Reminder: Entry forms for the overnite drive program (VAP) need to be turned in by the end of the shift today in the cafeteria. The drawing will be held Thursday, April 29 at lunch time in the cafeteria. Good luck!
• The final total for the March of Dimes collection is $3112.45. This is a new record, surpassing the 2007 total of $3097 – with only one shift! Thanks to Tina Hayes, who co-chaired the event, and all of you once again for all your extraordinary generosity!
• From Automotive News: Ford posted net income of $2.1 billion in the first quarter, almost twice the figure projected by analysts, fueled by a 37 percent rise in U.S. sales. The profit compared with a loss of $1.4 billion a year earlier. Revenue rose to $28.1 billion from $24.4 billion. Ford's automotive operations had a pre-tax operating profit of $1.2 billion, vs. a loss of $1.9 billion a year earlier.
• More Automotive News: General Motors said today it will invest more than $850 million to upgrade five North American factories to make its next-generation V-8 engines more fuel efficient. The new V-8s will differ from the current versions by using direct injection and a new combustion system, spokeswoman Sharon Basel said. The next-generation engines will also be lighter. GM will build them exclusively from aluminum, compared with the current versions' aluminum and iron makeup, Basel said. All of the engines will be able to run on E85 ethanol. The investment will create or save positions for about 1,600 workers, GM said today in a statement. GM's pool of laid off workers currently numbers more than 4,000 in the U.S., spokeswoman Kim Carpenter said.
On behalf of the March of Dimes, thank you all so very much. We greatly apreciate everything you do to help us fund research and programs so that one day all babies will be born healthy.
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