For Westchester, and White Plains in particular, the relocation of Manhattan companies could mean that buildings still vacant from the recession a decade ago -- when many large corporations like I.B.M. downsized -- could be filled once again, said Salvatore J. Carrera, director of the county's Office of Economic Development and Real Estate.
In addition, the announced relocation of 531 companies to other parts of the country is a sobering reminder of the potential economic consequences of secession.
These are defined so broadly that they even encompass the relocation of a company's headquarters.Because the representatives must be approved by the union federation, they are likely to be tied, directly or indirectly, to the Chinese government.
Coinciding with the new financing round, SohoOS has announced the relocation of the company's HQ from Israel to an office near San Francisco's financial district, with senior management (including CEO Ron Daniel) making the move.
In the short term, of course, it is hard not to see big costs from withdrawal, including a serious investment hiatus as companies big and small agonise about what exit would mean, and relocation of some big companies into a regime less tortured by its EU status.
An annual survey of global relocation trends found that 61 percent of companies surveyed expect to transfer more employees in 2011 than in recent years, higher than the historical average of 57 percent.
"There were reports of companies' considering the relocation of their staff from Bahrain to Dubai, but for us there was no doubt we would remain in Bahrain, come what may," said Kishore Kewalram, managing director of Kewalram & Sons, an Indian trading company with headquarters in Manama.
Since 1992, Intrepid New Yorker -- one of 15 relocation companies listed in the Manhattan Yellow Pages -- has smoothed the transfer of thousands of people from around the country and the world.
It is a vision to which Béjart remained committed throughout his life, both during his 17-year residency at the Brussels opera house, the Théâtre de la Monnaie, until 1987, and then in Lausanne, after changes in management at the Monnaie resulted in the relocation of both Béjart and his company (renamed Béjart Ballet Lausanne) to Switzerland.
McCollough said Circuit City was moving forward with remodeling and relocation of its stores, and the company hopes to open 50 new stores by the end of next year, depending on real estate availability.
