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Access Intelligence Chemical Division to finalize acquisition of Maack Business Services

January 11, 2010 | Press Release

NEW YORK, January 11, 2010 – Access Intelligence (News) (AI), owners of SRI Consulting (www.sriconsulting.com) Chemical Week (CW) (www.chemweek.com) and Chemical Engineering portfolios, have finalized the acquisition of Maack Business Services (MBS...

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