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French electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company Asteelflash has announced the acquisition of the American EMS company, Catalyst Manufacturing Services Inc., based on the East Coast of the United States and in Mexico.

Asteelflash is already established on the west coast of the United States, and this acquisition extends its presence in North America, adding three production sites in Owego (New York), Raleigh (North Carolina) and Tijuana (Mexico).

The US Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act is to be introduced today in the House of Representatives.

The bill would ban federal grants or guaranteed loans to American companies that move call center jobs from the US overseas, and require the list of companies that offshore call center work to be made available to the public.

It also requires call center employees to disclose their location to US consumers, and requires that call centers transfer consumers to a call center in the US upon request.

UK-based banking and financial services group HSBC has announced the sale of 195 of its retail branches in the US.

The branches, primarily in Upstate New York, are to be sold to First Niagara Bank for approximately $1 billion (approx. £608 million).

As of 31 May 2011, the branches held approximately $15 billion in deposits, $15 billion in gross assets including $2.8 billion in loans and $4.3 billion in assets under management.

New York City has chosen Nissan to supply its next generation taxi fleet. The Taxi of Tomorrow, based on the NV200 minivan, will be built in the Nissan plant in Cuernavaca, Mexico and is expected to enter service in 2013.

The 10-year contract, estimated to be worth $1 billion (£607 million), was announced Tuesday at a City Hall press briefing by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Nissan Americas Chairman Carlos Tavares.

From humble beginnings in Germany as the “plaster master”, to a major facilitator of the Hoover Dam Bypass Project, Putzmeister America has had an eventful fifty years.

Specializing in concrete and material placing equipment for the construction industry, Putzmeister America is the North American division of one of the world's most recognized and respected heavy equipment manufacturers, Putzmeister Concrete Pumps GmbH.

The Clorox Company is to sell its global auto care business, including the brands Armor All and STP, to a private equity firm for $780 million.

Avista Capital Partners, with offices in New York and Houston and holdings in energy, health and media, will acquire two auto care manufacturing facilities from Clorox, one in Painesville, Ohio with 70 employees, and one in Wales, in the UK, with 24. All employees will transfer to the buyer.

Federal stimulus funding for infrastructure is changing the construction industry as more public and private entities opt for design-builds, David Hendricks learns from Tutor Perini Civil Group’s CEO, Jack Frost.

The European Commission has given the go-ahead for British Airways to enter a joint business agreement with American Airlines after the companies agreed to competition safeguards.

The approval gives the airlines immunity from anti-trust laws that would have prevented them from combining their transatlantic wings. The airlines will now pool revenues, work together on ticketing and co-ordinate schedules.

The strengthening of their Oneworld Alliance on European to North American routes allows them to better compete with rival groups, BA has argued.

10. Oliver Wyman

Oliver Wyman, a business unit of Marsh & McLennan, is an international management consulting firm. Founded in 1984, the firm adopted its current form in May 2007 through the combination of three global consulting businesses.

The founders of Hunter Roberts Construction Group all gained high-level experience while working for a large, local company and shared a common vision: to apply their knowledge in a flexible, more client-focused environment.

Top coachCoach USA is growing profitability through focusing on core services and delivering customer satisfaction. CEO Dale Moser spoke to Ruari McCallion. It’s not often you encounter a company that is happy with revenues 50 percent down on six years ago . . .