswagen jobs for Tennessee (CNN Money)
Chattanooga selected over Alabama and Michigan for assembly plant in $1B plan by European automaker to resume U.S. production.
Special report: Companions or killers? (Detroit Free Press)
Duke is in the driveway again. The hulking gray pit bull barks, gnashes its teeth and charges -- as far as the chain around its neck will allow. Abandoned in a backyard on Detroit's west side, Duke frequently crawls through a hole in a fence into Rose Gierada's neighboring driveway.
Volkswagen selects Tenn. for U.S. plant (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Volkswagen picked Chattanooga for its U.S. assembly plant that will employ about 2,000 workers and make a new midsize sedan as part of a plan to triple sales in the U.S. by 2018. Sites in Alabama and Michigan were also considered by Europe's biggest automaker which plans to invest about $1 billion in the plant.
Volkswagen bringing U.S. plant to Tennessee (The Charlotte Observer)
Volkswagen picked Chattanooga for its U.S. assembly plant, with plans to employ about 2,000 workers to make a new midsize sedan and triple sales in the U.S. by 2018. Sites in Alabama and Michigan had been considered by Europe's biggest automaker, which intends to invest about $1 billion in the plant. The announcement came on a day that the euro soared to a new high against the dollar and General ...
Chattanooga lands $1B VW assembly plant (Knoxville News Sentinel)
CHATTANOOGA - Volkswagen picked Chattanooga for its U.S. assembly plant that will employ about 2,000 workers and make a new, midsize sedan as part of a plan to triple its U.S. sales by 2018.
Chattanooga beats rivals for VW plant (Akron Beacon Journal)
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.: Volkswagen picked Chattanooga over rival sites in two other states for a new U.S. assembly plant expected to create about 2,000 jobs.