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Today at 10:56 AM  MPG numbers released for all-new GM trucks. Some will be built in Flint.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  The money raised will not only help those in Oklahoma, but in Flint as well.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The head of GM feels that these buildings should be owned by GM.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  GM to invest money but no new jobs in 3 area plants.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Singing, “The union makes us strong," hundreds of local United Auto Workers members donned white shirts to remember the Flint Sit-Down strike that ended on Feb. 11, 1937, when some 700 General Motors employees fought for better working conditions.

Monday, January 14, 2013  The 2014 Silverado Light Duty and HD models will be made in Flint and will be launched in the second quarter of 2013.

Friday, December 07, 2012  General Motors’ Flint Assembly, Metal Center and Engine operations are among the 54 facilities to meet a voluntary energy-reduction challenge set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, cutting energy intensity to meet the EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Challenge for Industry.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  GM gets awards from Michigan's DEQ

Friday, September 07, 2012  GM won't talk about the 2014 Chevy Silverado made in Flint.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Already, the return of jobs at GM is having ripple effects at nearby small businesses. Angelo’s Coney Island, a 63-year mainstay in Flint, expects to hire a few more waitresses with the new influx of business.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  Just weeks after launching a new third shift, the Flint Assembly plant says the market demand is far lower than expected, and so they're cutting overtime Saturdays.

Monday, August 08, 2011  750 salaried and hourly additional workers punched the clock Sunday night.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  Both sides concerned about public perception

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  The General Motors complex on Van Slyke in Flint is getting a $10 million credit, and is expected to retain about 185 jobs.

Monday, May 16, 2011  The $417 million investment would transform the desolated Brownfield land into a paint facility for the Flint Assembly Plant and add about 50 jobs.