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Japanese Film Studio to Make Video Games

Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation studio that wowed American filmgoers with “My Neighbor Totoro” and the Oscar-winning “Spirited Away,” plans to bring its quirky sensibility and style to video games.

NUMMI Closure

For more than a quarter-century, thousands of men and women at New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc., (NUMMI) built cars like the Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe and Chevrolet Nova. They constructed more than seven million vehicles at the last auto plant west of the Rocky Mountains. On April 1, NUMMI will close its doors, and more than 4,700 people will be out of work. The closure will impact and estimated 1,000 businesses throughout the state and economists predict an additional 20,000 related jobs will be shed by the plant closure.

For NUMMI workers, this is a time of uncertainity…

Fremont Thrift Stores Seeing Mixed Bag From Spendthrift Customers Stressed in Economic Slowdown

The local thrift store industry typically says Christmas comes in October, when sales are buoyed by Halloween.

But area thrift stores have seen a mixed bag of tricks and treats as a result of the nation’s economic woes.

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