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03/08/2010

DIHK survey assesses current state of the German economy

The ECONOMIC SITUATION AND EXPECTATIONS – February 2010

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03/04/2010

German firms in the US expect 2010 rebound

The majority of German firms with operations in the United States expect to maintain current staffing levels in 2010 - an indication that German investment in US subsidiaries is stabilizing after a difficult 2009.

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03/02/2010

Porsche Presents 918 Spyder High-Performance Concept Sports Car in Geneva

Highly Efficient and Ultra-Fast: Concept Car with Plug-In Hybrid

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03/02/2010

VW Says U.S. Sales Rose More Than 25% in February

Volkswagen AG’s U.S. sales for its namesake brand increased more than 25 percent last month, the automaker’s chief operating officer for the market said.

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03/01/2010

Merck reveals plans to buy Millipore

German pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck has announced expansion plans through the acquisition of the US biotechnology firm Millipore.

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02/22/2010

German firm retools as U.S. military contractor

Project could create about 200 new jobs in Michigan by the end of this year.

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02/19/2010

United States and Germany Sign First Science and Technology Agreement

The Governments of the United States and Germany held a Science and Technology Agreement signing ceremony today at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg signed the agreement on...

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02/19/2010

New Approach Doubles the Life of OffShore Wind Turbine Seals

German parts manufacturer is now using Hydrin® epichlorohydrin elastomers (ECO) in place of nitrile rubber

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02/19/2010

German American Signs Agreement to Enter Evansville, Indiana Banking Market

German American Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:GABC) announced its banking subsidiary had agreed to purchase two Farmers State Bank offices in Evansville, Ind.

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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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02/04/2010

GACC Annual Economic Forum 2010

While economists caution that the global economy is not yet out of the woods, individual companies are finding opportunities within these challenges.

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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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01/13/2010

At $750M, Foreign Firms Get 33% of U.S. Clean Energy Stimulus

Foreign firms and their subsidiaries will receive about $750 million of the $2.3 billion in tax credits for clean energy manufacturing projects announced recently by the Obama Administration.

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01/13/2010

BMW seeks to advance science in Detroit schools

The BMW Group has launched a new afterschool science program in the city that could become a national model for the automaker.

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01/12/2010

VW announces big expansion plans for US market

Despite years of weak performance in the US market, Volkswagen announced it aims to double the number of cars it sells in the US by 2012 or 2013. VW wants its cars to escape their niche status and hit the mass market.

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01/11/2010

Renowned German Hearing Systems Company Opens US Headquarters in Minneapolis

Hansaton Launches Brand in United States

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01/08/2010

Sharp, Enel Green Power and ST Microelectronics Establish Thin-Film Joint Venture

ST Microelectronics of Michigan to invest Euro 70 Million in European-based thin-film solar cell production.

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12/18/2009

Nordex receives order for first N100/2500 project in the US

Special cold climate version for 20 MW wind farm in Wisconsin

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12/18/2009

Juwi Solar To Build 27 MW of PV Installations

Juwi Solar (JSI) has started construction on two solar photovoltaic installations in Ohio and Florida.

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12/18/2009

European clean-energy developers eye Indiana

European renewable-energy companies have taken an interest in east-central Indiana, where several wind farms or factories that produce wind turbines and solar-powered products are either in place or in the works.

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12/07/2009

German coating specialist expanding in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Berkeley County and the Charleston Regional Development Alliance today announced that Mankiewicz Coatings LLC, a subsidiary of German-based Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co., which...

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12/02/2009

Schwabe investing $10M, creating Green Bay jobs

Schwabe North America announced in October it would invest more than $10 million in Green Bay, establishing a distribution center, expanding existing operations and creating 100 jobs.

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12/01/2009

Vetter Dedicates New Facility in Suburban Chicago

The new state-of-the-art facility is strategic to Vetter’s plan for worldwide growth.

Founded 25 years ago in Ravensburg, Germany, Vetter employs 2,200 people.

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11/23/2009

E.ON-US and Murphy Catton, Inc. to develop Energy Education Center in Louisville, KY

MurphyCatton, Inc. was chosen by E.ON-US, the U.S. subsidiary of the German based energy company, to partner in the development of a ‘first of its kind’ Energy Education Center.

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11/23/2009

REpower to supply 9 more turbines for Michigan wind farm

Wind-energy company REpower USA Corp. said it has signed a contract to supply nine wind turbines for a Michigan wind-farm project.

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11/23/2009

German energy companies tour Colorado

Colorado caught the attention of several German companies involved in Europe’s wind energy manufacturing industry when their representatives visited the state in a mid-November scouting trip.

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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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11/20/2009

German transformer maker to open first US site in Colorado

Wheat Ridge, CO - A company that makes transformers that convert electricity from renewable energy sources to the grid plans to open its first U.S. plant in Wheat Ridge in January.

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11/19/2009

Results of the first Annual German American Business Outlook presented in Washington DC

“Trim and lean after the crisis”

Economic survey finds optimism among German companies in the US – 81 percent do not plan further layoffs for 2010

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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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11/09/2009

German Industrial Orders Up In September

German industrial orders increased again in September thanks to strong foreign demand, official figures showed Friday, offering another sign that Europe's biggest economy is gaining momentum.

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11/04/2009

Car sales in Germany stabilize, exports up

Car sales in Germany were up more than 20 percent on the year in October, boosted by the lingering effects of an auto-scrapping bonus program, and the sector's exports also began to rise.

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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

Kimball Electronics Group, Inc. of Indiana wins contract with German leader in medical and safety technology

Kimball Electronics Group, Inc. has been awarded a new North American contract by German company Draeger to manufacture assemblies for its newly developed PEX 3300 program that includes gas, electrochemical and explosion...

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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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11/02/2009

Reuter's Press Review: German Company News

Follow up on the latest news from mayor German companies like Volkswagen, BMW, Thyssenkrupp and more.

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11/02/2009

German tax cuts welcomed in Washington

The new coalition chooses a bold economic recovery strategy that will amount to a third stimulus package.

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11/02/2009

German Energy Giants Eager for US Green Transformation

After dipping their toes into the US renewable energy market a few years ago, Germany's largest energy players are now increasing their investments.

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11/02/2009

Germany's Flabeg GmbH opens the world's largest solar mirror plant near Pittsburgh International Airport

Officials of the company's American subsidiary, Flabeg Solar U.S. Corp., said they plan to produce solar mirrors by early next year.

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10/28/2009

Mercedes-Benz Hybrid LLC to open research faciltity in southeast Michigan

After trustees of the Redford Township approved a $ 2.3 million tax exemption, Mercedes-Benz will open a research and development center for hybrid and other alternative powertrain technologies.

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10/16/2009

Germany and Illinois shine at the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon

Students from the Technical University of Darmstadt create award-winning solar bungalow - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in second

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10/15/2009

German firm creates 300 "green" jobs in Pittsburgh

New US-subsidiary to open its first manufacturing plant for solar mirrors by the end of the month.

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10/14/2009

Bitzer SE of Sindelfingen opens its second U.S. manufacturing plant in Salina, NY

The manufacturer of refrigerant compressors chose to locate its new plant in Central New York because of the high amount of engineering talent in the area

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