27/06/2008 01:32. Everyone's in a tizzy that St. Paul's Ford plant might stay open two more years. The Detroit News broke the story using unnamed sources; AP and the Strib's Dee DePass followed similarly. DePass quotes "a source with knowledge of the situation" saying the Ford Ranger truck has to be remodeled and the plant overhauled; the PiPress's Gita Sitaramiah clarifies that that would happen only after the theoretical 2011 extension. Remember, this is all hypothetical for now.

More Ranger: Ford folks aren't talking for the record, but a union official tells Sitaramiah that the company has contacted vendors to see if they can support a reopened facility. She notes there are just 900 full-time workers at the plant now, and only 240 are permanent.... // MinnPost.com