Toyota plans to close its New United Motors Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) assembly plant in Fremont, California and shift production to Japan, leading to thousands of job losses. Such a move, compounds an already tough labor market in the U.S. The United Auto Workers, consumer groups and representatives from other groups are protesting the closure
Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy will serve as coach for the Eastern Conference at the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, which will be played on Sunday, Feb. 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
A man who intentionally touched a girl in a lewd manner and solicited her to be his sex slave was arrested last Friday, Orange County Sheriff’s deputies said.
Orlando Police Department (OPD), in a major drug sweep, recently hauled in 24 drug dealers, so far, OPD officials said. Styled Operation Cannonball at the start of 2010, the initial phase of the operation commenced on November 30, 2009, and culminated around January 13, 2010, with search warrants and arrest warrants.
Florida Community Bank in Immokalee, Florida, was closed down yesterday, January 29th, by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation. It is the second Florida bank to go under in 2010, as last week, Premier American Bank, Miami, Florida, was shuttered.
Eighteen days into emergency operations following a massive earthquake in Haiti, the Florida Department of Health reports that 526 persons have been received at Florida hospitals, and last Wednesday Governor Charlie Crist, concerned about ongoing medical costs, turned to the federal government for financial assistance.
Thousands of attendees at the 21st Annual Zora! Festival in Eatonville, had an opportunity to learn about the 2010 Census Portrait of America Road Tour, on Saturday, January 30th.
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