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RenCen refinance splits board

General Motors Corp. executives outlined a plan Thursday to borrow $250 million from a city pension fund and refinance the Renaissance Center, but pension fund members did not take any action on the request.

Business Briefs: GM bars employees from buying shares under benefit plan

GM bars employees from buying shares DETROIT — General Motors temporarily barred employees from buying shares under a benefit plan after the stock’s declines triggered "unexpectedly high demand." The blackout will last at least...

GM to cut contract workers

ASSOCIATED PRESS • September 30, 2008 General Motors Corp. says it has notified several employment agencies that it intends to cut contract jobs as it continues to shrink its work force to match lower U.S. sales. GM spokesman...

CROSS COUNTRY: Roseburg fares well at SWC predistrict meet

EUGENE — The Roseburg High cross country team had a top five finisher in each race of the handicapped, coed format Southwest Conference pre-district meet Tuesday at Alton Baker Park. The Indians were first in freshmen...

GM offers early retirement to cut salaried jobs 15%

DETROIT - General Motors Corp. has started to offer early retirement packages to selected white-collar workers as part of a plan to cut 15 percent of its salaried jobs in the United States and Canada. GM spokesman Dan...

GM set to offer pension to younger workers

General Motors Corp. is looking to offer full retirement benefits to U.S. salaried workers as young as 58 in its effort to reduce its salaried workforce by almost 5,000 by Nov. 1 under a sweeping effort announced earlier this...

GM to slash costs in fight for survival

Facing a disastrous slump in sales of its flashy, gas-guzzling pick-up trucks and sport-utility vehicles, the world's biggest car manufacturer, General Motors, said yesterday it needs to raise US$15 billion ($19.45 billion) by...

G.M. Plans More Changes, More Cuts

General Motors is expected on Tuesday to reveal a â__wide-rangingâ__ plan to address its deteriorating sales and liquidity by cutting more jobs and taking other steps aimed at reviving its turnaround effort. G.M. said late...

Report: GM set to announce job cuts

DETROIT, July 14 (UPI) -- U.S. automaker General Motors Corp. is set to announce it will cut jobs and take other steps to deal with its sagging fortunes, The New York Times said Monday. GM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer...

Share a ride, reach the job

Carol Fitzgerald didn't have many fond memories of her 45-mile, hour-long commute downtown from White Lake Township. During the five-plus years she did the drive, she did enjoy a little alone time away from her husband and...

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