http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/enWed, 14 May 2008 18:37:48 -0500Movable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/no1551951http://www.feedburner.comhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/289871455/good_news_pensioners_many_of_y.htmlFinanceMliveMelissa Burden | The Flint JournalWed, 14 May 2008 10:18:00 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.977961 ]]>The Associated PressStimulus payments roll off printing presses in Emeryville, California. The first batch of rebate payments started hitting bank accounts early this month through direct deposits. GRAND BLANC TWP., Michigan -- Turns out Joe Eanes may be getting an stimulus check after all. The retired groundskeeper, 61, thought he was shut out of receiving one of the payments heading to more than 130 million taxpayers because his only income comes from his city of Flint pension. And pension income doesn't count toward earned income for the stimulus, the Internal Revenue Service says....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/good_news_pensioners_many_of_y.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/290531120/al_serra_makes_national_top_10.htmlAutosCommunity: Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc TownshpRetailTechnologyMelissa Burden | The Flint JournalWed, 14 May 2008 18:37:48 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.981967 ]]>GRAND BLANC TWP., Michigan -- The Al Serra Auto Plaza is the state leader in online vehicle sales, an auto magazine says. The Grand Blanc Township-based dealership -- which sells Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Hummer, Honda and Nissan -- sold 1,167 vehicles through its Web site in 2007, according to Auto Dealer Monthly magazine....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/al_serra_makes_national_top_10.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/289541366/feds_seize_assets_of_swartz_cr.htmlBreaking NewsCommunity: Swartz CreekFinanceNewsMelissa Burden | The Flint JournalTue, 13 May 2008 11:20:40 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.975415 ]]>SWARTZ CREEK, Michigan -- The assets of Greg McKnight of Swartz Creek have been frozen as part of an investigation into an alleged Internet fraud scheme that claims more than $72 million was taken from more than 3,000 investors, according to the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, with assistance from the the state insurance office, was recently able to obain an emergency court order to freeze McKnight's assets on behalf of investors, a news release said....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/feds_seize_assets_of_swartz_cr.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/289434258/professionals_politicians_tap.htmlTechnologyMelissa Burden | The Flint JournalTue, 13 May 2008 08:16:07 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.974103 ]]>Flint Journal photo illustrationMore and more people are using Web sites to relay their message. GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- Angie Ridley wants you to find her. On MySpace. On Facebook. On LinkedIn and several other social-networking sites. A broker for Complete Realty in Burton and president-elect of the Flint Area Association of Realtors' board, Ridley, 42, has embraced social networking and blogging....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/professionals_politicians_tap.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/288815837/flintbased_vetbizcentral_to_of.htmlCommunity: FlintServiceMelissa Burden | The Flint JournalMon, 12 May 2008 10:52:02 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.971654 ]]>FLINT, Michigan -- Businesses interested in learning how to tap into the $350-billion marketplace of federal government contracting can learn more during a free workshop May 22....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/flintbased_vetbizcentral_to_of.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/288707687/tips_and_clips_hair_salon_open.htmlCommunity: BurtonRetailServiceAshley A. Smith | The Flint JournalMon, 12 May 2008 08:53:55 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.971301 ]]>BURTON, Michigan -- Maryland Smith was just a little nervous about opening Tips and Clips Salon in January. But business ownership is better than she'd ever dreamed....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/tips_and_clips_hair_salon_open.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/288707680/they_scream_for_custard_too_at.htmlCommunity: Lapeer CountyRestaurantsRetailServiceAshley A. Smith | The Flint JournalMon, 12 May 2008 09:04:25 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.971333 ]]>Katie Rausch | The Flint Journal Kirk Moshier, of Lapeer Township, heads back to his car with an ice cream Sunday afternoon at the TC Custard & Ice Cream Shop in Lapeer. The shop, which has been open for more than ten years, is under new managment.ELBA TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- It's not heavy, but not light. And it's rich, smooth and creamy, said Cynthia Stevens, describing the custard and ice cream at TC Custard & Ice Cream, 5447 Davison Road....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/they_scream_for_custard_too_at.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/287678212/competition_fierce_in_genesee.htmlEmploymentNewsRestaurantsRoNeisha Mullen | The Flint JournalSat, 10 May 2008 15:11:45 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.965939 ]]>GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- Your teen isn't handing you a line: It really is tough to find a summer job. In fact, it's harder than it's been in years....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/competition_fierce_in_genesee.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/287395547/resale_shop_offers_deals_for_s.htmlCommunity: Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc TownshpHousingReal estateWeeklyJulia Zaher | The Grand Blanc NewsSat, 10 May 2008 03:13:21 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.966160 ]]>GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Bruce Lanning's daughter just finished remodeling her home in Ann Arbor. Part of the project included replacing the light canisters....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/resale_shop_offers_deals_for_s.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/287199130/highend_housing_community_comi.htmlCommunity: Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc TownshpHousingJulia Zaher | The Grand Blanc NewsFri, 09 May 2008 15:03:39 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.964947 ]]>Julia Zaher | The Grand Blanc NewsThe Grandview Lodge, the social centerpiece of Del Webb's Grand Reserve development on Baldwin Road east of Saginaw Road in Grand Blanc Township, is under construction. The building, which includes an Olympic-size pool, workout facilities and gathering space, opened for tours April 26. Grand Reserve is an active lifestyles community for residents 55 years of age and older.` GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- The slow housing market hasn't thwarted plans to make Del Webb's Grand Reserve development on Baldwin Road east of Saginaw Road a premier community. And the centerpiece of the single-family home and condominium community is under construction and open for tours: a 15,000-square-feet recreation center called Grandview Lodge....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/highend_housing_community_comi.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/285749415/wheels_calendar_summer_car_cru.htmlAutosThe Flint JournalWed, 07 May 2008 19:03:15 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.959812 ]]>Ryan Garza | Journal file photoA man admires this 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air during a car cruise in downtown Davison. The weather is warming up and the summer car cruise schedule is growing each week....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/wheels_calendar_summer_car_cru.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/285749417/a_double_whammy_at_gm_flint_tr.htmlGeneral MotorsNewsUnion (UAW)Melissa Burden | The Flint JournalWed, 07 May 2008 17:32:18 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.959465 ]]>FLINT, Michigan -- Just one month after a banner announcement about hundreds of temporary jobs coming to Flint, General Motors reversed course on Wednesday. GM indefinitely postponed the addition of a second shift to the medium-duty line at GM Flint Truck Assembly, which had been scheduled to begin next week. The UAW had said it could have given jobs to about 500 temporary workers....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/a_double_whammy_at_gm_flint_tr.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/285749419/general_motors_indefinitely_po.htmlAutosBreaking NewsCommunity: FlintGM-UAWGeneral MotorsMliveMelissa Burden | The Flint JournalWed, 07 May 2008 12:43:37 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.957660 ]]>FLINT, Michigan -- General Motors said today that it has indefinitely postponed plans to add a second shift to its medium-duty line at GM Flint Truck Assembly, a month after it announced it wanted to add about 500 temporary workers to a new shift.Flint Journal extras Other GM-related articles: • May 5, 2008: Cars, events being lined up for GM's 100th anniversary celebration • May 5, 2008: Analyst: Future of two Flint General Motors plants in doubt under current UAW pact • April 28, 2008: GM plant in Flint one of four to lose shift; General Motors says layoffs to start in July Kevin Nadrowski, a Flint Truck Assembly spokesman, said the automaker has continued to evaluate that plan and made the announcement to plant workers today. "We feel we can meet our customer orders with a single shift rather than add a second shift," he said. The shift had been scheduled to start next week, though it wasn't clear how long it would have lasted. Workers on the medium-duty line produce the GMC TopKick and Chevrolet Kodiak....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/general_motors_indefinitely_po.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/285749421/rex_blackwell_named_plant_mana.htmlCommunity: FlintGeneral MotorsRon Fonger | The Flint JournalWed, 07 May 2008 06:05:25 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.955234 ]]>FLINT, Michigan -- Rex Blackwell, plant manager of General Motors Powertrain Saginaw Metal Castings Operations, has been appointed manager of the Flint Truck Assembly Plant....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/rex_blackwell_named_plant_mana.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/285021628/lawmakers_propose_2year_morato.htmlCommunity: Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc TownshpHousingNewsReal estateMelissa Burden | The Flint JournalThu, 08 May 2008 13:48:35 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.955221 ]]>GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- Sandra Appleberry of Grand Blanc Township said a proposed two-year freeze on home foreclosures could save her home. Flint Journal extras Other articles on foreclosures and the economy: • April 15, 2008: Fenton Township residents creates CashOffersFast.com to help struggling home sales • April 14, 2008: Real estate firm, Signature Real Estate, to provide foreclosure bus tour to potential home buyers and investors • April 5, 2008: Students struggle to find loans to pay for college • March 19, 2008: Nine Genesee County businesses avoiding foreclosure Appleberry, 53, a pastor of a Flint church, is among the thousands of residents who are behind in their mortgage payments that three state senators, including Sen. John J. Gleason, D-Flushing, are trying to help with a new three-bill package that would put a moratorium on mortgage and tax foreclosures in Michigan. The legislation introduced Tuesday would allow property owners to seek a two-year stay on mortgage foreclosures from the court, but homeowners could be ordered to pay reduced mortgage payments during that time....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/lawmakers_propose_2year_morato.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/flintbusinessnow/~3/284308924/flint_losing_about_150_eds_job.htmlBreaking NewsGM-UAWNewsRon Fonger and Melissa Burden | The Flint JournalMon, 05 May 2008 21:40:41 -0500tag:www.mlive.com,2008:/flintjournal/business/index.ssf//2752.951728 ]]>About Electronic Data Systems • The company promotes itself as a leading global technology services company, providing services like maintaining computer systems for clients. • EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry 45 years ago. • Clients are in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries. Source: EDSFLINT, Michigan -- About 150 Flint-based Electronic Data Systems Inc. employees will be transferred to Pontiac next month, another hurtful blow to area's economy. A spokesman said Monday that three-quarters of EDS employees in the Great Lakes Technology Centre will be transferred next month, leaving only about 50 company workers on site. "It's part of a consolidation (that is happening) in phases," said Dave Ellis, an EDS spokesman. "We leased a new building in Pontiac (and) in a routine review of our real estate needs in Michigan we have been consolidating to Pontiac." EDS spun off from General Motors in 1996 but remains a GM supplier. Some, but not all, employees at Great Lakes worked with GM, Ellis said....http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/business/index.ssf/2008/05/flint_losing_about_150_eds_job.htmlnonadult