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Fisker Lays Off 75% of Workforce as Bankruptcy Looms
KickingTiresLeonardo DiCaprio may love his Fisker Karma, but the California automaker is listing like the Titanic. Less than a month after founder Henrik Fisker quit, the boutique car company laid off some 160 employees, the Detroit News reports, as it......Tags: Bankruptcy, Employees, Financially Distressed Companies, Manufacturing and Engineering, Leonardo DiCaprio
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Despite Efficient Cars, Savings at Pump Elusive
KickingTiresDespite reduced gasoline consumption, higher prices at the pump mean Americans are finding themselves with less money to spend elsewhere. That's according to a pair of reports issued Monday by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Union of Concerned......Tags: Gasoline Industry, AAA, Ford, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Unions
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Detroit Three Ramp Up Capacity
KickingTiresThree years ago, Detroit automakers were running around 50% capacity as the auto industry hobbled toward a year with just 10.4 million new-car sales. With sales this year poised to break 14 million, capacity usage is back. GM, Ford and......Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Ford, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Automotive Equipment
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New App Keeps Tabs on Texting Drivers
KickingTiresTexting while driving has become a nationwide epidemic, one that the developers of a new smartphone application hope to eradicate. The Vehawk app tracks a driver's cellphone usage during a trip and sends notifications to the account holder (most likely......Tags: Trips and Vacations, Apple iPhone, Butterfly Ballots, Chad, Computer Hardware
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I'm done watching NFL until real refs return
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsMy print column today is about Pembroke Pines city manager Charlie Dodge needing a reality check after he called a $198,000 salary offer "an insult." But today's loudest reality check goes to the National Football League, its owners and Commissioner......Tags: Green Bay Packers, National Football League, Roger Goodell, Seattle Seahawks, Sports
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NHL owners plot risky course in labor negotiations
Business & Pleasure of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsIf last week???s brief labor negotiations accomplished anything it was to make perfectly clear why the league appears headed for a lockout that will delay training camp quite possibly impact the regular season. That was transparent in two statements by......Tags: National Hockey League, Ice Hockey, Minnesota Wild, Sports, Zach Parise
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Final bell tolling for Hollywood water tower clocks?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsLooks like the city of Hollywood has finally given up on its jinxed water tower clocks, which never worked right and stood as a fitting symbol of the city's mismanagement and fiscal woes. A reader alerted me to workers taking......Tags: Job Layoffs, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Water Supply
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Palm Beach County Commission backs down on wage theft law
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsBusiness pressure on Tuesday squashed a proposed Palm Beach County wage theft law, which religious leaders long sought to help low-income workers recover overdue pay. For nearly three years, a coalition of local religious leaders urged the County...Tags: Laws, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Religion and Belief, Theft, Justice System
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Palm Beach County wage theft law faces new hurdle
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County commissioners may opt for a weakened version of wage theft protections long-sought by local religious leaders for low-income workers, according to a new proposal going before the board Tuesday. For two years a coalition of local...Tags: Laws, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Employment, Theft, Justice System
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Daily News Briefs: June 26, 2012
KickingTiresU.S. auto sales will increase but stay below 16 million annual deliveries ??? a target hit from 1999 through 2007 ??? through 2015, according to a new report from AlixPartners LLC. Why? Blame factors like lingering unemployment, which has been......Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Unemployment, Japan, Services and Shopping, Corporate Officers
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American-Made Index: Which Automakers Affect the Most U.S. Workers?
KickingTiresCars.com's American-Made Index gauges how American a car is on a model-by-model basis, but there are lots of other ways to determine just how American a car is. If you look at raw employment figures, Detroit automakers have a larger......Tags: Services and Shopping, Employment, Companies and Corporations, Employment Opportunities, Plant Openings
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Did your kid???s camp counselor pass a background check?
Crime and Safety - Sun-Sentinel?? Sun Sentinel file photo: Cristobal Herrera. Hey moms and dads: If your kid's camp counselor didn't pass a state and federal background check,??the state wants to hear from you. The Florida Department of Children & Families says schools and community...Tags: Health, Emergency Health Procedures, First Aid, Labor Legislation, Employees
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