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- Wealthy Michigan alumnus Stephen Ross thinks Rich Rodriguez
- The billionaire real estate developer donated $100 million to the school in 2004, and it renamed the business school in his honor. Ross also gave $5 million toward the Michigan Stadium expansion project that he expects Rodriguez to see
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- Spring Hill GM plant is idled
- SPRING HILL — At its peak, about 7,800 people clocked in daily for work at the Saturn plant. "Now we're down to 630 people," said Darren Tonoli, a General Motors employee of nearly three decades. The plant goes on standby Wednesday, turning
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- The spirit of this season: Be thankful, spend less
- NEW YORK — Sometime in the 1980s, when he was living on the street, the kid who later became the seminal rapper KRS-One stopped at the Bowery Mission for a sandwich. He doesn't recall what kind, only that it was served with respect. On
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USA Today- Lewis: Fire sale for civic pride
- Barbara Davenport said she was among those who cut the ribbon on the Pontiac Silverdome when it opened in 1975. Taxpayers paid more than $55.7 million to build it. Never did Davenport imagine it would sell for $583,000, or less than the
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- Be wary if you build, remodel a home
- Thousands of Michigan consumers who build or remodel a home could face higher costs and a greater risk of legal problems because of the insolvency of a little-known Michigan fund. The Michigan Homeowner Construction Lien Recovery Fund has
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- Increased Risk Appetite Boosts European Stocks
- LONDON -- European stocks opened higher Wednesday, benefiting from a late recovery on Wall Street and a slight pick up in risk appetite following Tuesday's worries about capital levels in the global banking system. The U.K. FTSE 100 index
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- Letters: Beach restoration in N.J. benefits many
- There are 3,400 homes in Sea Isle City; 155 of those are on the beach ... dollars, study Alaska, West Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania. The dollars spent on New Jersey beach
- Philadelphia Inquirer
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- "Holiday Magic for Meaghan” Raises Funds for 5-yr old Detroit
- Tramonto Press and Jericho Beach Apps donate portion of proceeds from sales. Half Moon Bay, CA (PRWEB) November 25, 2009 -- Tramonto Press, publisher of the new children’s book, Alfonso, the Christmas Pumpkin, and Jericho Beach Apps,
- Earthtimes
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- Paltry sale for once-proud Pontiac Silverdome in once-proud
- AP photo For a little more than $7 a seat, a Canadian company is about to buy the Silverdome and its 127-acre site from hard-pressed city of Pontiac. PONTIAC, Michigan — The Pontiac Silverdome, built three decades ago for $56 million, is
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MLive.com- Black Friday going digital
- GRAND RAPIDS (WZZZM) -- In just three days, stores across West Michigan will be packed with shoppers hoping to get Black Friday Deals. But what is an annual tradition for some, is changing. Big-box retailers are fighting harder than ever
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