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Kate Davidson

  • The Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy headquarters in Flint, Mich., is on the former site of Fisher Body 1, an important auto manufacturing plant for General Motors. The original plant was demolished in the 1980s and turned into a GM engineering center.
    Historic GM Plant Finds New Life As A Pharmacy
    Kate Davidson
    Nearly 75 years ago, a sit-down strike at the facility in Flint, Mich., helped the UAW win recognition from General Motors. Now the former auto body plant and GM design center is home to a company that sells prescription drugs used to treat serious illnesses like cancer, multiple sclerosis and HIV/AIDS.
  • Local News
    Rev. Kirk, A Leader of Aid for the Poor
    Kate Davidson
    The formerly homeless residents of Emmaus House in Harlem recently buried their spiritual leader, the Rev. David Kirk. Kirk, who died at age 72 last month, believed in empowering the poor to serve the poor.
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