Tech Mahindra Limited, an IT services company headquartered in Pune, 100 miles east of Mumbai, inaugurated a new Technology Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The facility emphasizes Tech Mahindra’s commitment to strategic collaboration and will create a future-ready technology workforce in the Midwestern United States. The Center, located at O'Fallon...
Canada's Brookfield to Acquire Two Wind Farms in India
Canada's Brookfield Asset Management will acquire two wind farms from Hyderabad, India-based Axis Energy Ventures for $75 million The deal will be Brookfield’s first direct acquisition in the renewable energy space in India. In 2017, Brookfield acquired Missouri- and California-based SunEdison’s TerraForm Global Inc, a 300-megawatt portfolio in India as...
Build-A-Bear Launches in India
St. Louis, Missouri-based Build-A-Bear has partnered with Tablez, the retail arm of UAE-based Lulu Group International, to introduce the customized stuffed-animal retail-entertainment brand in India. Besides standalone stores, shop-in-shop formats of Build-A-Bear will be launched within Toys“R”Us as part of Tablez's venture to reach as many as 9 million households in...
Reinsurance Group of America Opens India Branch
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India granted the Certificate of Registration to Missouri headquartered Reinsurance Group of America to set up a branch in India. RGA's Canadian entity - RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada will be based in Mumbai. RGA has been operating in India since 2001...
U.S. Importers Aid Shrimp Farms in India Get International Certification
With guidance, training and support from Missouri-based Global Aquaculture Alliance and California’s Rubicon, 100 Indian shrimp farms will enroll in Global Aquaculture Alliance’s iBAP improvement program to make the enhancements necessary to apply for the Best Agricultural Practices (BAP) certification. A four-star BAP shrimp denotes that the product originates from...
SunEdison Wins 150 Megawatt Project in Karnataka
St. Peters, Missouri-based SunEdison Inc. won a bid to build 150 megawatts of solar projects in southern India’s Karnataka state. The company will build and own the five projects for Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. SunEdison was one of 44 developers vying to build 500 megawatts of projects in the...