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CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Outsourcing in the U.S. technology industry has increased for the first time in three years, according to data released today by BDO USA, LLP, a leading accounting and consulting organization. Among the 100 U.S. technology chief financial officers polled, 63 percent plan to outsource or manufacture products outside of the U.S. This marks the […]

Sixty-one percent of CFOS say manufacturing will be, once again, the most heavily outsourced function for U.S. technology companies despite recent rises in U.S. manufacturing in other industries. There have been a few notable examples of technology companies – including Apple, Lenovo and GE – bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. Southeast Asia maintains its […]

CARACAS, Venezuela — In his last year as president, Hugo Chavez ordered Coca-Cola Femsa to cut prices, seized a local steel company’s assets and tightened currency controls that may cost Procter & Gamble 275 million. Doing business in Venezuela isn’t likely to get easier under his successor. Interim President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to follow […]

CARACAS, Venezuela — In his last year as president, Hugo Chavez ordered Coca-Cola Femsa to cut prices, seized a local steel company’s assets and tightened currency controls that may cost Procter & Gamble 275 million. Doing business in Venezuela isn’t likely to get easier under his successor. Interim President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to follow […]

In his last year as president, Hugo Chavez ordered Coca-Cola Femsa SAB to cut prices, seized a local steel company’s assets and tightened currency controls that may cost Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) $275 million. Doing business in Venezuela isn’t likely to get easier under his successor. Interim President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to follow […]

In his last year as president, Hugo Chavez ordered Coca-Cola Femsa SAB to cut prices, seized a local steel company’s assets and tightened currency controls that may cost Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) $275 million. Doing business in Venezuela isn’t likely to get easier under his successor. Interim President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to follow […]

1. Cascadia Cup holders Portland begin their title defense in Seattle: More than a few MLS rivalries – actual and perceived – carry some sort of name or prize to justify their relevance. Only a few of them actually inspire the sort of enmity shared between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver. Caleb Porter’s side makes the […]

Pacific Northwest rivals Seattle and Portland will square off at CenturyLink Field in the marquee affair of Rivalry Week. 1. Cascadia Cup holders Portland begin their title defense in Seattle: More than a few MLS rivalries – actual and perceived – carry some sort of name or prize to justify their relevance. Only a few […]

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 11, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — BBK, the international business advisory firm, today announced a major commitment to the expansion of its operations advisory services with the addition of two highly-experienced managing directors. Bill May joins BBK’s Operations Practice as a managing director in the Southeast region, and Jack Graff joins Performance Improvement […]

The company announced in its fourth-quarter results that it was reviewing the future of Lucozade and Ribena. Despite being healthy products, they have struggled to make a case for inclusion in the company’s plans. As the review coincided with news that the merger of Irn-Bru maker AG Barr and Pepsi bottler Britvic was being referred […]