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For some veterans of the Most Innovative Companies lists, the past year has been very good indeed. For others, not so much. A look at some of their highlights, as well as a few of the lows.
AIRASIA (2008)
* | The Malaysia-based budget carrier added new flights to South Korea and Iran in 2010. Up next: France, Japan, and New Zealand. The airline also announced plans for a new hub in the Philippines, along with an IPO of its long-haul unit, AirAsia X, this year.
ARUP (2008)
* The London-based shop continued to redefine what an engineering firm can do. Its 2010 portfolio included work on World Expo pavilions, the landmark Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore, and development plans for poor provinces in Thailand and Vietnam.
AUSRA (2008, 2009)
* The French nuclear giant Areva completed its acquisition of this solar company, which is now called Areva Solar.
BOEING (2008)
* The launch of the new Dreamliner, which was supposed to enter service in spring 2008, seems ever more like a nightmare, with multiple delays and a fire during a test flight.
BUSBOY PRODUCTIONS (2009)
* It was another headline year for Jon Stewart's production house, which teamed with Comedy Central to put on the Rally to Restore Sanity (and/or Fear). The event drew about 200,000 people to the National Mall, in Washington, D.C. The Daily Show won its eighth consecutive Emmy for outstanding variety, music, or comedy series.