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Washington-based online travel company Expedia has relocated its team to new offices in London, UK.
The new offices will allow Expedia to expand its its team of more than 650 employees to 1,000.
Expedia President and Chief Executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, said: "London itself is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world; a gateway to Europe and beyond, but also a top destination in its own right."
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California-based Internet search engine firm Google is reported to be planning to recruit 1,000 additional staff in Ireland, creating a new centre in Dublin city centre with more than 3,000 employees.
The move will further anchor Google in Dublin, which is already the company's headquarters for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and its biggest site outside the US.
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New York-based IT company IBM has completed a two billion Hungarian forint expansion of its service centre in the city of Szekesfehervar.
Unit Chief Executive Officer Zoltan Takacs said the unit would recruit 250 additional employees as a result of the expansion of the centre, which will provide service to customers throughout Europe and North America.
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Washington-based Milliman Inc, a consulting and actuarial firm, has announced the opening of a new office in Dusseldorf, Germany.
"By adding a second office in Germany to the existing one in Munich, we show our strong commitment to the German market. With a presence in the area of Cologne/Dusseldorf, we strengthen our ability to provide superior services to our clients," said Ed Morgan, who is responsible for Milliman's life insurance practices in Germany, Italy, Switzerland and CEE.
The Dusseldorf office is headed by Michael Leitschkis, who combines a consultancy background with experience at a major German insurance firm.
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France-based Soitec SA, a manufacturer of semiconductors, is investing $150 million in a plant in San Diego, California, where it will make super-efficient solar panels for the California and US Southwest utility markets.
The company plans to employ about 450 people at the plant, which it bought from Sony Corporation. The new factory will create about 1,000 additional jobs for consultants and other workers not directly employed by the company, Soitec said.
The factory is designed to produce 200 megawatts of solar panels a year when completed. The company aims to complete plant modifications and start operations by the end of 2012.
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