WARREN, Mich. — Art Van Furniture is donating 700 twin memory foam mattress sets to Habitat for Humanity - one for every Simmons Beautyrest A.C.E. mattress set the retailer sold in its stores last month. The Top 100 company, with ...
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American Trucking Associations appointed Curtis Shewchuk of Con-way Inc. as chairman of the group's Homeland Security Policy Committee, ATA said Jan. 14. Shewchuk is chief security officer of Con-way, based in Ann Arbor, Mich. He replaces ...
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Two thousand and thirteen marked a year of significant expansion of carton recycling. Thanks to collaborative industry efforts and support from communities nationwide, 48 percent of U.S. households now have access to carton recycling. ...
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There is widespread concern about potential sulfur (S) deficiencies in corn and soybeans in the North Central region. Sulfur is relatively immobile within the plant, so symptoms usually appear in the new growth. Atmospheric deposition used ...
The Farm Bill reauthorization has been filled with ups and downs, twists and turns, and plenty of intrigue, and now faces another hurdle as Congress has decided to punt work on the legislation to January. The House of Representatives ...
Chances are that you've heard good things about yoga. It can relax you. It can get you fit -- just look at the bodies of some celebrities who sing yoga's praises. And, more and more, yoga is purported to be able to cure numerous medical ...
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More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn't exactly what the bees produce, according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News. The results show that the pollen frequently has been filtered out of ...
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General Motors Co. announced plans to invest $1.3 billion in five factories so they can manufacture pickup trucks with more fuel-efficient engines and technologies. GM said the money will go to the Flint, Mich., assembly plant; an engine ...
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SafeliteGroup, the nation’s leading vehicle glass company and owner of Safelite AutoGlass, has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of the vehicle glass repair and replacement assets of Guardian Auto Glass, LLC, a joint ...
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General Motors announced today a $24-million investment in electrical generation equipment that will allow the company to use more landfill gas at its Fort Wayne, Ind., and Orion, Mich., assembly plants. The new equipment will generate ...
Safelite Group of Columbus is buying part of a Michigan company, adding to Safelite’s status as the largest player in the vehicle-glass business. The Northwest Side company said yesterday that it has reached an agreement to buy the ...
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Introduced for the 2013 model year, the new-generation Toyota Avalon dramatically energized the sedan’s position in the highly competitive premium mid-size segment, blending emotional design, more engaging performance, new technology ...
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Improved healthcare for physical and mental health are linked to a worldwide trend of less Alzheimer's disease or delayed Alzheimer's, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Kenneth Langa of the University of Michigan ...
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The new Belle Tire store in Grand Blanc, Mich., opened on Thanksgiving Eve. Belle Tire Distributors, Inc. announced the opening of a new retail store in Grand Blanc, Mich., on Nov. 27, 2013. It is the company's sixth location in the Flint ...
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Strengthening house prices and increased interest rates in metros across the country contributed to lower housing affordability in the third quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity ...
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