21.   At Marion Merrell Dow Inc. in Kansas City, outplacement counselors recently opened offices to assist workers with job searches.

22.   Bankers Trust, the seventh-largest U.S. bank, said it will open offices in St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri, Dallas and other cities.

23.   Banks, law firms and venture capital partnerships based in Silicon Valley have opened offices here, competing with home-grown counterparts.

24.   Barlow also recently opened offices in Angola and Mozambique.

25.   Bartle Bogle Hegarty in London will expand its operations in Asia by opening an office in Singapore or Hong Kong by mid-October.

26.   Attorneys were invited to Colombia to attend weddings and social functions, and some opened satellite offices in Bogota.

27.   BBDO will open an office in St. Petersburg to serve the account.

28.   BBA Creditanstalt is also considering opening an office in London, Bacha said.

29.   Besides its Houston office, Co-Counsel opened branch offices in Dallas, Chicago and New York.

30.   BHP recently opened an office in Antwerp, a major diamond trading center.