Non-manufacturing businesses are also moving or expanding operations where labor, land, energy and capital are cheaper.
Suzuki, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, GM, Daihatsu and BMW are all either expanding operations in Indonesia or starting new ones.
Another friend, who owns a chain of agricultural-supply stores, has moved to Florida and is expanding operations in other states.
For example, Foxconn announced it was expanding operations to inland areas near Chengdu, Wuhan, and Zhengzhou, away from its coastal base.
Blurb is now considering opening up into the so-called BRIC countries as well as expanding operations in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
In 2000 Iowa's Department of Natural Resources labeled DeCoster a "habitual violator" of environmental laws and banned him from expanding operations in the state for four years because of violations at hog farms he owned.
He notes that to help offset rising labor costs in India and China, the company is expanding operations in Eastern Europe, in particular in Poland and the Czech Republic, where the company already has about 1, 700 employees.
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It is expanding international operations via acquisitions in fast-growing markets, including India, China and Hungary.
Homebuilder Lennar (LEN) said today it is expanding its operations into the Pacific Northwest.
Oil services firms like Weatherford International and Schlumberger are expanding their operations in the country.
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Beyond licensing deals, X5 is expanding its operations to include select physical releases.
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The fact is that economic activity is fuelling the growth of local private firms and SOEs simultaneously with foreign multinationals expanding their operations in China.
Under the terms of the old agreement, Fortescue was restricted from paying dividends or expanding its operations beyond its Chichester Hub during the 10-year life of the notes.
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Intergen is this year expanding its operations to North America.
One of Asia's most profitable budget airlines, AirAsia is also considered one of the most aggressive in terms of offering cheaper fares, ordering new planes as well expanding its operations.
Sungevity, the California solar installer, said Thursday that it is expanding its operations to its native Australia, a market rich in sunshine but whipsawed by every-shifting subsidies for renewable energy.
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Their entrepreneurs are expanding their operations across the planet.
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The New York Times reported Sunday that the Bush administration is considering expanding covert operations in the western part of Pakistan to shore up support for Musharraf's government and to find bin Laden and his second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Google began expanding its Africa operations a couple of years back, and translating its search engine into local languages.
But Carrefour is simultaneously expanding its successful operations abroad.
Chinese solar panel makers, who rose to prominence after expanding their manufacturing operations quickly in the past six years, have become targets of trade complaints in the United States and Europe.
Low PGM prices compared to previous years means companies are not expanding or upgrading operations to the extent that they might have otherwise, said Carlos Sanchez, director of asset management with CPM Group.
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Gates is on record as opposing the Defense Department's expanding reach in intelligence operations.
They have been buying trading firms, in Switzerland for example, and expanding their own trading operations.
Or, perhaps, cloud adoption and usage is expanding deeper into business operations at a faster pace than can be measured.
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McCracken, who is shedding the plastics operations and expanding the glass biz.
Since the recession, Capital One has been expanding its retail banking operations with savings and checking accounts, mainly through acquisitions of smaller banks.
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