Siemens investing up $1 billion in Brazil over the next five years as part of plans to expand business operations within the country, including doubling of revenue by 2017. The company said a large portion of investments will go to the energy market and to the industry, infrastructure and cities and healthcare sectors. Siemens also [...]
Boeing recently sponsored an industry event in Malaysia to explore business and investment opportunities there, the company announced Wednesday. Representatives from 75 Malaysian and U.S. companies attended the May 2 conference in St. Louis, co-sponsored by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority to discuss industry goals and opportunities in the country. Former Sen. Christopher Bond told event [...]
SAP AG is launching a new urban management program to help cities address increasing urbanization, sustainability and connect citizens with their governments. The software solutions provider said that it is broadening its focus around city, municipal and state government through SAP Urban Matter. Sean Patrick O’Brien, global lead of urban management and public safety, said [...]
Integrity Applications Inc. opened the doors of its new corporate headquarters in Chantilly, Va. on Monday. The company said the 79,000-square foot facility will house all of the company’s Washington area corporate employees and employees that work with government customers on-site. IAI was founded in 1999 and moved into its previous headquarters at Parkstone Drive, [...]
A nonprofit organization representing many homeland security contractors is starting a new forum to establish dialogue with the Transportation Security Administration, Government Executive reports. The companies, members of the Washington Homeland Security Roundtable, have created a senior executive industry forum that will start with a meeting on June 5 with TSA Administrator John Pistole. Accenture, [...]
Parsons‘ government services unit has recently helped the Energy Department install six large nuclear material processing tanks at a South Carolina-based processing facility. The department said Parsons is contracted to build and operate the Savannah River Site’s salt waste processing facility for one year and provide 10 tanks total. Four more tanks will be shipped to [...]
The Small Business Administration may allow small businesses with outside investors to obtain set-aside federal research funds, Jill Aitoro reports on the Washington Business Journal. Under a proposed rule, small businesses majority-owned by outside investors could qualify for the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the 1992 Small Business Technology Transfer Act. Businesses would be eligible [...]
