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Toyoda Asks How Many Times Toyota Errs Emulating GM Failures (Bloomberg)
June 22 (Bloomberg) -- On a mild day in February, Toyota Motor Corp. ’s honorary chairman, Shoichiro Toyoda , summoned 400 executives to the redbrick factory in Nagoya, Japan, where his grandfather had built weaving looms a century ago.

Corona Extra Named Favorite Beer On Facebook (Beverage World)
Chicago - What do the New York Yankees, the hit TV show Friends and Corona Extra have in common? They have each been selected as a favorite in their respective category by the users of the Facebook social media network.

Michael Vorce pleads guilty, details his $27 million fraud, had 'bankrupt set of priorities' (The Grand Rapids Press)
He faces up to 70 years in prison for bank fraud.

Ford Motor Company chooses Columbia for kickoff (Columbia Star)
The Ford Taurus is coming out for 2010 in an all- new form. In fact, Ford calls it the company's new flagship vehicle. To introduce the Chicago- made marque, Ford began its 100- city tour in Columbia at Classic Ford on Greystone Blvd.

Oak Park & River Forest Community Calendar (River Forest Forest Leaves)
Oak Leaves and Forest Leaves welcome items for the Community Calendar, as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better. E-mail oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax (708) 383-3678; or mail to Pioneer Press, 1140 W. Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60301.

Design Craftsmen laying off all workers in August (Midland Daily News)
cwade@mdn.net For more than 40 years, Design Craftsmen LLC employees have used their imaginative brains, skillful hands and sharp eyes to create museum pieces around the world. But Tuesday, the company announced it would permanently lay off “substantially all employees,” effective Aug. 9.

The Aston Martin of barbecues (Times Online)
I have always thought myself immune to the temptation to engage in male bragging of the “mine’s bigger than yours” variety. This is mainly because in the equipment department I have never had much to boast about.

Vail Valley: Is the new Porsche Boxster too hot for Toronto (The Vail Trail)
TORONTO — In a city of nearly 5 million people, one of the most green-minded and multicultural communities on the earth, opportunities to put the new Porsche Boxster S to a full test were … well, a little different than those here in...

Barack and Michelle Obama decline dinner with the Sarkozys (Times Online)
The Obamas turn up in Paris this evening, but have declined a dinner invitation from the couple next door: the Sarkozys. President Obama’s reluctance to spend more than minimum time with the French leader on his visit for the D-Day anniversary has come as an embarrassment to the Elysée Palace.

Auto Racing Capsules: Earnhardt's new crew chief ready to spark season (The Brownsville Herald)
DOVER, Del. - Kyle Busch couldn't resist taking a poke at the driver who replaced him at Hendrick Motorsports. Busch's career has skyrocketed since signing with Joe Gibbs Racing, while Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s sagging career has hit an all-time low.