41.   Among the giant corporations that opened plants or expanded existing operations were Acer, Daewoo, Sanyo, Sony and Matsushita.

42.   Coke wants to open another plant in Ho Chi Minh City.

43.   Daley told The Associated Press that Coca Cola and other large corporations had expressed interest in opening production plants in Karni.

44.   Daley told The Associated Press that Coca-Cola and other large corporations had expressed interest in opening production plants in Karni.

45.   HP hopes to open another plant in Tennessee this year, and then expand into other areas of the world.

46.   Huffy opened the plant in Southhaven last fall.

47.   IBP Aerospace Group Inc. announced Tuesday it would open a plant in the Prestige Park industrial complex next fall.

48.   It also will open a plant near Guadalajara, Mexico, next fall to build Accords for Latin American markets.

49.   It will open a plant in Phuket, South Thailand, to take advantage of the cheaper labour there.

50.   Last year, Rhode Island-based manufacturer American Power Conversion was among the companies to open plants there.