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0Report: New book says Jimmy Hoffa buried beneath GM headquarters 1325082480
If you're looking for the bones of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa, you may need look no further than the General Motors headquarters. According to a new book by Hoffa's former driver and mob goon Marvin Elkind, Hoffa's corpse rests below the cement foundation of the Renaissance Center. Elkind ...
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Report: Lit Up: GM RenCen wants more LED signs 1317130200
General Motors is looking to deck the Renaissance Center in more LED lighting, according to a report from The Detroit Free Press. The manufacturer has already installed one ring of the colored lights at the top of its tower and has petitioned the City of Detroit to allow the building to be fitted ...
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GM to fill Detroit, RenCen headquarters, with electric vehicle chargers 1287145680
2011 Chevrolet Volt plugs in at the RenCen – Click above for high-res image galleryIt's a good idea, General Motors placing EV charging outlets free to the public outside its Renaissance Center Headquarters. Two stations are already operable in front of the RenCen, and there are over 100 ... -
Report: Rattner bio reveals Obama Administration wanted Ghosn to run GM 1283533260
Steven Rattner, former automotive adviser to President Barack Obama, has just written a juicy account of last year's automotive bailout, complete with insights on the coming and goings of CEOs, courting foreign saviors and the General Motors plan to abandon its Renaissance Center headquarters. In ...
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BREAKING: Ed Whitacre named permanent CEO at GM, no Saab deal yet 1264437900
While early rumors suggested that this morning's surprise news conference at General Motors' Renaissance Center might be to confirm the sale of Saab to Spyker, the big news emanating from the company's Detroit headquarters is that Ed Whitacre Jr. is scrubbing 'interim' from his door plaque and ...
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REPORT: 'Tea Party' demonstrators to picket at Detroit Auto Show 1262984280
On Monday, the Tea Party is coming to Detroit and crumpets are not on the docket (*rimshot*). The traveling band of disgruntled Americans is heading over to General Motors' Renaissance Center between 9:30 AM and noon to protest against the fed's stake in GM and Chrysler. The protest is ...
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Saab owners gather in wintery Detroit, urge GM to sell brand 1262739540
Sell Saab Rally in Detroit – Click above for high-res galleryPopular wisdom would hold that about the only people willing to show up in sub-zero, slate-gray Detroit for a last-minute rally to advocate for Saab's sale would be stereotypical brand diehards – grizzled old-timers with ... -
REPORT: Michigan gives GM tax break but automaker to still halve staff at RenCen 1261143000
There are roughly 4,000 GM employees working at the company's Renaissance Center headquarters in Detroit. During the restructuring, GM has been working out how many employees to let go and where to put the remainder, and that, for the state of Michigan, meant another few thousand workers ...
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GM's RenCen headquarters in Detroit 'at risk' without tax credits? 1258498740
According to The Detroit News, General Motors has gone on record as suggesting that without state tax credits designed to keep 2,500 employees ensconced at its Detroit Renaissance Center headquarters, the automaker could pull out of Motown's skyline and into the suburbs and surrounding areas. ...
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Michael Moore screens new film Capitalism: A Love Story at GM RenCen [w/VIDEO] 1253732400
As Michael Moore Tweeted, "Here's a video of my first official visit inside General Motors headquarters." For you youngsters out there, before Michael Moore made Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 911, and Sicko, twenty years ago, he made a little film called Roger & Me. That film, Moore's ...

