Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $13,335
16%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 16%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

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  • German Businesses Head for Lower-Cost Shores

    12/23/2002 6:35:22 AM PST · by Incorrigible · 21 replies · 376+ views
    BusinessWeek ^ | 12/23/02 | Jack Ewing
    German Businesses Head for Lower-Cost Shores As it becomes easier to operate in Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic, even smaller companies are starting to relocate   Several times a day, a barge slowly makes its way across the Oder River from Poland to Germany, carrying a cargo upon which much of Berlin's economy rests. Literally. Aboard the vessel are freshly washed and pressed bedsheets bound for Berlin's finest business hotels. Not that German workers aren't capable of doing laundry. In fact, Fliegel Textilservice, an overnight-linen service for Berlin hotels such as the five-star Adlon, is German-owned, and it is equipped...