For the first time since October 2008, U.S. trade grew month over month in December, according to annual trade data released Wednesday (Feb. 10) by the Census Bureau and analyzed by WorldCity. U.S. trade in December 2009 was $18.58 billion greater than in December 2008, a solid 8.21 percent growth rate. The $244.83 billion total for the month nevertheless still fell about 7 percent shy of the December 2007 record of $262.62 billion. But to provide a sense of how remarkable 13 consecutive months of falling U.S. trade is, when… Read More
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Luthy will oversee financial affairs for the medical technology company
Patrick Luthy
Medtronic Finance Director, Latin America
Patrick Luthy has been promoted to Finance Director for medical technology company Medtronic’s Miami-based Latin America headquarters.
As the chief financial officer for the Minneapolis company’s Latin America operations, Luthy will be managing the conversion to SAP software in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico as well as overseeing financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting.
Luthy joined Medtronic as a project manager in Finance in May 2008, coming from Merck, where he spent more than four years.
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