FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) — Ford is canceling plans to build a new $1.6 billion factory in Mexico and will invest $700 million in a Michigan plant to build new electric and autonomous vehicles. Ford, however, still plans to shift production of the Focus small car to Mexico and will make the car at an
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US construction spending hits highest level in 10 years
By Martin Crutsinger/AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. builders boosted spending on construction projects for a second straight month in November, pushing activity to the highest level in more than a decade. Construction spending rose 0.9 percent in November after a 0.6 percent increase in October, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. The increase reflected
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US construction spending hits highest level in 10 years
By Martin Crutsinger/AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. builders boosted spending on construction projects for a second straight month in November, pushing activity to the highest level in more than a decade. Construction spending rose 0.9 percent in November after a 0.6 percent increase in October, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. The increase reflected
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The Latest at CES: ‘Smart stores’ to draw shoppers from web
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Technology may soon change the way you shop in brick-and-mortar stores, not just online. Last month, Amazon unveiled a test store that lets shoppers fill their bags and walk out without seeing a cashier or scanning any items. Many other stores have been experimenting with digital enhancements aimed at luring shoppers
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Bank of Idaho to receive Brightest Star award
By Torrey Mortenson, Post Register Serve Idaho, the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism, will recognize the 2016 Brightest Stars at a ceremony on Jan. 18 in the Simplot Ballroom at Boise State University. Bank of Idaho will receive the award in the Business category for 2016. Idahoans nominated the award recipients throughout the year,
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Bank of Idaho to receive Brightest Star award
By Torrey Mortenson, Post Register Serve Idaho, the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism, will recognize the 2016 Brightest Stars at a ceremony on Jan. 18 in the Simplot Ballroom at Boise State University. Bank of Idaho will receive the award in the Business category for 2016. Idahoans nominated the award recipients throughout the year,
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Idaho oil and gas industry growing; new potential areas eyed
By Keith Ridler, Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The amount of severance taxes generated by Idaho’s oil and gas industry is getting close to paying what it costs the state to regulate that industry. Idaho Department of Lands Director Tom Schultz estimates that 2017 severance taxes will come close to the break-even point as
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Bruce Willis, Demi Moore donate Idaho theater to troupe
HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — Actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore have donated the Liberty Theatre in downtown Hailey to a local theater company. The Idaho Statesman reports (http://bit.ly/2ir425O ) that the formalized gift gives the Company of Fools a secure, permanent space where the theatrical company has performed since 1996. The couple, who are now
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What to do with unwanted gift cards
By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL , AP Personal Finance Writer Gift cards are a popular present at the holidays — the National Retail Federation says more than half of consumers plan to give one this year. But they aren’t always wanted — research organization CEB TowerGroup estimates that $1 billion of the $130 billion spent on
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China plans to land probes on far side of moon, Mars by 2020
By LOUISE WATT , Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China vowed Tuesday to speed up the development of its space industry as it set out its plans to become the first country to soft land a probe on the far side of the moon, by around 2018, and launch its first Mars probe by 2020.
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