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GM to stop making cars at Buick centre in third-quarter of 1999![[Details]](/icons/bullet.gif){kind=icon} Ending months of speculation, General Motors Corp said on November 20 that it will stop building cars at its historic Buick city assembly centre in Flint, Michigan in the third quarter of 1999, affecting about 2,900 hourly workers. Buick City, one of GM's oldest plants, makes the big Buick LeSabre and Pontiac Bonneville front-drive cars.
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Small businessmen find a fortune wrapped in gifts Greeks bearing gifts are traditionally suspect, but it is important to remember that every gift is not a Trojan horse loaded with dubious intent. There is always the gentler example of the gift of the Magi, of frankincense and myrrh for infant Christ. Though common, corporate gifting has never been a specialised activity and was routinely tackled by the organisation's staff. Over the years a breed of consultants has come up who specialise in corporate gifting.
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Putting the best moulded foot forward The concept of running a parallel industry with established brands is not restricted to the East Asian countries alone -- India too has jumped onto the bandwagon. One such industry is PVC-footwear which has already carved out a market of Rs 300 crore for itself.
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GM to stop making cars at Buick centre in third-quarter of 1999
Small businessmen find a fortune wrapped in gifts Putting the best moulded foot forward
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