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Cubic to Acquire Supply Chain Management Consulting Firm

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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

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Adding to its expertise in supply chain and logistics management, Cubic Corp. [CUB] has agreed to acquire the supply chain management consulting firm XIO Strategies, Inc., whose president will take over Cubic's Global Tracking Solutions business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. XIO is a women-owned small business based in Northern Virginia and has seven employees. Mary Ann Wagner, the founder, president and CEO of XIO, will lead Cubic's Global Tracking Solutions business from its new headquarters in Vienna,…

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