/tags/general-motors general motors en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:41:59 GMT /2025-04-29/was-lincoln-village-a-model-city Lincoln Village is a neighborhood of modest homes just west of Columbus. The development started with one man's vision of a housing cooperative that would make home ownership more affordable while addressing the post-WWII housing shortage. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:41:59 GMT /2025-04-29/was-lincoln-village-a-model-city Michael De Bonis /news-partners/2020-10-14/why-an-auto-plant-closure-looms-large-in-presidential-contest-in-ohio In 2016, support for Donald Trump surged in northeast Ohio. But the 2019 closure of General Motors' plant in Lordstown may have changed residents' views. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:55:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-14/why-an-auto-plant-closure-looms-large-in-presidential-contest-in-ohio Tamara Keith /2020-09-30/biden-makes-appeal-to-working-americans-in-train-tour-of-ohio-pennsylvania Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden boarded a train from the Downtown Cleveland lakefront Wednesday morning headed for Pennsylvania, with a stop in Alliance, Ohio. He spent the previous night in Northeast Ohio following the first presidential debate, then joined his wife Jill at a morning campaign rally by the Amtrak station. Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:50:12 GMT /2020-09-30/biden-makes-appeal-to-working-americans-in-train-tour-of-ohio-pennsylvania Annie Wu /news/2020-09-29/ohio-claws-back-28-million-in-tax-credits-from-general-motors The state of Ohio is calling on General Motors to refund the state tens of millions of dollars in tax credits in reaction to closing the Lordstown auto… Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:50:30 GMT /news/2020-09-29/ohio-claws-back-28-million-in-tax-credits-from-general-motors Andy Chow /news-partners/2020-09-17/as-pandemic-stretches-on-revealing-possible-exposure-can-be-costly-to-workers COVID-19 is still spreading in many communities. Test results can be slow. And quarantines are often unpaid. This leaves workers with tough decisions about what to disclose and when to stay home. Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:47:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-09-17/as-pandemic-stretches-on-revealing-possible-exposure-can-be-costly-to-workers Camila Domonoske /news/2020-07-01/ohio-attorney-general-to-gm-we-want-our-money-back Ohio gave General Motors some $60 million in state tax credits for its Lordstown operation. Now the state's Attorney General is demanding the company pay… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:18:00 GMT /news/2020-07-01/ohio-attorney-general-to-gm-we-want-our-money-back Jo Ingles /news-partners/npr-news/2020-06-23/an-electric-pickup-truck-brings-new-energy-to-lordstown-ohio An old General Motors plant is being retooled to make a battery-powered work truck, the Endurance. The local community is watching closely, hopeful for a resurgence of good jobs. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:04:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-06-23/an-electric-pickup-truck-brings-new-energy-to-lordstown-ohio Camila Domonoske /news/2020-06-18/ohio-may-force-gm-to-repay-60-million-after-it-shut-down-lordstown-plant Ohio officials are weighing whether to force General Motors to repay $60 million in public incentives after it shut down an assembly plant in… Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:47:30 GMT /news/2020-06-18/ohio-may-force-gm-to-repay-60-million-after-it-shut-down-lordstown-plant Associated Press /2020-05-18/ford-reopens-with-rechoreographed-factories Almost 60,000 Ford workers were back on the job in the U.S. on Monday. Ford head Jim Hackett says the company's factories "create the distance that we're going to need for this to work well." Mon, 18 May 2020 19:56:59 GMT /2020-05-18/ford-reopens-with-rechoreographed-factories James Doubek /news-partners/2020-05-04/u-s-automakers-are-slowly-rolling-toward-a-restart U.S. auto plants are gradually starting to reopen. New safety measures, from social distancing to face shields, are being put into place, while some workers are anxious about the risk of an outbreak. Mon, 04 May 2020 21:05:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-04/u-s-automakers-are-slowly-rolling-toward-a-restart Camila Domonoske