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Jim Leute
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So what does ‘product-ready’ mean?
By JIM LEUTE - Saturday, June 27, 2009
JANESVILLE -- A top General Motors official said Friday that assembly plants in Janesville and Spring Hill, Tenn., are “product-ready” and will be the first called into service if demand for the automaker’s products exceeds capacity.
GM confirms its choice of Orion plant
By JIM LEUTE - Saturday, June 27, 2009
JANESVILLE -- The way a General Motors executive tells it, Janesville came up two adverbs short of snagging production of small and subcompact cars away from a plant in Michigan.
Janesville GM plant will not get new product
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, June 25, 2009
JANESVILLE -- Six months after ending sport-utility vehicle production in Janesville, General Motors is poised to deliver what could be the knockout blow to its Janesville assembly plant when it awards production of a new line of small cars to a Michigan plant.
Legislators hope tax credits sway GM
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, June 19, 2009
JANESVILLE -- When the final state budget—a marriage of Senate and Assembly versions—comes up for a vote, Robson said she will vote on two tax breaks to help GM.
Officials give GM ‘personal touch’
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, June 18, 2009
JANESVILLE -- While protocol called for e-mails, Wisconsin officials believed a personal touch was the best way to present their proposal to General Motors officials Tuesday.
GM has 'specific criteria' for site of small-car plant
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, June 17, 2009
JANESVILLE -- General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson said Tuesday the automaker will consider a variety of factors in determining which idled plant will win small-car production.
GM reviewing Janesville plant proposal
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, June 16, 2009
JANESVILLE -- A local task force trying to steer small-car production to Janesville was expected to submit its final proposal to General Motors today.
Local health cooperative moves forward
By JIM LEUTE - Monday, June 15, 2009
JANESVILLE -- A new health insurance co-operative formed to address the high cost and low availability of health insurance for small business owners will start offering coverage Jan. 1.
Urgent work for Rock County economic development
By JIM LEUTE - Sunday, June 14, 2009
JANESVILLE --
Doug Venable and James Otterstein are selling Janesville and Rock County as a prime location for companies to expand, relocate or start up.
Take the GM buyout, or play wait and see?
By JIM LEUTE - Saturday, June 13, 2009
JANESVILLE -- GM hopes its latest special attrition package—its fourth since 2006 and its second of 2009—will continue to slash its workforce.
