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Cliffs sees no flood of iron ore in Great Lakes
NEW YORK, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:21pm EDT NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc does not expect a flood of new supply in the Great Lakes iron ore pellet market over the next few years, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday, playing down concerns expressed by some analysts. Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley both warned earlier this year that a ...
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Red Wings Detroit officials plan new $650-million home for NHL team
FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2012, championship banners and retired numbers of the Detroit Red Wings hockey team hang from the rafters above the ice at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The Red Wings and city official announced Wednesday, June 19, 2013, a $650 million plan for a new arena for the NHL team in the city's downtown entertainment and sports district. Red Wings and Tigers owner Mike Ilitch ...
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Detroit Labor Groups Butt Heads With Bondholders Over Citys Debt
Detroit's state-appointed emergency manager says the city is bankrupt and the fight over who will get what is heating up. In the next month, Kevyn Orr will try to wring concessions out of the city's creditors before he decides whether to take the whole mess to bankruptcy court. Orr's plan proposes "shared sacrifice among all creditor groups." But in reality, that pits ...
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General Motors is 1 in quality
It was a significant accomplishment for a company whose questionable vehicle quality in the past was part of what put it on a path of steady market share declines, financial losses and eventually a 2009 bankruptcy and federal ...
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Photo gallery Memorable moments at Joe Louis Arena
With news that the Detroit Red Wings likely are going to get a new arena near I-75 and Woodward, here's a look back at some of the seminal moments at Joe Louis Arena. On a mobile ...
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$650-million Red Wings arena proposed near Woodward and I-75
The site is a multi-block area on the west side of Woodward just north of I-75, not far from Comerica Park where the Ilitch-owned Detroit Tigers play. / Brian Kaufman/Detroit Free ...
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Get set MSU Extension advice for blueberry crop
Michigan State University is offering residents advice on what to do when the ...
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Windsor councillor wants say in Detroits noise by-law
Councillor Jo-Anne Gignac wants the city of Windsor to at least be in the conversation and organization of music festivals on the U.S. side of the Detroit ...
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Ventura buys Kellogg Park in hopes of securing $1 million grant
The Ventura City Council approved buying the Kellogg Street property completely, even though it had been initially approved as a joint purchase between the city and Trust for Public Land. The move enables the site to be eligible for significant ...
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Still no Jimmy Hoffa Latest search for body of former union boss called off after dig in Michigan field
Law enforcement officials walk back to the search area after Robert Foley, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Detroit division, announced Wednesday that the FBI was ending search operations for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy ...
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FBI says it found no sign of remains of ex-union boss Jimmy Hoffa in suburban Detroit
Members of an FBI evidence response team look over an area being cleared in Oakland Township, Mich., Tuesday, June 18, 2013 where officials continue the search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos ...
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EAA says its out of the woods financially
The Education Achievement Authority has paid off a $5.1-million loan early and will propose a $92.2-million general fund budget for the new fiscal year, officials announced today.The EAA, which was established to take over and turn around schools that perform among the lowest 5% in the state and now runs 15 schools in Detroit, ended its first fiscal ...
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LIVE Detroit DDA discussing new arena
DETROIT (WXYZ) - A vote passed unanimously to move forward with plans for an Entertainment District that would include a new Red Wings arena in the city of Detroit. This puts the proposal one step closer to reality. The deal is not yet ...
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Attorney Search for Hoffas remains too limited
The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again break out the digging equipment to search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive before a lunch meeting with two mobsters nearly 40 years ...
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YMCA Metro Detroit Helps Kids Cultivate Creativity over the Summer
Over four weeks, students learn how to be independent filmmakers,enhance their social media skills and create urban art out of steel This summer is the perfect season for getting outdoors, exploring art and culture. It's also the perfect time kids to broaden their horizons and stimulate their ...
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Mich. Senate OKs off-road vehicles on more roads
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- All 83 Michigan counties could choose to allow off-road recreation vehicles on road shoulders under legislation nearing final approval in ...
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Crews Wooden beam found in Lake Michigan may be detached piece of 17th Century shipwreck
FAIRPORT, Mich. - Archaeologists say a wooden beam found embedded in the floor of Lake Michigan wasn't attached to a larger vessel, but that it could be a detached piece of wreckage from a ship that disappeared while exploring the Great Lakes in the 17th Century. The discovery of the more than 10-foot (3-meter)-long section of the beam led to an expedition that began last week to determine ...
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Detroits DDA discusses $650M arena entertainment district
Detroit A planned $650 million Red Wings hockey arena and entertainment district is being discussed by the ...
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Michigan Senate approves off-road vehicles on more roadways
LANSING — Off-road vehicle drivers will have their horizons expanded after the state Senate voted 27-11 to let ORVs on the shoulders of some maintained roads across the state.Currently, ORVs can drive on the shoulders in only eight counties in the Lower Peninsula and the entire Upper Peninsula.But the bill would allow shoulder driving if the county, township, or municipal units of ...
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Sen. Debbie Stabenow to reintroduce mortgage tax relief act
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow is reintroducing legislation set to expire at ...
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Produce incentives for food stamp recipients in Detroit MI
Detroit will be offering a new program for food stamp users to help them gain better access to local fruits and vegetables. They will earn a $10 credit ...
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FBI says no tie between NY and Hoffa Mich. dig
Investigators have been digging this week under a New York City house once occupied by a famous gangster, James Burke. In suburban Detroit, the FBI ended an excavation for any remains of Hoffa, the former leader of the Teamsters union who disappeared in ...
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Ore. woman charged in Mich. with killing mom
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) -- An Oregon woman accused of dumping the body of her 89-year-old mother behind a Michigan thrift store has been charged with ...
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Michigan lawmakers push to fix indigent defense
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Legislation aimed at improving legal representation for low-income criminal defendants is nearing final approval in the Michigan ...
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Michigan Orders American Fellowship Mutual Insurance into Liquidation
The American Fellowship Mutual Insurance Co. has been ordered into liquidation by Ingham County Circuit Judge William Collette at the request of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Kevin Clinton. The request was granted on June 12, 2013, and Director Clinton was appointed liquidator. American Fellowship, created in 1920, wrote primarily auto and ...
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Detroit, the little motor city that could?
Detroit has been kicked in the face by the world economy, political scandals and budget deficits. But are things perhaps looking up for the automotive capital of the country?
Detroit has long been considered the US capital of car manufacturing, giving rise to its nickname, Motor City. In the 1950s the city was the fourth largest in the country, but a decline in fortunes and a changing economy has left the city with just half as many people it had in its heyday. Read more
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