Frankfurters, in particular, are proud of the huge chemical complex straddling the river Main at Hoechst, west of the city.

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The luxury hotel will occupy the part of the La Samaritaine complex overlooking the river, with a view of the Eiffel Tower.

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Times have changed since Henry Ford made the River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, into the ultimate in vertical integration, with iron ore going in one end and shiny Model A's coming out the other.

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In no particular order, our favorites included the fresh and citrusy 2011 Paul Hobbs CrossBarn Sonoma Coast, the lively 2011 Chamisal Stainless Central Coast, the complex 2010 Ramey Russian River Valley as well as the elegant 2010 Etude Carneros, the 2011 Williams Selyem Unoaked Chardonnay and the 2011 Mer Soleil Silver.

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So Ford set out to make his fledgling car company self-sufficient, building the massive River Rouge manufacturing complex just south of Detroit.

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As a veteran in the automotive industry, Wind River is an expert in handling complex matters such as automotive regulations and combining the latest automotive innovations with integration services, life cycle support offerings, testing and validation, while working closely with a dynamic partner ecosystem to meet the needs of the automotive market.

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Goldman Sachs is developing a complex on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River but says that it will keep the heart of its operations, and the brass, in lower Manhattan.

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According to a Navy Environmental Impact Statement, the reactors will be put on barges, floated up the Columbia River to the site of the former Hanford nuclear production complex where they will be buried in a huge trench near reactors from smaller decommissioned naval warships.

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