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In this Nov. 10, 2019, file photo the company logo shines off the grille of an unsold 2020 Model X at a Tesla dealership in Littleton, Colo.
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In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo a United Auto Workers assemblyman works on a 2018 Ford F-150 truck being assembled at the Ford Rouge assembly plant, in Dearborn, Mich. Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, that it is adding 3,000 jobs at two factories in the Detroit area and investing $1.45 billion to build new pickup trucks, SUVs, and electric and autonomous vehicles. At the Dearborn truck plant $700 million will be invested.
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The jobs will pay about $61,000 a year.
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Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens put the prohibition on hold until "further order of this court."
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Model rendering of the planned Pfizer expansion, announced during a press conference at Pfizer in Portage, Mich., Tuesday, July 24, 2018.
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