Posted by Linda H on 1:48:00 PM
Armed simply with chainsaws, a corps of military veterans has arrived on the Jersey Shore to help Sandy-stricken residents trapped by a maze of downed trees and debris.
The team members, whose previous tours have included Iraq and Afghanistan, arrived in New Jersey this week from Arizona, where they were serving in the Veterans Fire Corps, a program that helps recent-era vets prepare for careers in conservation. Their recent training in chain saw operation and wildland firefighting made them perfectly suited for the mission at hand.
“We volunteered right away,” says Joseph LiCausi, a former Navy petty officer from Queens, New York. “Cleaning up roads, getting trees out of the way, helping displaced people get food. It feels good to help out.”
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Posted by Linda H on 6:30:00 AM
Chrysler is expected to say Thursday it will make additional investments and hire workers at its Mack I Engine Plant in Detroit as the automaker boosts production at its North American factories.
Chrysler has added about 7,000 workers at plants in the U.S. and Canada since its Chapter 11 bankruptcy exit in June 2009. That includes 1,100 new workers who started producing Jeep Grand Cherokees at Detroit's Jefferson North Assembly Plant this month. Chrysler also plans to add 1,105 workers next year in Toledo to build the small SUV that will replace the Jeep Liberty.
Chrysler's U.S. sales have increased for 31 consecutive months. Through October, Chrysler's market share has increased to 11.5% from 10.7% a year earlier.
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