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Smooth journey for giant Marathon coker drums
Date: Dec-12-2008
DETROIT - One of the first major tasks associated with the Marathon Petroleum Co.'s Heavy Oil Upgrade Project (HUOP) was the installation of a pair of "coker drums." Built in...
Trades help Fort-Shelby Hotel make an unlikely comeback
Date: Dec-12-2008
DETROIT - It's not as grand as the recently opened Westin Book-Cadillac a few blocks away, nor is it modern and flashy like the city's three new casino hotels. The...
Unions, employers push for relaxed pension rules
Date: Dec-12-2008
Following this fall's calamity in the money markets, as well as the loss of construction man-hours brought on by the declining economy, multi-employer pension plans that serve building trades unions...
Why rescue Big Three?: 'Cascade of financial damage' awaits with failure of rescue
Date: Dec-12-2008
By Thomas I. Palley Special to Press Associates DETROIT (PAI) - Bankruptcy of the nation's Detroit-based "Big Three" automakers - who aren't as big as they used to be -...
Employee Free Choice Act: Largely unknown, labor's top priority needs P.R. - and a plan
Date: Nov-28-2008
The nation's labor leaders expect the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) to be passed by the Democratic Congress and signed by President Barack Obama, hopefully, in his first 100 days...
Help for U.S. auto industry isn't a bailout - it's a bargain
Date: Nov-28-2008
Editor's note: the collapse of any of the Detroit Three automakers would have an appalling effect on the U.S. economy and of course, especially Michigan. In addition to all the...
'If you can't be safe for you, do it for your loved ones' Take personal responsibility, accident victim urges
Date: Nov-28-2008
A self-described "unremarkable" equipment operator at an Exxon refinery in New Jersey, Charlie Morecraft was working overtime just after midnight on August 8, 1980, in order to make a little...
News Briefs
Date: Nov-28-2008
Pavers to recognize Mighty Mac workers MACKINAW CITY - In 2007, at the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Mackinac Bridge, a statue of an iron worker was unveiled...
Same-old, same-old funding 'not an option' for MI roads, report says
Date: Nov-28-2008
LANSING - In a state that is in no condition to hear more bad economic news, out comes a Nov. 10 report that says Michigan's transportation routes will continue to...
Trades' stay nearing end at new Greektown hotel
Date: Nov-28-2008
DETROIT - Towering 30 stories over Monroe Street, the Greektown Casino Hotel is nearing completion, and will add another 400 rooms to the city's growing retinue of hotel space. About...