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Doing business at the speed of simulation software 1 May 2013 | 12:18 am
Software company helps bring better products to market, faster From designing a better baby bottle to building a more efficient automobile, cutting-edge product design can require creating time-consum...
A healthier housing market (with strings attached) 25 Apr 2013 | 06:46 pm
Increased materials costs means a bigger price tag for home buyers In the give-and-take environment that is the economic landscape, the housing industry is setting the latest example. Gains in the U.S...
(The clients) aren’t in Kansas anymore 23 Apr 2013 | 08:22 pm
A suburban Kansas firm finds success serving clients in emerging-market countries While many great American companies provide high-quality products and services to clients in the U.S., others achieve ...
In China, the sun rises on a dimming industry 9 Apr 2013 | 06:59 pm
Solar-equipment companies get a lift from interested benefactors While solar-equipment companies worldwide struggle to survive amid an industry-wide price slump, others have stayed the course. One exa...
There’s a new tiger on the scene in Southeast Asia 11 Jan 2013 | 02:54 am
The Philippines is one of Asia’s rising economic stars The happiest place on Earth may be Disneyland, but the happiest-people-on-earth moniker goes to the Philippines. As one of Asia’s rising economic...
Brains and beauty lend a hand on factory floors 20 Dec 2012 | 01:25 am
Small-sized robot is affordable and efficient R2-D2 may have met its match. Certainly on the cuteness scale. Baxter, designed by Rethink Robotics Inc., is a two-armed robot with a computer-screen face...
Investing in the Dark Continent 12 Dec 2012 | 09:26 pm
International investors see opportunity in Africa Africa offers a lot more these days than lions and safaris. Investors looking for the next hot venture are turning to the Dark Continent. “People are ...
On the road to energy self-sufficiency? 11 Dec 2012 | 07:56 pm
U.S. projected to be the world’s top oil producer During the last two presidential election cycles, the phrase “end the U.S.’s dependency on foreign oil” has been a rallying point for both major polit...
HOT: adjective, ticker symbol or both? 11 Dec 2012 | 01:48 am
Hotel-management company enjoys brand demand and state-of-the-art new digs Ticker symbols are not adjectives. Unless you’re Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (ticker: HOT). The company – whose brand...
Money a go go 1 Dec 2012 | 02:33 am
Mobile money services can provide a wealth of benefits to developing countries Mobile money, a service that allows people to send and receive money via a cell phone, is all the rage in Kenya. Offered ...
