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Hotel switches to Baymont franchise

IRON MOUNTAIN — A hotel on Iron Mountain’s south side celebrated changing to the Baymont by Wyndham franchise with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce. The hotel at 1609 S. Stephenson Ave. in Iron Mountain has gone through extensive renovations, owner Kanna ...

Amazon workers affiliated with Teamsters strike at delivery hubs

Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union launched a strike at seven of the company's delivery hubs less than a week before Christmas. The Teamsters said the workers, who voted to authorize strikes in recent days, joined picket lines on Thursday after Amazon ignored a Sunday deadline ...

Stocks plunge as Fed hints at just 2 rate cuts for 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve hinted Wednesday it may deliver fewer shots of adrenaline for the U.S. economy in 2025 than earlier thought. The S&P 500 fell 2.9%, just shy of its biggest loss for the year, to pull ...

US safety regulators retreat from massive air bag recall

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have backed away from seeking a giant recall of nearly 50 million air bag inflators and will investigate further after the auto industry raised questions about whether all of the inflators are defective. The move Wednesday by the National Highway ...

Legislation strengthens safety system for commercial drivers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House recently passed bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, to strengthen the national safety system for commercial drivers. Peters’ Strengthening the Commercial Driver’s License Information System Act, which he introduced with U.S. ...