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Professional Translation. It is more and more important in these times to communicate with other people from different countries. We encounter
people from different countries not only when we go on holiday but at work and in our own towns. Read more here.

The Importance Of A Professional Translation Service In The Workplace. By Greg Davies. The key to eliciting respect from your customers is to
make sure the services you provide are impeccable in all respects and this includes providing professional translation services. Read more here.

Real Estate Acquisition in the United States

Almost a quarter of all foreign buyers in U.S. choose Florida property. By Kimberly Miller. International buyers have helped buttress Florida's real
estate market with 22 percent of all foreign clients nationally choosing property in the Sunshine State. That makes Florida tops for attracting foreign
interest, according to a summer report by the National Association of Realtors. Read more here.

Industrial Real Estate Shows Signs of Recovery in the United States. The North American Industrial real estate sector has delivered positive
news for the second quarter 2010, according to a new, national report by Jones Lang LaSalle. National average vacancy rates have tumbled 20
basis points for the first time in almost two years from 10.6 percent in the first quarter to 10.4 percent in the second quarter. Read more here.

Green building takes off in real estate slump. Green building remains the bright spot in an otherwise dull U.S. real estate market as companies
and homeowners look to lower utility bills. It now accounts for nearly one-third of new U.S. construction, up from 2% in 2005, according to a report
aired Tuesday by NPR, which cites industry data from McGraw-Hill Construction. Read more here.

Certified Public Accountant Analysis

Foreign Ownership of U.S Real Property. By Charles Perkins CPA. A foreign citizen planning to purchase U.S. real property has many
considerations to make prior to consummating any real estate transaction. A foreign investor can use several structures to purchase real property
such as directly or through some type of business entity. How the property will be used is important as well. Both structure and use will have
different tax consequences and may be governed by different regulations. Read more here.

International Trade and Logistics

Fact-Finding Mission Looks at Ways to Facilitate U.S.–Peru Trade. By Judy Lao. Customs clearance procedures and supply-chain logistics can
often be the Achilles, heel of any well-thought-out and otherwise well-executed exporting venture. This past November, an important effort to ease
those potential roadblocks and to smooth trade between Peru and the United States was undertaken when a week long fact-finding mission from
Peru visited south Florida. Read more here.

GDP Growth: Peru, Uruguay Lead. By Chronicle Staff. Peru and Uruguay will have the fastest-growing economies in Latin America this year,
measured in percentage terms. But Brazil will lead in real terms, according to a Latin Business Chronicle analysis of new estimates from the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). Peru's economy will likely expand by 6.3 percent, while Uruguay's GDP is expected to grow by 5.7 percent. Read
more here.

Corporate Development

Why Would I Form a Corporation Instead of a General Partnership? There are a huge number of reasons to form a corporation instead of a
general partnership. One of the only positive reasons for forming a partnership is the ease with which one can be formed. Read more here.

Debt restructuring alternatives for the financially troubled corporation: possible risks and benefits. By Tunnell, P. Lawrence. Many companies
currently find themselves in serious financial trouble because of the so-called "rolling recession" that has plagued the United States for most of the
1980s and the broader recession that has existed for the last few years. It is not uncommon for companies to be burdened with large amounts of
debt that were taken on in better times. Read more here.

Education Resource: Planning and Analysis

Student Visa Requirements. The college, university or program you apply to will send you all the information you will need about securing a
student visa that will allow you to study in the United States. You will be able to apply for a visa only after you have been accepted to study at a
specific institution. Read more here.

Immigration

Another Voice: A window for immigration reform. The number of immigrants entering the United States illegally has plummeted in tandem with
the economy, with the greatest slowdown occurring between 2007 and 2009, according to a report by the nonpartisan Pew Hispanic Center. Read
more here.

USCIS Implements H-1B and L-1 Fee Increase. On Aug. 13, 2010, President Obama signed into law Public Law 111-230, which contains
provisions to increase certain H-1B and L-1 petition fees. Effective immediately, Public Law 111-230 requires the submission of an additional fee of
$2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B petitions postmarked on or after Aug. 14, 2010, and will remain in effect
through Sept. 30, 2014.Read more here.