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Leaders of the United Auto Workers union plan to nominate top Ford Motor Co. negotiator Bob King to be the union’s next president, according to a person familiar with the process.
The union’s administration caucus, which is led by current UAW President Ron Gettelfinger, will nominate King as part of a slate of candidates at a meeting of local plant leaders Wednesday. Other groups are free to nominate separate candidates. The person asked not to be identified because the nomination has not yet been announced.
Union members will elect a new president at a convention in June. Gettelfinger is following UAW policy by stepping down at age 65.
King, 63, is a vice president at UAW and its top Ford negotiator.
Apple Inc. is suing cell phone maker Nokia Corp. for patent infringement, a countermove to Nokia’s earlier suit against technologies used in Apple’s iPhone.
Apple’s lawsuit claims Nokia is infringing on 13 of Apple’s patents and says the Finland-based company chose to “copy the iPhone,” especially its user interface, to make up for its declining share of the high-end phone market.
Nokia’s lawsuit, filed in October, claims that Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple infringes on 10 of its patents covering both phone calls and Wi-Fi access.
Billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn said Friday he has agreed to buy a majority of the first-lien bank debt of Trump Entertainment Resorts Holdings, which owns three resorts in Atlantic City, N.J.
Trump Entertainment filed for bankruptcy protection in February, the third such filing for the company or its corporate predecessors.
The company owns Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, and Trump Marina Hotel Casino.
The company that will run the city’s new ice arena is hiring. Canlan Ice Sports on Friday announced it will hold a job fair at McMillen Ice Arena, 3900 Abbott St., Dec. 19 and 20. The fair will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
During the sessions, applicants for jobs in customer service, driving Zambonis, guarding skaters, tending bar and other positions can fill out applications and participate in brief interviews. The company did not disclose how many jobs it is creating.
The 108,000-square-foot ice complex will be between Wells Street, Fernhill Avenue and Lima Road. It’s due to open early next year.
Fort Wayne-based communications company Allstar Communications Inc. has been bought, its new owners have announced.
Matt Hibiske, Jay Kimes and Janelle Hibiske bought the company for an undisclosed sum from Fort Wayne businessman Kevin Caldwell last month, Matt Hibiske said Friday.
Allstar’s 20 employees contract with businesses to sell, install and service telephone systems, fiber-optic cable networks and computer-based security systems.
Matt Hibiske declined to disclose his company’s annual revenue but said he expects it to grow in 2010.
