Strong Thanksgiving Weekend Boosts November Car Sales
Chrysler posts a 16 percent sales increase. GM up 14 percent. Ford up 7 percent.
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Chrysler posts a 16 percent sales increase. GM up 14 percent. Ford up 7 percent.
"There are no exemptions for rape, incest or the health of the woman," said Meghan Groen of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan.
Michigan can become a global leader in engineering by building on its existing strengths, according to recommendations released Monday by Business Leaders for Michigan, the statewide CEO organization that is the successor to Detroit Renaissance.
The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index for November came in at 58.3, down from 63.1 in October. Despite a slow-down in the rate of growth, the three-month average for the economy registered a robust 60.4. A PMI value above 50 generally suggests economic growth.
Comerica Bank's Michigan Economic Activity Index grew in September, up 4.2 percentage points to a level of 129.4.
A day following the long Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend, AAA Michigan is reporting a drop in gas prices.
The Macomb Mall is getting an $8-million makeover that will include the addition of a major retailer as well as other stores.
"I think that we are not going to take a step back," said the general manager of Fairlane Town Center, about the Thanksgiving day shopping.
Christmas is just 26-days away, and that's sending many metro Detroiters out to buy live trees this weekend.
Mayor Wild says in Westland, this year "Small Business Saturday" is really taking off.
As shoppers flock to big-box stores and nationwide retailers, residents in Metro Detroit are being encouraged to shop locally on Saturday, Nov. 30.
Across the nation Friday, protesters came out in support of increasing the minimum wage and they chose Walmart stores as their target.
The proposed sale would result in a loss of $139 million to federal taxpayers on an Obama administration green-energy loan to Fisker.
Wooten expects to see more and more stores and malls opening earlier and earlier on Thanksgiving Day in the future.
This is the time of year when cyber criminals target holiday shoppers who prefer to buy online.