News stories before and after last week's oil price drop
Consider this to be a follow-up to oil prices dropping 10 percent. All stories from WOOD-TV's YouTube channel.
First, the stories before the drop in oil prices last week.
Gasoline averaged around $4.29 per gallon in West Michigan on Tuesday night, but there are several ways to avoid paying the wholesale price.
The Rapid millage passed narrowly Tuesday night, with the final margin just 136 votes.
It was by no means a mandate, but supporters did manage to get out enough votes to pay for additional bus service in six Kent County communities.
Downtown Grand Rapids bucked the city's trend of population loss over the past decade, with a roughly 31% jump in population between 2000 and 2010, according to a 24 Hour News 8 analysis of Kent County census tracts.
See a common theme? I do.
Now, the videos after the price dropped.
Patrick DeHaan of gasbuddy.com told 24 Hour News 8 it appears prices have peaked for the foreseeable future.
It almost never happens. But used cars today are likely worth more than they were about one year ago, experts told 24 Hour News 8 on Thursday.
As American businesses added more than 268,000 jobs in April, there are signs of job growth in West Michigan.
Notice a difference? I do, too.
Above originally posted to Crazy Eddie's Motie News as Grand Rapids Sustainability Video spam courtesty of WOOD-TV.
First, the stories before the drop in oil prices last week.
Click to viewGasoline averaged around $4.29 per gallon in West Michigan on Tuesday night, but there are several ways to avoid paying the wholesale price.
The Rapid millage passed narrowly Tuesday night, with the final margin just 136 votes.
It was by no means a mandate, but supporters did manage to get out enough votes to pay for additional bus service in six Kent County communities.
Downtown Grand Rapids bucked the city's trend of population loss over the past decade, with a roughly 31% jump in population between 2000 and 2010, according to a 24 Hour News 8 analysis of Kent County census tracts.
See a common theme? I do.
Now, the videos after the price dropped.
Patrick DeHaan of gasbuddy.com told 24 Hour News 8 it appears prices have peaked for the foreseeable future.
It almost never happens. But used cars today are likely worth more than they were about one year ago, experts told 24 Hour News 8 on Thursday.
As American businesses added more than 268,000 jobs in April, there are signs of job growth in West Michigan.
Notice a difference? I do, too.
Above originally posted to Crazy Eddie's Motie News as Grand Rapids Sustainability Video spam courtesty of WOOD-TV.