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10:10 Economy Rockford: Changes Coming to Spring Auto Market
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Last Updated: 11:28 AM 02/25/10 - New car sales are expected to rise 14 percent this year after automakers come off one of their worst years in decades. (Full Story)
Car Dealers Optimistic About 2010
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Last Updated: 5:23 PM 01/26/10 - It was a tumultuous year for the stateline auto industry, but 2010 appears to be the light at the end of the tunnel. (Full Story)
Economy Rockford: Chrysler Dealers Get Pink Slips
Last Updated: 3:22 PM 01/26/10 - Chrysler’s announcement yesterday, that it would pull the plug on nearly 800 U.S. dealerships, four here in the Stateline, may not be all bad news, according to one local expert. What will this mean for the future? (Full Story)
Economy Rockford: Local Car Dealers Optimistic
Last Updated: 5:27 PM 01/15/10 - It’s a sign of the times as car dealerships across the country are getting financially run over by the recession, forcing many of them to close. Local expert George Schaffner explains why out dealerships are uniquely situated to survive the rough road. (Full Story)
10:10 Economy: Changes Ahead for Saturn
Last Updated: 5:26 PM 01/15/10 - General Motors and Saturn are moving toward a deal to spin off the Saturn brand and it’s products after 2011. So what does this mean for a local Saturn employees and drivers? (Full Story)
10:10 Economy: What's Driving The Buying?
Last Updated: 5:25 PM 01/15/10 - A new trend in auto sales is developing. As the economy continues down its rough road, more people are buying used cars because they can’t afford new ones, and that’s driving prices up. A local auto expert says its a hot time for us to take advantage of new deals that can put us in new wheels. (Full Story)
After GM shutdown, tech college enrollment surges
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Last Updated: 10:19 AM 09/04/09 - Enrollment at the technical college in Janesville has surged with the end of SUV production at General Motors there.
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