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Expansion Management.com E-News for May 31, 2005

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In This Newsletter:

1.) Base Closures Can Present Opportunities for Business Growth
2.) Mexico’s Maquiladora Concept Is Nothing if not Resilient

3.) COMMENTARY: Why Not Locate Your Next Plant in a Smaller Town?
4.) Successful Move Managers Plan for the Unexpected
5.) Many Execs Unhappy With Their Jobs … Plus More

 

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1.) Base Closures Can Present Opportunities for Business Growth
Communities around the country now must take a negative — the closure of a local military base — and try to turn it into a positive.

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2.) Mexico’s Maquiladora Concept Is Nothing if not Resilient
Mexico allows raw materials and components to enter duty-free, or in-bond, for subassembly. When products exit Mexico for final assembly, packaging or distribution in destination markets, Mexico levies duties only on the value added in Mexico.
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3.) COMMENTARY: Why Not Locate Your Next Plant in a Smaller Town?
As long as you can find enough workers, locating your business in a small town can dramatically lower your operating costs.
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4.) Successful Move Managers Plan for the Unexpected
Almost every move has an unexpected circumstance that can throw everyone for a loop and send the original schedule out the window.
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5.) Many Execs Unhappy With Their Jobs … Plus More
Small bits of information on big topics.
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