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Expansion Management.com E-News for December 13, 2006

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In This Newsletter:
1. Cisco Selects India as Site for the Cisco Globalization Center
2. Harley-Davidson to Receive $4.5 Million in Job Tax Credits to Wisconsin Plant Expansion
3. Bosch & Siemens Hausgeräte to Expand Manufacturing Facility in New Bern, North Carolina
4. Springs Global to Expand Capacity at its Nashville, Tennessee Plant
5. Recent facility expansions and relocations


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1. Cisco Selects India as Site for the Cisco Globalization Center
The company employs over 2,000 people in the country in its Global R&D center in Bangalore, along with sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkatta, Pune, Hyderabad and Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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2. Harley-Davidson to Receive $4.5 Million in Job Tax Credits to Wisconsin Plant Expansion
The tax credits are tied to plans by Harley-Davidson to invest $300 million in the state over the next several years.
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3. Bosch & Siemens Hausgeräte to Expand Manufacturing Facility in New Bern, North Carolina
For each year that the company meets required performance targets, the state will provide a grant equivalent to 65 percent of the state personal income withholding taxes derived from the creation of new jobs.
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4. Springs Global to Expand Capacity at its Nashville, Tennessee Plant
Jobs will be added as equipment transfers over several months from its Georgia plant, and the project should be completed by December 2007.
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5. Recent facility expansions and relocations
WellPoint chooses Indianapolis for new specialty pharmacy operation … Ohio approves $30 million in loans and bonds to support 15 economic development projects … and other short news briefs involving companies that have recently expanded or relocated facilities.
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