GMC raises $2.5 million for mortgage-free homes for injured veterans
The first production GMC HUMMER EV supertruck was sold at the 2021 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction for $2.5 million. DETROIT – The Saturday auction of the first GMC HUMMER EV has brought in more than $2 million for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The auction fees and commissions have been waived for the $2.5 million auction sale, so the entire amount can go toward the nonprofit. It builds mortgage-free, accessible smart homes for the most catastrophically-injured veterans and provides mortgage-free homes for Gold Star families and the families of first responders killed in the line of duty. The HUMMER EV Edition 1 is the specially appointed and fully equipped launch model of GMC’s first full-electric vehicle.
Crime Stoppers of Michigan to host virtual week-long auction
METRO DETROIT – Crime Stoppers is holding its first annual Time To Fight Crime Auction from Sunday to Saturday, Nov. 21. The nonprofit is asking residents to donate or bid on items to help support Crime Stoppers' efforts to create safer neighborhoods across Metro Detroit. It empowers people to take an active role in reducing crime by implementing grassroots programming, publicizing crimes and providing an anonymous tip-line. For more information, check out Crime Stopper’s official website here. To see the auction, click here.
University of Michigan alum awarded 2020 Nobel Prize
ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan alumnus Paul Milgrom was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Milgrom, who graduated in 1970 with a bachelor’s in mathematics, was recognized with the prestigious international award for his work in improving auction formats. Using auction theory, the duo designed new auction formats for buying and selling nonphysical goods like radio frequencies. The moment Milgrom found out he won the Nobel Prize was captured on his home security system. Analyzing auction formats can be challenging because bidders make unilateral, calculated decisions based on the value of what they are bidding on.
Oak Park High School alum awarded Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
OAK PARK, Mich. – Stanford University Professor Paul Milgrom didn’t know he had won a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences because he was asleep. “My phones were all set up for Do Not Disturb...The co-winner, Bob (Robert) Wilson, is also my neighbor across the street. He came over at about 2 a.m. and was pounding on my door," said Milgrom, who graduated from Oak Park High School. Milgrom and Wilson, who is also a professor at Stanford University, won the Nobel Prize for improvements in auction theory. “Milgrom designed a general theory of auctions that takes into consideration common values of auction markets as well as private values, which vary from bidder to bidder,” read the release.
Wayne County to hold annual equipment auction Saturday
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Wayne County Department of Public Services' Equipment Auction takes place Saturday at 10 a.m. The auction will held at Greater Detroit Auto Auction, located on King Road in Brownstown Township. The auction allows the County to sell equipment and vehicles it no longer needs and provide the proceeds to the department listing the item for auction. More than 75 Wayne County vehicles will be auctioned off Saturday. You can watch Tim Pamplin’s full story in the video above.
Keanu Reeves offers virtual date to highest bidder
Keanu Reeves wants to go on a virtual date with one of his fans for the right price and for a good cause. The John Wick and Matrix actor is offering a 15-minute Zoom call to the highest bidder. All proceeds raised will go to Camp Rainbow Gold -- an Idaho-based childrens cancer organization. The date with the 55-year-old Hollywood icon was originally valued at 10-thousand dollars -- but as of Wednesday the bidding was already more than $16,000. If youre interested, you still have a few days to make a big bid -- the auction ends on Monday.
Ann Arbors annual canoe, kayak auction set for June 17
ANN ARBOR City of Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation will be holding its annual canoe and kayak sale at Gallup Park on June 17. From 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Gallup Canoe Livery will be showcasing and selling one- and two-person kayaks, aluminum canoes and rowboats that are used and damaged. Attendees are asked to practice physical distancing and payment will only be able to be made by credit card. The Gallup Canoe Livery is at 3000 Fuller Rd. Like what youre reading?