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The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 279 points Wednesday as the economic reports -- which have been weakening for weeks -- could not be denied. Manufacturing dropped sharply. The ADP employment report made investors nervous about the unemployment...Tags: Power Integrations Incorporated, Health, Economy, Business and Finance, Vishay Intertechnology Incorporated, Stock Market
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Gentex Reports Record Sales, Lower Margins
FOX 17 Web ProducerWith net sales topping $1 billion; Gentex Corporation has set a new sales record in the fourth quarter of 2011. Overall, the sales figure represents a 17 percent increase to $260.3 million in the fourth quarter versus $222.1 million at the same time in...Tags: Vehicles, Companies and Corporations, Companies and Corporations, Services and Shopping, Economy, Business and Finance
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Holland Area Preparing For Jobs Boom
News ReporterCompanies in the Holland area are still looking for more qualified workers as they enjoy the highest job growth in the nation over the last year. Thermotron in Holland is one of about ten companies participating in a week-long program called “Ready...Tags: Labor Legislation, Netherlands, Labor Markets, Companies and Corporations, Companies and Corporations
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The Bank of Northern Michigan's parent company has new president
Lake Michigan Financial Corp., parent company of The Bank of Northern Michigan and The Bank of Holland, recently announced the promotion of Garth Deur to serve as its president. In his new role, Deur will continue to be responsible for all major...Tags: Netherlands, Corporate Officers
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5 Things It's Good To Know: Yukon Gold, Fake Phone Calls...
FOX 17 Web ProducerOn This Day: Gold Discovered In The Yukon While salmon fishing near the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory on this day in 1896, George Carmack reportedly spots nuggets of gold in a creek bed. His lucky discovery sparks the last great gold rush in...Tags: Fishing, Credit and Debt, Colleges and Universities, Health, Alaska
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Gentex Awarded Tax Credits, Adding 1,100 New Jobs
FOX 17 NewsWith one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, there’s finally some good news for Michigan. On Tuesday, the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) awarded nearly two-point-five million-dollars in tax breaks and incentives to Gentex...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Netherlands, Alabama, Government, Career and Workplace
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Job Fair Brings Tough Competition For Gentex Jobs
FOX 17 News Reporter / ProducerThere's some good news in a struggling economy. More than 1,000 jobs are opening at one West Michigan company, and hiring process started Thursday. The Gentex Job Fair was supposed to start at 10:00 a.m., but when Vice President Bruce Los arrived at 5:...Tags: Science and Technology, Netherlands, Photography Supplies and Services, Colleges and Universities, Photography and Video
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Gentex Revenues Rise By 30%
FOX 17 Web ProducerGentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), announced revenue increased 30 percent compared to the same period a year ago. The company, based in Zeeland, makes automotive and aircraft products from mirrors that dim automatically to aircraft windows that cut...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Auto Sales In Recovery for West Michigan
As West Michigan car dealerships finish up their books for December and 2010, they can feel a little more confident about the future of an auto industry that has been through some tough years.
Many dealers saw stronger sales for 2010.
Betten Baker, a...Tags: Traffic, Vehicles, Human Interest, Consumer Confidence, Michigan
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240 New Jobs For Holland/Zeeland Area
FOX 17 News ReporterMore jobs will be headed to West Michigan, thanks to a planned expansion at Gentex. The Zeeland-based company will be using an existing facility that belonged to an electronics company on James Street, three miles from their headquarters. The company...Tags: Science and Technology, Netherlands, Companies and Corporations, Global Expansion, WXMI
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Rear View Cameras Could be Mandatory in 2014
FOX 17 NewsSome newer cars already have them, but by 2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today they want all vehicles to have a rear view camera connected to a video monitor on the dashboard or on the rear view mirror itself so drivers...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Vehicles, Transportation, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace
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