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HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Sanmina-SCI's local PCB assembly plant suffered a transformer fire Oct. 31, according to local news reports.
The fire originated in the facility's power plant on the evening of Oct. 31, the Huntsville Times reported .
The paper said witnesses and firefighters attributed the fire to the transformers, but the cause remains under investigation.
The extent of any damage is unclear at this time.
On an unrelated note, Sanmina-SCI was recently involved in a pair of real estate transactions in the area. Brazelton Properties bought a 130,000-sq. ft. campus in Lacey's Spring, AL, for $1.2 million, and local investors purchased a 194,540-sq. ft. office and warehouse building in Huntsville for $2.9 million.
CHENNAI, INDIA -- The head of Flextronics' India operations has reportedly left the company.
A. Gururaj, director and general manager of Flextronics Technologies as well as overseer of the EMS company's manufacturing facility here, reportedly resigned more than a month ago, said The Business Standard, citing industry sources.
Gururaj declined comment to The Business Standard. “I am not talking to the media about it,” he reportedly told the news outlet.
There have been reports over operational issues at the plant.
A. Gururaj, director and general manager of Flextronics Technologies as well as overseer of the EMS company's manufacturing facility here, reportedly resigned more than a month ago, said The Business Standard, citing industry sources.
Gururaj declined comment to The Business Standard. “I am not talking to the media about it,” he reportedly told the news outlet.
There have been reports over operational issues at the plant.
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN -- Prevas AB has agreed to acquire the embedded solutions consulting unit of Flextronics for SEK5.6 million ($875,000) in cash.
SEK1:US$0.1562.
The deal includes the business, development laboratory, and 50 employees. The unit is forecast to reach SEK50 million ($7.8 million) in revenues in 2008.
Prevas is a publicly traded Swedish IT firm with 500 employees in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.SEK1:US$0.1562.
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