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04/27/2010

Bosch Rexroth Recognized with “MI Earth Day Award” for Dedication to Sustainable Technology

Recognized at MI Earth Day Fest for dedicated commitment to clean technologies and practices.

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04/23/2010

REpower and Heritage sign supply contract covering 18 MW for Michigan wind farm project

REpower USA Corp., a subsidiary of German wind turbine manufacturer REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703), has signed a third contract with US project developer Heritage Sustainable Energy LLC to supply nine wind turbines for a site in...

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04/23/2010

Hella expands North American footprint

Hella is expanding its operations in the NAFTA trade region with fuel-saving electronic components, increased production volumes in Mexico and a line of non-automotive products.

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04/22/2010

Siemens PLM Software Receives Automotive News Pace Award for Information Technology and Services Category

Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced it received an Automotive News PACE...

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03/16/2010

Fraunhofer CMB awarded $4.395 Million for H1N1 vaccine Develompment

Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology (CMB) announced today that it has received a $4.395 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a vaccine against H1N1 influenza virus...

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02/19/2010

Siemens to Expand U.S. Manufacturing Facility to Meet High-Speed Rail Needs

Trains will be built with Renewable Energy

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02/18/2010

Bosch Rexroth adds 50 jobs in Fountain Inn, SA

An expansion at the Bosch Rexroth plant will bring 50 new jobs to the Golden Strip area.

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02/12/2010

Herrmann: Ultrasonic Welder

Herrmann Ultrasonics introduces new welding device

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02/01/2010

German fertilizer giant K&S sees symmetry in its 2009 acquisition of Chicago's Morton International Inc.

The deal brings together the No. 1 saltmaker in Europe with the No. 1 brand in the U.S.

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01/21/2010

Siemens wins $321M to upgrade PATH train system

German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said today it was leading a consortium that will upgrade the PATH rail system connecting New York and New Jersey.

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01/21/2010

Department of Energy Selects Bosch to Lead $24 MillionProject to Increase Fuel Efficiency 30 Percent

The grant will support the ACCESS project (Advanced Combustion Controls – Enabling Systems and Solutions for High Efficiency Light-Duty Vehicles),through which Bosch and its partners are developing a high compression,...

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01/19/2010

Siemens PLM Software's Technology Used in 90 Percent of the Vehicles on Display at the North American International Auto Show

Siemens PLM Software "Used in Nearly All New Vehicle Car Programs throughout the World Today"

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01/14/2010

Robert Bosch LLC announces new series of electric motors

The new motors claim to significantly expand the capabilities of DC electric motors

in large portable power equipment using batteries.

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11/23/2009

VW To Buy Karmann Assets

German carmaker Volkswagen AG said it will buy some assets of German contract carbuilder Wilhelm Karmann GmbH to create a new manufacturing subsidiary.

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11/16/2009

ThyssenKrupp sells Safway to private equity firm

Odyssey is acquiring ThyssenKrupp Safway Inc. in Waukesha as well as its Canadian subsidiary.

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11/10/2009

HAINBUCH Christens Mequon Manufacturing Facility

HAINBUCH America, an innovator in workholding solutions, has moved last week into its new North American headquarters in Mequon, Wisconsin.

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11/04/2009

Mercereds Benz US-sales up 9.4 per cent in October 2009

Daimler AG reported sales for the Mercedes-Benz Cars division in the U.S. (Mercedes-Benz and smart combined) of 18,854 units, an increase of 9.4 percent compared to October 2008.

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11/03/2009

Siemens to Help University of Louisville Shrink Its Carbon Footprint

Project will upgrade building systems, lighting and more across campus facilities.

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10/08/2009

Today's Opportunities for Profitable Manufacturing Growth

A half day interactive workshop for manufacturers organized by Jane Addams Resource Corporation

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08/04/2009

Bosch Takes Stake In Aleo Solar

Robert Bosch GmbH offers €9 per share,

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06/25/2009

KinderCone™ Introduces European Gift-Giving Tradition to School Age Children

KinderCone LLC, an American start-up venture introduces a unique back-to-school gift for school age children to the U.S. market.

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06/23/2009

German/English Tutoring Expert Available

Retired German teacher with 33 years of experience, currently tutoring German executives and their families and American executives doing business in Germany, available for additional services in Chicago and suburban area....

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06/22/2009

Q&A: Bosch Rexroth Director of Marketing Services Kevin Gingerich

Kevin Gingerich is the director of marketing services at the Bosch Rexroth linear motion and assembly technology division. He recently spoke with international expert Michael Muth about lean manufacturing, international issues...

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06/15/2009

German School Chicago Open House - June 20-21, 2009

On Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21, 2009 The German School Chicago is hsoting an Open House at their new location – 1447 W. Montrose in Chicago .

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06/10/2009

HAINBUCH will begin manufacturing with new Mequon facility

HAINBUCH America, the U.S. division of Germany-based Hainbuch, a manufacturer of workholding products, recently broke ground on a 13,000-square-foot facility near the intersection of Donges Bay Road and North Commerce Street in...

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06/08/2009

Special Discount for GACCoM Members for CAR Management Briefing Seminars

Center for Automotive Research (CAR) offers GACCoM Members Special discounted admission

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06/05/2009

German Language Immersion Day School Opens in Chicago

German School Chicago opens a tuition-based German language immersion day school for children ages 3, 4 & 5 (pre-school and kindergarten years) starting September 2009

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05/21/2009

Deutsche Sprachschule Bloomfield, MI receives official honor from Germany

Dr. Walter Maisel, Member of GACCoM's Board of Directors and President and CEO of Kostal North America, expressed the congratulations and appreciation of GACCoM

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05/16/2009

Zentis wins prestigious award

Plymouth and Marshall County is proud of Zentis' accomplishments

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04/28/2009

Heinz -J. Otto to Become President of BEHR America

Heinz-J. Otto has been named president of Behr America, a leading supplier of automotive air-conditioning and engine-cooling systems, effective June 1.

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04/20/2009

Former GACCoM Chairwoman Pat Besser among 100 Top Financial Advisors in Barron's Magazine

Pat Besser, Senior Vice President & Senior Wealth Advisor at U.S. Trust, Bank of America honored in prestigious Barrons ranking

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04/20/2009

EnBW and Nordex forging partnership for the development of wind farm projects

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and Nordex AG plan to work together in wind farm development projects in Europe in the future. The two companies have forged a partnership for the joint development of wind power projects and for...

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04/14/2009

Chicagoan support for Games at 2009 North Pole Marathon

GACCoM Member shows support for Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games during world's coldest race

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04/07/2009

Saving Chrysler

Logan Robinson, President and Chairman of GACCoM's Michigan Chapter asks: "Can Fiat succeed where Daimler failed"?

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04/02/2009

Karmann launches new aftermarket group

Karmann USA is launching a new aftermarket group to rebuild and restore convertible tops for vintage cars in the United States.

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04/02/2009

Opinion: West Michigan needs attractive foreign-policy

Foreign direct investment in West Michigan creates jobs and new business opportunities for the citizens.

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03/04/2009

New Managing Director with T-Systems

Heike Auerbach appointed to lead T-Systems in North America

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03/04/2009

Nordex achieving a record year in 2008

CEO Richterich: “We expect continued sales growth in a difficult market in 2009”

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02/23/2009

Voices from the German American Business Community: Richard Wolf Medical on the the Economic Outlook 2009

Niels Schmidt, General Manager, Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation in an Interview with GACCoM

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02/23/2009

GACCoM Members Receive 25% Discount on Center for Automotive (CAR) Research Summit

The Center for Automotive Research’s conference “Roads to Renewal: A Summit on the Changing Automotive Industry-How Communities Can Thrive” will be held in Chicago on April 14-15, 2009. Through GACCoM’s partnership with CAR,...

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02/18/2009

“Bringing the U. S. Carbon Market together”!

Carbon TradeEx America will connect climate policy, carbon markets, energy security, low carbon technology, and the green economic recovery

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02/18/2009

Voices from the German American Business Community: Optima Machinery Corporation on the the Economic Outlook 2009

Thomas Seifert, President, Optima Machinery Corporation in an Interview with GACCoM

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01/30/2009

Weishaupt opens training and office facility in Chicago suburb

Grand opening on January 25

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01/16/2009

Nordex USA CEO Congratulates President-Elect Obama on Renewable Energy Plan

Stresses the Critical Role of Legislation and Policy in Developing Renewable Energy; Urges Action During Credit Crunch

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12/30/2008

Why Detroit Has an Especially Bad Union Problem

Collective bargaining agreements mean the UAW can make or break Big Three CEOs

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12/08/2008

Weishaupt Fires Up

Faster, more flexible, less expensive

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12/01/2008

Financial Markets in Perspective

Patricia Besser, Senior Vice President of U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management face-to-face about the current economic climate.

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