November 9th, 2012
By Jan Barry General Motors has set a different kind of bottom line for car companies, reducing and reusing waste material to zero at more than half of its manufacturing plants around the world. PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay is taking similar action in food manufacturing, building what it calls a “netzero” plant in Arizona designed to operate […]
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Tags: business, environment, GM, green, recycling, sustainability, Volt, waste
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July 27th, 2010
By Larry Ennis A recent post concerning “cheating” and the adverse effect it has on society caused me to remember my own guilt. Believe me, I’m guilty of more than one infraction of the cheating rule. However, I think this story has a moral value. You can be the judge. This story, like most of […]
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Tags: affirmative action, cheating, gender, GM, race, training, union, workers
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February 4th, 2010
By Larry Ennis In recent years U.S. auto makers have from time to time had to recall their products for numerous reasons. Some of the recalls were used to address serious issues, but far more were to address less than life-threatening items. Probably the most well-remembered were both fuel tank related issues. The vehicles involved […]
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Tags: Detroit, GM, publicity, recall, safety, Toyota
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