Detroit-area lawmakers announce new package of auto no-fault bills (via Mlive.com) File photo Detroit Democratic lawmakers who oppose a Republican plan to reform the state’s no-fault auto insurance system announced their own legislation on Monday. The “Detroit Democratic Auto No-Fault Package” would track fraud, waste and abuse in Michigan’s auto insurance system, require insurance… Read More »
Michigan road funding: House panel debates 20% registration fee increase, more for electric/hybrids (via Mlive.com) AnnArbor.com File Photo LANSING, MI — Michigan motorists could be asked to pay more at the pump — and at their local Secretary of State branch — under a road funding plan that continues to take shape in Lansing. Republican state Rep. Wayne Schmidt of ... Read More »
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Birch Run — A tanker truck hauling acrylic acid overturned while its driver tried to avoid hitting a fire truck stopped for an earlier crash, shutting down a stretch of Interstate 75, prompting area evacuations and sending several firefighters to a hospital for treatment, authorities said. Authorities were on the scene of a car fire around 5:30 p.m. Sunday when the tanker flipped ... Read More »
DETROIT (WWJ) - Know before you go! It’s the weekend again, which means its time for some road work and intermittent lane closures in metro Detroit. The following projects were announced by MDOT. As always, some of this work may be postponed due to weather. I-94: In Macomb County, eastbound and westbound I-94 will be reduced to a single lane between 10 ... Read More »
By Tim Martin | tmartin4@mlive.com Gov. Rick Snyder has scheduled a news conference in Detroit today to discuss Michigan’s business climate and job creation – and several media reports say he’s expected to announce the U.S. presidential permit for the New International Trade Crossing has been approved. The Windsor Star reported Thursday night that “sources from both sides of the border” indicate they have been invited to attend ... Read More »
Detroit Leaders Launch Opportunity Detroit’s Placemaking and Retail Vision for City’s Urban Core (via PR Newswire) - Bold, aggressive plan to create top urban center – DETROIT, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Rock Ventures, joined by the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) and Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, today shared a visionary placemaking and retail plan for Detroit’s urban core with more than ... Read More »
Lakeshore Express Announces Flights from Detroit Suburbs to Chicago (via PR Newswire) Oakland County Route to Provide a First-Class Alternative for Travelers CHICAGO, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Lakeshore Express Aviation has announced they will start flight service between Oakland County International Airport (PTK) and Chicago Midway (MDW) on June 7, 2013. Lakeshore Express operates… Read More »
By: S Holmes | www.stonesdetroit.com Detroit is taking a step in the right direction, thanks to the federal government. We’ve heard the rumors of a rail system for a lot of years and now it’s official. Friday morning, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that the federal government is ready to spend $25 million toward the M1 Rail that will ... Read More »
Detroit Free Press Staff Report Although many parking garages and lots can be found around downtown Detroit, here are a few city-owned parking places (lettered in map) that are reasonably priced and auto show accessible, near the People Mover. 4 • Related: What you will see at the auto show • Related: 2013 Detroit auto show schedule, prices and ... Read More »
By Corey Williams, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A 50-year blueprint for revitalizing Detroit, from leveling parts of nearly vacant neighborhoods for parks to relaxing rules for startup companies, was released Wednesday after two years of research and community input. The project was launched by Mayor Dave Bing, who joined dozens of community, business and philanthropic leaders in unveiling the ... Read More »
By Matt Helms andJennifer Dixon Detroit Free Press Staff Writers ZOOM The city alleges that more than $2.5 million in back taxes is owed, dating to 2003, on Tiger Stadium at Michigan and Trumbull. / photos by JESSICA J. TREVINO/Detroit Free Press ZOOM The UAW-Ford Center said it doesn’t owe taxes because it is tax-exempt because of a charitable and educational designation. ... Read More »
By Mari Silbey | www.smartplanet.com America’s vision of the Detroit factory town may have to give way to one of software developers and network engineers. According to research firm Strategy Analytics, the market for automotive electronic systems is expected to grow from $170 billion in 2011 to $263 billion in 2016. And as cars continue to rely more heavily on electronics, the ... Read More »
Lucas Kawa | businessinsider.com A recently published working paper from the San Francisco Fed shows that the fiscal multiplier of infrastructure spending is much larger than the typical government spending multiplier. Sylvain Leduc and Daniel Wilson studied the effect of unexpected infrastructure grants on state GDPs (GSPs) since 1990 and found that, on average, each dollar of infrastructure spending increases the GSP ... Read More »
By DIDI TANG Associated Press BEIJING November 23, 2012 (AP) Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | Entertainment & Celebrity News In the middle of an eastern Chinese city’s new main road, rising incongruously from a huge circle in the freshly laid pavement, is a five-story row house with ragged edges. This is the home of ... Read More »
Gift from carmaker’s charitable arm to help train veterans BY DAVID SHEPARDSON AND TONY BRISCOE Detroit — Ford Motor Co.’s charitable arm said Thursday it is donating $1 million to the American Red Cross for workplace development training for veterans, military members and their families, as well as to disaster relief through the Red Cross Disaster Responder program. In this two-year commitment, ... Read More »
By Matt Helms Detroit Free Press Staff Writer Shiny, refurbished stainless steel rail cars will begin making their way along tracks between Pontiac and Jackson today as state and local officials move ahead with proposals to establish commuter rail service between Detroit and Ann Arbor and in Washtenaw and Livingston counties. The Michigan Department of Transportation and the Southeast Michigan ... Read More »
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