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One day while walking down the street a highly successful Recruiting Director was tragically hit by a bus and she died. Her soul arrived up in heaven where she was met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself. "Welcome to Heaven," said St. Peter. "Before you get settled in though, it seems...

New home building is up soooo... Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) is pulling rail cars from storage for the first time in four years to haul lumber for homebuilders, a welcome source of strength for an industry that’s bucking the effects of a slowing economy. Railroads Couple More Cars as...

I guess it works... This is a generation that is scared of commitment, wants to be light on their feet and needs to adjust to whatever happens,” said Zukin, who’s researched the effects of the recession on recent college graduates. “What once was seen as a solid investment, like a house or...

Interesting how they did the raised bunk.... Rock’n’Roll in the Comfort Zone | MYVAN

Energy Label also for Tires | MYVAN Mandatory as of November 2012: Similar to household devices, every tire sold must bear a label displaying information about its energy efficiency. Every tire is tested to determine its fuel consumption and assigned a rating from class A, for the best fuel...

Wow....wonder how they shored up the suspension on this sprinter??? A Very Special Sprinter | MYVAN

So as I look around available truck sites I see 3500-4000 lbs sprinters listed...on the Alliance boards.... there is no way in the world a sprinter can haul these loads....I am wondering does the risk of getting in an accident and being sued to death in a civil court proceeding out weigh the...

The Panther acquisition did hurt them any.... The $180 million purchase of Panther Expedited Services in June added $10.8 million to Arkansas Best’s top line, the company said Tuesday. Arkansas Best, ABF Return to Profit | Journal of Commerce

Looks like Whirlpool won this battle... Whirlpool said it no longer produces washing machines in Mexico and will produce all such equipment in the U.S. by 2013, largely through recent investments in its Clyde, Ohio, plant. "Whirlpool is committed to building products in the regions where...

Hope they keep this up.... Federal Regulators Shut Down Federal regulators last week shut down an Alabama trucking firm identified as a “chameleon” carrier set up to evade an earlier out-of-service order in May. MTI Transportation was shut down after safety investigators found it was...

The Free Trade Boys Are Clucking: Repeal the Chicken Tax? One of the many, little-known particulars of the automotive industry is a trade tariff economists call The Chicken Tax. Way back in the swinging '60s, Europe aimed to protect its chicken farms from the juggernaut that was the American...

Sprinter & Vito – Van of the Year | MYVAN More than 9,000 kilometers in 600 test drives – in extensive field tests 32 experts from the courier, express and postal industry (KEP) have identified the “KEP Van of the Year 2012″ in five categories. A total of 20 vans took part. The Mercedes-Benz...

I think this has mades the circuit but is still good... Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling: "I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than...

Died Monday at 61 yrs.... So young yet....:( Remembering Sally Ride, Space Pioneer

Deputies shoot, kill man after knocking on wrong door | Watch the video - Yahoo! News So story goes...cops looking for dangerous man...knock on wrong door...another man opens door with a gun in hand....they shoot the guy.....the cops however did NOT identify themselves....weird circumstances....

Buying Domestic just doesn't cut it anymore..... Honda-Toyota Record North American Output Helps Elvis Home: Cars - Bloomberg More than 87 percent of the Honda and Acura models sold in the U.S. through June this year were made in North America, up from 84 percent a year earlier.

Things are popping in Belvidere Ill..... Obama Can Eat Steak in Belvidere as Chrysler Brings Jobs - Bloomberg a nearby restaurant alone hired 15 new people to handle business...:) been told I have my head buried in my butt...... I am sure happy for about 6,000 Americans or more that now have...

there is money out there somewhere.....LOL Americans Living Larger As New-Home Sizes Defy Economy - Bloomberg

to offset my previous bright spot thread....i found this statement interesting... It is a fiction that U.S. economic woes could be solved if only the nation adopted a “drill, baby, drill” attitude toward natural resources. Less than 0.6 percent of American jobs are in natural-resource...

It’s a good story of hardworking men and women eager to build careers and contribute to the city’s economic success. But it’s also a story of how America’s energy industry – through our investments to ensure reliable, affordable supplies of energy – is helping create good jobs at a time when the...