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Uptown Law Firm seeks Full-time Administrative Assistant

April 3, 2014

Great opportunity to work in a multi-lingual environment with an international law firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. Position is full-time. The position requires assisting a Managing Partner and other lawyers with day-to-day needs such as client correspondence, billing, filing, answering phones, updating spreadsheets, working on ad hoc projects and managing databases. Ideal Candidates will have…

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Harmonisierung von Kfz-Standards durch transatlantisches Freihandelsabkommen

March 17, 2014

Durch die transatlantische Handels- und Investmentpartnerschaft TTIP zwischen der EU und den USA könnte der Automobilsektor am meisten profitieren, wobei hierfür zunächst einmal die Harmonisierung der EU- und US-Kfz-Standards erforderlich ist. Aufgrund von der vergleichbaren Standards besteht auch sehr gutes Verhandlungspotential. Sollten die Testverfahren gegenseitig anerkannt werden, könnten deutsche Hersteller und Zulieferer künftig erhebliche Kosten…

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Schulverweigerer – Ohne Asyl in den USA

March 7, 2014

Familie Romeike, die streng gläubige deutsche Grossfamilie aus Baden-Württemberg, sind aufgrund der Schulpflicht in Deutschland aus ihrer Heimat nach Amerika geflohen. Nun hat die US- Heimatschutzbehörde entschieden, dass der Familie zwar kein Asyl gewährt wird, eine Abschiebung brauchen sie dennoch nicht zu fürchten. Diese Nachricht erhielten die Eheleute Romeike, momentaner Aufenthalt in Tennessee. Aufgrund der…

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Socially Aware – German Court rules against Facebook

March 5, 2014

On January 24, 2014, the Berlin Court of Appeal upheld the ruling of lower court concerning the file against Facebook by the German consumer protection association (“Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband – VZBV), stating that Facebook’s “Friend Finder” is unlawful, hence it is violating the German data protection law as well as the unfair trade law. Furthermore, the…

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Immigration is a good thing

March 4, 2014

This week, the Charlotte Chamber – among over 600 other businesses and business advocacy groups – was urging House Speaker, John Boehner, to make the immigration reform happen. Immigration is always good for business. Bob Morgan, the Charlotte Chamber President, said that nobody should force the 12 to 13 million illegal immigrants to leave than…

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Buddy Bear coming to Charlotte

February 28, 2014

Charlotte is the only American city to receive a Buddy Bear sculpture which is the symbol of a public art movement. The Buddy Bear project started in Berlin and from there on, “traveled” around the world. For Charlotte this is a great honor, hence there is no other one in the US. The Buddy Bear…

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Why More Americans Are Renouncing U.S. Citizenship

February 25, 2014

A couple of years ago, the Treasury Department published a list of those Americans who had abandoned their citizenship. A decade ago, this number always circled around 500 people, however, last year the number hit a record high of almost 3,000 Americans.  This change was not foreseeable, but more the result of different parts leading…

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Charlotte on the Rise!

February 24, 2014

Charlotte, NC, the Queen City, confirms its reputation as one of the most affordable cities in the US. Charlotte ranks No. 4 in the brand-new ranking the online platform Cheapism.com has published. They awarded the cities a score of 1 to 6 for each data point, based on where they fell relative to the competition.…

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Bonomi North America Relocates to Charlotte

February 22, 2014

Bonomi North America Inc., a subsidiary if the worldwide Bonomi Group located in Brescia, Italy, announced the relocation of their headquarter from Rock Hill, S.C. to Charlotte, N.C. With the relocation Bonomi was able to create 11 new jobs in Charlotte and expects to grow within the next years. The new headquarters office will be…

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Process of Liquidation of an LLC or Inc.

February 22, 2014

(c)www.insolvencynews.com.au Voluntary liquidation occurs when the members of the company resolve to voluntarily wind-up the affairs of the company and dissolve. To liquidate a company in the United States – outside of a bankruptcy process – one has to fulfill certain requirements and undertake certain steps. Dissolving an LLC or Corporation is similar to the…

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