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...giant wind turbine stands over Dagenham Heathway like an exclamation point. To Ford Motor Co., the U.S. corporation that erected it six years ago, the turbine is a vigorous declaration of modernity, generating the sustainable energy that drives what it calls a "global center of excellence for diesel engineering." These days, however, the 394-ft. (120 m) structure seems to punctuate the cry of pain that was once a busy shopping street in this hardscrabble East London suburb. Ford Dagenham produced as many as 340,617 cars annually and employed 40,000 people at its peak in the 1960s. Ford...
This constantly running motor hasn’t just helped in college; it may have been the key to building O’Connor’s interest in wrestling from the outset—when the grappler’s 3rd-grade PE teacher noted the future star’s potential...
There is something else that the city cannot afford: Griffin's salary. The 45-year-old comes to the Motor City with a considerable national reputation. Enter Rip Rapson, president of the $3.1 billion Kresge Foundation. While Griffin will work inside the city's planning department, she won't be on the public payroll. Her salary, plus the cost of assembling a team of consultants, is covered by Kresge. (See pictures of Detroit's decline...
...government kicked in $60 million, leaving the local promoter with a tidy profit. "Singapore wasn't really on the map, and then they run this F1 night race, show it on TV and suddenly everyone knows where Singapore is," says Zak Brown, who runs Just Marketing International, a motor-sports sponsorship agency...
...personal fortune at $3.7 billion. Ecclestone turns 80 this season, but he isn't going anywhere. "I do what I do and I'll keep doing it as long as I can deliver," he says. "When I can't, I'll hang it up." (See pictures from the Detroit motor show...