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The Road to Recovery in Detroit

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The finances of a city once the center of the automotive universe are in the hands of an unelected manager appointed by Michigan’s governor. The manager will determine what he can salvage from a legacy of decline that has left Motown on the cusp of bankruptcy. automaker from going the way of the dinosaurs.

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Turbocharging Motown’s Recovery

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A few hours after the pixels for that post were hatched, Detroit announced it had become the largest city in history to file for bankruptcy protection. This summer, a federal judge will decide whether to approve a plan that would allow the city to exit bankruptcy court by mid-October. Great Lakes'

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How to Protect Your Business When Employees Get Poached

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This area of law is growing quickly,” says Ben Mathis, an Atlanta attorney and managing partner of the nationwide law firm of Freeman Mathis & Gary. Antoine , Degan Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, in Ann Arbor. A decline in business from certain clients, or their bankruptcy. Human Resources.

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Good Trouble—Necessary for Home Builders, Too

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Seeking meaningful change, University of Michigan faculty and students gather on Earth Day in 1970, hoping to ignite a new movement to end what they call “the war against the planet.” | Photo: courtesy U-M’s Bentley Historical Library / University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (CC by 2.0). .

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Inverted Pyramid

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Carl Levin of Michigan, who recently suggested that an averse public reaction to Burger King’s move could “more than offset” any benefit the fast-food titan gains from its move to Canada. When Iacocca took the helm of Chrysler in the 1970s, the auto giant needed a federal bailout to avoid bankruptcy.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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IBM Services Center: Baton Rouge will deliver technology services including application development, application management and system integration. Yes, we know that Detroit became the largest city in history to file for bankruptcy protection, a process the city is expected to emerge from this year. ThermoCalc, TIMET, Trumpf, Inc.,

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT): State training program certified in compliance with ISO 9001:2000, the International Organization for Standardization Principle for Quality Management. It also provides certified manager training and supervisory and team leadership training. Supply chain management.

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