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Michigan

Category: Geographic Index
Wikipedia: Michigan
Page Sections: Businesses · Documents · Article Index

Businesses

Diesel Freak
Flat Top Transport
Preh VU Manufacturing


Documents

DateDocumentDetails
June 1968
publication date
Traffic Law Enforcement Subjects
Course Content Information
Lesson Plan Outlines
Research Report ( PDF) 6.4MB · 170 pages
Authors: James W. Rutherford
Publisher: Michigan State Police
1 April 1983
publication date
Secondary Road Patrol Program Second Evaluation
1981 Activities
Research Report ( PDF) 3.2MB · 21 pages
Publisher: State of Michigan
1 April 1984
publication date
Secondary Road Patrol Act 416, Public Acts of 1978 Annual Report and EvaluationResearch Report ( PDF) 4.0MB · 25 pages
Publisher: Michigan Office of Criminal Justice
1994
publication date
Vehicular Pursuits
An Eight Year Study
Research Report ( PDF) 3.0MB · 52 pages
Author: Timothy J. Krzeminski
Publisher: City of Troy, Michigan
December 2006
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2007
Research Report ( PDF) 9.0MB · 126 pages
Authors: Gina Rosendall & Sgt. James Flegel
Publisher: Michigan State Police
November 2009
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2010
Research Report ( PDF) 5.0MB · 92 pages
Author: Sheila Cowles
Publisher: Michigan State Police
November 2010
publication date
2010 Aftermarket Brake Pad EvaluationResearch Report ( PDF) 2.4MB · 74 pages
Authors: Lt. Keith Wilson & Sgt. Ronald Gromak
Publisher: Michigan State Police Precision Driving Unit
November 2010
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2011
Research Report ( PDF) 3.8MB · 90 pages
Author: Sheila Cowles
Publisher: Michigan State Police
December 2011
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2012
Research Report ( PDF) 4.7MB · 126 pages
Authors: Debbie Schrauben & Sgt. Jim Flegel
Publisher: Michigan State Police
December 2012
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2013
Research Report ( PDF) 11.9MB · 117 pages
Authors: Debbie Schrauben & Sgt. Jim Flegel
Publisher: Michigan State Police
December 2013
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2014
Research Report ( PDF) 10.6MB · 127 pages
Author: Tricia Steel
Publisher: Michigan State Police
January 2015
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2015
Research Report ( PDF) 14.5MB · 124 pages
Author: Tricia Steel
Publisher: Michigan State Police
January 2016
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2016
Research Report ( PDF) 5.6MB · 120 pages
Publisher: Michigan State Police
December 2016
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2017
Research Report ( PDF) 13.3MB · 116 pages
Publisher: Michigan State Police
November 2017
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2018
Research Report ( PDF) 10.7MB · 119 pages
Publisher: Michigan State Police
November 2018
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2019
Research Report ( PDF) 8.5MB · 119 pages
Publisher: Michigan State Police
October 2019
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2020
Research Report ( PDF) 9.7MB · 119 pages
Publisher: Michigan State Police
October 2023
publication date
Police Vehicle Evaluation
Model Year 2024
Research Report ( PDF) 3.1MB · 73 pages
Publisher: Michigan State Police


Article Index

DateArticleDetails
3 January 1909HOW FRICTION DRIVE WAS DEVELOPED
The history of the improvement of every mechanical invention or device is the history of its simplification. From crude beginnings with many parts they have been brought to common things that every one can understand with little difficulty.
News Article (text)
Publication: The New York Times
Byline: R.A. Palmer
Topic: Cartercar
3 January 1920ENTER MILLION-DOLLAR SUIT
Seven officers and Directors of the Olympian Motors Company of Pontiac are named as defendants in a damage suit for $1,000,000 filed in the Federal Court by Paul Weadock of Detroit.
News Article (text)
Publication: The New York Times
Dateline: Detroit, Michigan
Topic: Olympian
27 August 1925RALPH B. DORT CONTESTS WILL
Ralph Bates Dort, eldest son of the late J. Dallas Dort and one time advertising manager and foreign representative of the Dort Motor Car Company, has appealed his father's will, which was recently admitted to probate here.
News Article (text)
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Flint, Michigan
Topics: Ralph Bates Dort,
J. Dallas Dort, Dort
16 December 1928THE NEWS FROM DETROIT
Detroit has had an opportunity to get a first view of several of the important pre-show exhibits, and these have increased the impression that the industry has once more been able to turn out more cars for less money.
News Article (text)
Publication: The New York Times
Byline: Walter Boynton
Dateline: Detroit, Michigan
6 November 1927FORD LOSES OLD FRIEND, BUYS HIS LUNCH WAGON
One of Henry Ford's earliest friends and financial backers died in Detroit last month. He was John M. Colquhoun, a well known character whose lunch wagon stood near the City Hall for many years.
News Article (text)
Publication: The New York Times
Topic: Henry Ford
30 June 2020Michigan State Police Vehicle and Motorcycle Evaluations Help Inform Purchasing Decisions
Every fall since 1975, the Michigan State Police have evaluated patrol vehicles and published the results in Police Vehicle Evaluation Model Year reports.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Justice Technology Information Center
29 July 2021U.S.-Canada Joint Statement on Gordie Howe International Bridge
By creating the first seamless highway-to-highway connection between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan—the location of one of North America’s busiest trade corridors—this new crossing, currently under construction, will for decades serve to secure and spur bi-national economic growth.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
25 January 2022Statement by President Biden on General Motors Investment in Michigan
Today’s announcement by GM – to make its largest investment ever, $7 billion to create 4,000 new jobs at EV manufacturing sites in Michigan – is the latest sign that my economic strategy is helping power an historic American manufacturing comeback.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Byline: President Joe Biden
Topic: General Motors
22 March 2022Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Project in Michigan
These final agency actions relate to a proposed highway project, I-375, from I-75 South of Mack Avenue to the Detroit Riverfront in the city of Detroit, Wayne County.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Theodore G. Burch
Topic: Interstate Highway System
31 March 2022Foreign-Trade Zone 189--Kent/Ottawa/Muskegon Counties, Michigan Application for Subzone, GHSP Inc., Grand Haven, Hart and Holland, Michigan
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board by the KOM Foreign Trade Zone Authority, grantee of FTZ 189, requesting subzone status for the facilities of GHSP Inc.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Andrew McGilvray
Topic: GHSP
3 June 2022Approval of Subzone Status, GHSP Inc., Grand Haven, Hart and Holland, Michigan
The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Andrew McGilvray
Topic: GHSP
27 June 2022Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 189--Kent/Ottawa/Muskegon Counties, Michigan; Notification of Proposed Production Activity, GHSP, Inc. (Automotive Products), Grand Haven, Hart and Holland, Michigan
The proposed finished products include: tube plugs; lock pins; cable brackets for shifters; auxiliary pumps for oil, water and fuel; pump covers; liquid crystal displays; LED displays; printed circuit boards; touch sensors; motor assemblies; and, automobile shifters.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Andrew McGilvray
Topic: GHSP
12 May 2023All Traffic Solutions Donates Radar Speed Sign to Madison Township Police Department
All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to Madison Township Police Department in Michigan through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb
Byline: Meagan Conley
Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia
6 June 2023Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects--Coolidge Terminal Replacement Project, and VIA Advanced Rapid Transit North/South Corridor Project
The purpose of this notice is to publicly announce FTA's environmental decisions on the subject projects and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final environmental actions.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Byline: Mark Ferroni
22 June 2023Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement for the Buick City Site in Flint, Michigan
The settlement requires the Settling Party to, if necessary, execute and record a Declaration of Restrictive Covenant; provide access to the Site and exercise due care with respect to existing contamination.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Douglas Ballotti
Topic: Buick
28 August 2023Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement for the Buick City Site in Flint, Michigan; Reopening of the Comment Period
Additionally, a public meeting will be held in Flint, Michigan prior to the closing of the reopened comment period.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Thomas Short
Topic: Buick
23 February 2024Final Corporate Defendant Sentenced In Major Clean Air Act Case
Diesel Freak designs and builds electronic monitoring and modification kits that adjust engine power and fuel efficiency through Wi-Fi connections with trucks on the road.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan
Dateline: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Topic: Diesel Freak
29 April 2024Joint Statement On Fatal Officer-Involved Incident In The Grand Rapids Area
“The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and the FBI Field Office Detroit are monitoring the ongoing state investigation into the circumstances that led to the tragic death of Samuel Sterling.”
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan
Dateline: Grand Rapids, Michigan
2 July 2024HONORING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
The League played a vital role in the construction of the Mackinac Bridge in the 1950s, a landmark project that connected Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Its advocacy was pivotal in the expansion of the Dial-A-Ride Transportation system in 1975, which greatly benefited seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Speech (text)
Publication: Congressional Record
Speaker: Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin
17 April 2024Safety Zone; Gordie Howe Bridge Construction, Detroit River; Detroit, MI
The safety zone is necessary and intended to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential falling hazards created by the construction of the Gordie Howe Bridge.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: U.S. Coast Guard
Byline: Richard P. Armstrong
3 May 2024Sterling Heights Man Charged with Multiple Counts of Aggravated Assaults of Federal Officers While Resisting Arrest
Carl Emerson Travis dragged a deputy U.S. Marshal and a task force officer with his car and knocked another officer to the ground.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan
Dateline: Detroit, Michigan
13 May 2024Michigan Resident and Heavy-Duty Diesel Parts Supplier Indicted for Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Air Act
According to the indictment HHP and Offringa conspired with a diesel truck operator in Fultonville, New York, and others, to remove, delete and tamper with monitoring devices on heavy-duty diesel trucks required to be maintained by the CAA and EPA regulations.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York
Dateline: Albany, New York
Topics: Kyle Offringa, Highway and Heavy Parts
11 July 2024Notice of Intended Repatriation: The Henry Ford, Dearborn, MI
A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The one object of cultural patrimony is a silver gorget. This gorget was purchased in 1959; however further acquisition information is unknown.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Park Service
Byline: Melanie O'Brien
Topic: The Henry Ford
13 August 2024Former General Motors Manager Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Receiving Bribe from Foreign Auto Parts Supplier Seeking Contract
In 2015, a foreign parts supplier paid So a total of $3.45 million in cash. As a manager and team leader at General Motors, So oversaw the supply of parts used to build interiors for GM automobiles in North America.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California
Byline: Ciaran McEvoy
Dateline: Los Angeles, California
Topics: Hyoung Nam So,
General Motors, Wookyung MIT
17 September 2024Michigan Resident and Heavy-Duty Diesel Parts Supplier Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Air Act
Kyle Offringa and Highway and Heavy Parts, LLC Admit to Conspiring with Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck Operators to Tamper with Emissions-Control Monitoring Devices.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York
Dateline: Albany, New York
Topics: Kyle Offringa,
Highway and Heavy Parts
18 September 2024ROLL BACK ESG TO INCREASE RETIREMENT EARNINGS ACT
If Republicans were truly serious about protecting American retirees, they would be working to restore the pensions of Americans who have lost their retirements, their pensions or seen them cut, like the thousands of Delphi salaried retirees across the country.
Speech (text)
Publication: Congressional Record
Speaker: Congressman Dan Kildee
Topic: Delphi
20 September 2024Farmington Hills Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Stealing Cars from Silverdome
The evidence presented during trial showed that for approximately six months in 2017, Porter and co-defendant Daniel Onorati conspired with each other and others to steal approximately 61 recalled Volkswagen and Audi cars that were parked at the site of the former Pontiac Silverdome.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan
Dateline: Detroit, Michigan
23 September 2024FACT SHEET: Taking Action to Support Auto Workers and Manufacturers, Including in Michigan
In Detroit, the White House will convene the Michigan Workforce Hub to announce new commitments to support the auto workforce and increase capital access for auto suppliers.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
1 October 2024CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF INNOVATION AT GENERAL MOTORS' MILFORD PROVING GROUND
Located in Oakland County, Michigan, Milford Proving Ground has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of transportation since its opening on September 25, 1924, and stands as the oldest dedicated vehicle testing facility in the world.
Speech (text)
Publication: Congressional Record
Speaker: Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin
Topic: General Motors
1 October 2024HONORING CONGRESSMAN DAVID CURSON'S SERVICE TO SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN AND THE NATION
A dedicated member of the United Auto Workers, he has forever fought for the right of working-class Americans and his work should be commended.
Speech (text)
Publication: Congressional Record
Speaker: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
Topics: David Curson, UAW
19 December 2024Lansing Man, Prosecuted Under Safe Summer Program, Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison
After callers reported hearing numerous gunshots from a car driving by, Lansing police responded and found Mychal Marcell Borney in the passenger seat of a car in the area.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan
Dateline: Grand Rapids, Michigan
17 January 2025Former West Michigan Business Owners Sentenced To Prison
Those businesses operated under several names, including Hites RV, Alpine Trailer Sales, Great Lakes Recreational, Great Lakes Trailer, GLR Transport, and Great Lakes Trailer Manufacturing.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan
Dateline: Grand Rapids, Michigan




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