Petersen, a mechanical engineer and native of Pipestone, Minnesota, began at Ford in 1949 and left in 1990. He spent his last ...

A strong leader with a strong voice at a pivotal moment for Ford, Petersen will be remembered for the Taurus—and for saving ...

Petersen, a mechanical engineer with a zeal for quality, steered the company during some of its most prosperous years and was ...

Such was the challenge facing Donald E. Petersen as he rose to become president of Ford Motor in 1980 and chief executive ...

Donald Petersen, Ford Motor Co. CEO, during the 1980s has died at 97. Initially depicted as an innovative leader, his legacy ...

During his tenure, Ford posted record profits by offering more fuel-efficient models but his legacy was complicated by ...

A Mesa Public Schools special education teacher was sentenced to three years probation and six months of house arrest after ...

IN GREENSBORO, A Grammy-winning bluegrass artist from Durham died unexpectedly on Friday at the age of 57, according to family members.An online obituary for James Robert Mills (Jim) reads: "Jim’s ...

Donald Petersen, Ford chairman and CEO from 1985 to 1990, worked at Ford for over four decades and is rightly seen as a bright spot during a difficult time. The mass market audience knows his work ...