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    Energy plant a jolt for workers  Nov 20, 2009
    plans by late next year to start building one of the largest solar power plants of its kind in the world, bringing 1,000 temporary construction jobs and 50 long-term science and engineering jobs ... Jobs: 1,000 construction jobs over the course of the two- to three-year build and 50 long-term science and engineering jobs. (Florida Today)

    Piper looking for engineers in Wichita  Nov 19, 2009
    will hold an engineering job fair from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the , 400 W. Douglas. Mark Miller, a Piper spokesman, says the company is looking to hire 53 engineers to work on its PiperJet program. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)

    R.AGE catches up with some of the people featured way back when  Nov 18, 2009
    "I had to make an important decision on whether or not to go full time in magic. So, instead of an engineering job for one of the best companies in oil and gas, I went into the entertainment industry. It took a lot of guts to make that final decision, and so far it's paying off really well," says David. Upon graduation, he decided to plunge head-on into the world of Mentalism, and hasn't looked back since - every so often he updates his Facebook page with pictures from the countries his career... (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    911 tapes in Orlando shooting show chaos, panic  Nov 11, 2009
    Rodriguez left his engineering job at the firm two years ago and hadn't been able to find comparable employment since. He most recently made less than $30,000 a year at a Subway sandwich shop. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    MORE JOBS FROM CAREERBUILDER.COM  Nov 4, 2009
    com - CareerBuilder - Jobs. Email Address or Password is Invalid Email Address. (Florida Today)

    Two blocks, one city  Oct 25, 2009
    DeGiacomo, retired from his maintenance engineering job at the MBTA, can reel off the comings and goings of the neighborhood with military precision. There are, for example, the old-timers who packed up and moved to Scituate. (Boston Globe)

    Wichita City Council accepts Burks offer on Old Town building  Oct 21, 2009
    Airbus also is considering moving the new engineering division, which would create 100 aeronautical engineering jobs, to Mobile, Ala. said Allen Bell, the city s economic development director. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)

    Can Intuit's New Mint Save Ailing Quicken?  Oct 21, 2009
    Patzer, who had held several engineering jobs including at Sony (working on the PlayStation) and at Internet start-ups founded the company in his own kitchen table moment when he became frustrated with existing personal finance software apps - like. And now the upstart is moving into the big house. (CBS News)

    Why General Dynamics Will Leave Burlington  Oct 18, 2009
    Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie said, "The fact is, the jobs that are located here in Burlington and now are going to be in Williston, Vermont, could be located anywhere in the world. These are engineering jobs.". Dubie founded an association that promotes aerospace-related business like General Dynamics in Vermont. (WCAX.com, VT)

    Child care, accounting among stable industries  Oct 11, 2009
    There will be a big demand for engineers, Mr. Feraldi said, particularly nuclear engineers, because "there's not many of them out there." Most engineering jobs only require a bachelor's degree. "Within the technical college system of Georgia, that's been a quite a push. A lot of the energy industries are saying they just don't have a lot of people to replace their retiring workers. They've got a lot of baby boomers that are employed," Ms. Wendt said. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    German Unemployment Rose in September, Posing Challenge for New Government  Sep 30, 2009
    Germany will lose 20,000 engineering jobs a month as long as the economic crisis lasts, according to , head of the Gesamtmetall employers association, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported yesterday. Companies that are using short-time work programs to hold on to staff will be forced to cut jobs eventually, he said. (Bloomberg -- Europe)

    Auto engineers look outside industry for new work  Sep 24, 2009
    The effect of years of cuts by the Detroit Three automakers and their suppliers is difficult to quantify in terms of engineering jobs lost, since companies consider details competitive information. But the bottom line is that companies are trying to do more with fewer engineers. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)

    Keep hateful voices off your televisions  Sep 22, 2009
    Actually, I almost forgot to throw more vitriol at the federal government for making sure my dad had a great federal engineering job for his full career, and allowing me to never be hungry, get a good college education and help us build roads we use every day. How could they be so tyrannical. (Juneau Empire)

    Your wish could be library's command  Sep 22, 2009
    RichH wrote on Sep 17, 2009 11:23 PM:" Thanks for your comments. I hope you all will be attending the meeting, so you can have your constructive and useful thoughts heard by those who can put them to work. The selection of architectural firm was a lengthy and included mostly Michigan firms. Construction engineering, and site survey and soil sampling as well as environmental surveys are being conducted by southwest Michigan firms.Come and meet the people working to make your library better.The... (The Herald-Palladium)

    British govt provides 10m pound loan to Tata Motors  Sep 20, 2009
    "This loan will strengthen our electric vehicle manufacturing expertise, securing and creating high-value engineering jobs in the West Midlands.". A spokeswoman for the business secretary said the government is in talks with 17 other companies about projects worth 2 billion pounds. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)

    State predicts bright future for jobs in solar energy  Sep 9, 2009
    4 million research and engineering jobs over the same period. Government officials voiced certainty that stimulus dollars for green job training are necessary to meet future demand. (Boston Globe)

    Looking for an engineering job? Here are 8 tips  Sep 3, 2009
    Looking for an engineering job ... Looking for an engineering job. (India Times)

    Resume Cheating Soars In Tough Economy  Sep 3, 2009
    (1) My first engineering job was supporting a nuclear power plant in McMurdo Sound Antarctica. (2) I talked my telephone operator into getting in the phone booth with me. (CBS News)

    Business as usual no more as WiFi becomes airborne  Aug 24, 2009
    If the company is offering you a senior engineering job for $100,000 per year, is it not unreasonable to expect negotiations. Of course it s reasonable. (Boston Globe)

    Foreclosures rise along with layoffs  Aug 22, 2009
    Nee Salam, 56, lost his engineering job at an automotive electronics supplier south of Atlanta more than a year ago. At the time, he said, I was thinking the job market was going to change right away. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    Public Option's Winding Road to Spotlight  Aug 22, 2009
    Also, they have no problem exporting Indians and Chinese to fill networking and engineering jobs, lets make certification easier and encourage them too. by AK-47_Justice August 21, 2009 9:43 AM EDT. (CBS News)

    Bala and Yeomans team up  Aug 22, 2009
    The acquisition, which was worked out over the past nearly three months in secret, will allow the combined company to handily compete for engineering jobs, especially those sometimes lost out to larger, out-of-town firms. It also puts it in a position to weather the current dropoff in construction activity that has left some engineering companies struggling. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)

    Not living off the land: Part-time farming the norm  Aug 9, 2009
    So Fukagawa went looking for an engineering job, and found it at Caltrans. He can thank his father for that. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    No death penalty for SiPort engineer  Aug 4, 2009
    As reported, Wu was apparently fired from his test engineering job at SiPort (Santa Clara, Calif. . (EETimes)

    UK space sector 'to double value'  Jul 24, 2009
    5bn and employs nearly 70,000 people, many in high-skilled engineering jobs. The new report, produced by Oxford Economics, says the industry is expected to grow by 5% year on year and could be worth 14. (BBC News -- Science)

    Multinational corporations to create 5,000 jobs  Jul 21, 2009
    GEORGE TOWN: Some 5,000 engineering jobs in hardware and software designing will be created by multinational corporations (MNCs) and local electronic companies in the country by year-end ... So far this year about 5,000 engineering jobs have been created, she added. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    Pedal power — to the max  Jul 20, 2009
    started the business this year after he was laid off from an engineering job. "I always wanted to own my own business so I thought now was the time since I didn't have anything else going on," he said. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Drivers give Townsville track thumbs-up  Jul 10, 2009
    "Very enjoyable, to be honest, to drive on ... I think they've done a great engineering job with the area they had.". Richards said the introduction of raised curbs at several bends had proven effective in solving the problem of tyre bundles which dogged this year's Hamilton event. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Unemployment rate for electrical engineers soars to new record, engineering jobless rate up  Jul 8, 2009
    "Taken together, these data may suggest that engineers laid off last year and early this year are having trouble securing the new engineering jobs being created," Day said. . (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    More of this story  Jul 4, 2009
    Fox said the work is expected to create as many as 134 construction and engineering jobs, though job-creation estimates provided by CRMC spokeswoman Laura Ricketson-Dwyer are far lower. Less than 2. (Westerly Sun, RI)

    Survey: IT, engineering jobs to increase  Jul 2, 2009
    LLC said Wednesday more Colorado companies expect to add information technology and engineering jobs during the last half of the year ... ConsultNet, based in South Jordan, Utah, is a staffing agency that specializes in IT and engineering jobs. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Woman begins trash odyssey in Alaska  Jul 1, 2009
    Hawes has been living a minimalist lifestyle since quitting her engineering job with Lockheed Martin in 2005. Her vagabond approach consists of "couch surfing" with friends while traveling the country in her Element. (Juneau Empire)

    Sidelined Lawmaker Watches Arabs, Jews Drift Apart  Jun 25, 2009
    Her twin daughters, she said, were recently "treated like terrorists" at Israel's international airport, and her son-in-law saw an engineering job opening mysteriously disappear when the potential employer saw the Arab name on his CV.. While enjoying equal rights under the law, Arabs suffer from discrimination in government budgets and employment. (CBS News -- World)

    Desperately Seeking Mortgage Help  Jun 5, 2009
    Slaman landed another engineering job a few months later but it was too late to recover. "It just sort of snowballs," said Slaman, 45. (ABC News -- Business)

    Yesterday's career tracks may not be right for you today, but there are promising alternatives out there  May 31, 2009
    According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, environmental engineering jobs will grow by 25 percent from 2006 to 2016, much faster than other engineering sectors. Emily Moberg, 20, a sophomore environmental engineering major at MIT, was looking for an undergraduate degree that would allow her to take on the big environmental issues. (Boston Globe)

    Tough out there  May 28, 2009
    " Mark Smith, a civil engineering student due to graduate in 2011, said he was already feeling pressure as he tries to organise work experience placements. Though engineering jobs were predicted to increase by more than 8% this year, the message did not seem to have filtered through to his fellow students. Job market"We're a bit scared at the moment, but I think we should be okay when we graduate in a couple of years' time," Mark said. Kevin Brady, an electrical engineering student who graduates... (BBC News -- UK)

    Butte School District to cut 11 jobsPosted on May 28  May 28, 2009
    One clerical and one engineering job also will be eliminated. Uggetti proposed the cuts because of declining enrollments, and the board accepted the plan Wednesday night. (Missoulian, MT)

    Beit She’an aiming to get younger (7)  May 24, 2009
    While the area is better steeped in traditional industries such as plastics, Motorola is planning a new development center north of Beit She an near the Sea of Galilee that could attract 500 engineering jobs. Perhaps a better economic bet is an agriculture research center that Beit She an officials would like to build in conjunction with Jordan. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)

    * [BUSINESS BRIEFS]  May 22, 2009
    Chunghwa Telecom currently has a pool of about 24,500 employees, and the new hires will be those in sales and engineering jobs, among others, the statement said. TSE may scrap daily limits. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Production Supervisor  May 21, 2009
    com is an employment agency which has more than 2000 engineering jobs, power plant jobs, energy, technical, medical and contract jobs ... Offering superior recruitment and staffing services since 1988, Think Resource's job search capabilities and engineering jobs services have made it one of the premier job resources on the internet. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Nuclear power a growing market  May 19, 2009
    Ohio and western Pennsylvania are building their supplies of nuclear engineering jobs, says Carol Berrigan, NEI s senior director of industry infrastructure. We ve seen development of centers where we re seeing a lot of nuclear activity. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

    Tech cluster in Sunrise is growing  May 17, 2009
    About 85 percent of the new positions will be engineering jobs that pay $80,000 to $120,000 a year, she added. This article is for Paid Subscribers ONLY.. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)

    Louisiana roots  May 16, 2009
    I grew up in Houston and moved to Baton Rouge when I was 14 because of my stepfather s civil engineering job. In Houston, we went horseback riding with my cousins. (The Palm Beach Post)

    Siemens to invest $50M, add 226 jobs in Charlotte  May 15, 2009
    says it will create 226 engineering jobs and invest $50 million to expand its Charlotte operations over the next five years. The company, based in Orlando, Fla. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

    Tax-haven proposal is a wrong move  May 10, 2009
    Because the U.S. company faces higher taxes, there is less capital repatriated to be invested domestically in things this country is known for, like intellectual property, innovative products or high-wage engineering jobs. Put another way, its foreign rivals enjoy a tax-based competitive advantage that may overcome any productivity or innovation advantages held by the American company. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    'Everyone should havea chief of staff and a set of personal assistants'...  May 9, 2009
    Michelle Obama's father was a volunteer organizer for the city's Democratic Party, a by-word for machine politics in America, and his loyalty was rewarded with a well-paid engineering job at Chicago's water plant. Even before overtime, he earned $42,686 inthe 70's -- 25% more than High School teachers at the time. (The Drudge Report)

    Opinion: IBM should come clean on engineering layoffs  May 7, 2009
    Instead, IBM has launched what appears to be a counteroffensive intended to defuse union criticism of its estimated 10,000 layoffs (a union estimate) and the offshoring of U.S. engineering jobs. For example, the company announced last week that it would create a network of "analytic centers" that would employ up to 4,000 analytics consultants. (EETimes)

    TBJ search finds jobs galore  May 1, 2009
    John Siciliano of Cary wasn t sure where to start when his employer, Lenovo, notified him in January that he would be laid off from his engineering job effective March 31. Since then, I ve been doing what everybody s told me to do: Network with everybody. (Triangle Business Journal)

    See all LATEST News  Apr 30, 2009
    IBM Corp. executives hit back hard at union critics who have slammed the company for layoffs and its offshoring of engineering jobs. Business. (EETimes)

    After A Layoff, Detroit Family Struggles  Apr 28, 2009
    It's dinner time in the Thomas household, where things have changed dramatically ever since father James got laid off from his engineering job at Chrysler last December ... Sorry but there are tons of engineering jobs - save the hardship stories for the blue collar folks and not some $100,000+ family that had to cut back on new shoes. (CBS News -- Evening News)

    Government to offer 5,000 to boo...  Apr 16, 2009
    Government to offer 5,000 to boost green cars - Times Online. The Times and Sunday Times for less. (New York Post -- Business)

    Jaguar close to 800m loan  Apr 12, 2009
    Jaguar close to 800m loan - Times Online. The Times and Sunday Times for less. (New York Post -- Business)

    Capital Region poised for united future  Apr 12, 2009
    4 billion computer-chip manufacturing plant in Malta promises to create close to 3,000 construction jobs over two years, more than 1,200 good manufacturing and engineering jobs once the plant is fully operational and a multiplier effect of three jobs in supplier industries for every one job in the plant. Discussions continue about how many of the construction and permanent workers will be hired locally. (Albany Times Union)

    British car industry pleads for h...  Apr 11, 2009
    British car industry pleads for help to escape the slow lane - Times Online. The Times and Sunday Times for less. (New York Post -- Business)

    Glendale council votes 6-1 against casino  Apr 9, 2009
    The Tohonos say the casino will create construction and engineering jobs while it is being built and be long-term draw for tourists and consumers. Reader Comments. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

    Coping with the job market in Penang  Apr 4, 2009
    com are specialised IT and engineering jobs, says Chee, who used to work for an electronics company in Bayan Lepas but was recently retrenched. Two weeks later, she secured a job at a private education institution with the help of friends. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    European Investment Bank prepares...  Apr 4, 2009
    European Investment Bank prepares to give green light for carmakers' financing plan - Times Online. The Times and Sunday Times for less. (New York Post -- Business)

    British car sales still falling a...  Apr 4, 2009
    British car sales still falling as Germany's roar ahead - Times Online. The Times and Sunday Times for less. (New York Post -- Business)

    Despair in Northern Ireland after...  Apr 3, 2009
    Despair in Northern Ireland after 1,000 aircraft jobs are jettisoned by Bombardier - Times Online. The Times and Sunday Times for less. (New York Post -- Business)

    Graphene chip production advances  Apr 3, 2009
    (04/02/2009 6:31 PM EDT). MANHASSET, N.Y. Ohio State University researchers are developing a technique for mass production of computer chips made from graphene. (EETimes)

    Tech jobs show continuing shift  Apr 1, 2009
    Compiled this year by , the combined entity of and the , the study found Arizona mirroring national trends that have seen a drop in communications and technology manufacturing jobs but an increase in technology service and engineering jobs. Jim Garnett, the executive director for TechAmerica Southwest, which serves Arizona and New Mexico, said much of what the group sees at least anecdotally indicates the tech industries are rolling with the recession. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

    ATK lays off 225 employees  Apr 1, 2009
    The husband hopes to find another engineering job in the area. I don t think anyone ever plans ahead they don t think it will happen to them, the wife said. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)

    Sarkozy pledge releases 'bossnapp...  Apr 1, 2009
    Sarkozy pledge releases 'bossnapped' managers - Times Online. The finest daily football bulletin. (New York Post -- Business)

    Search: Jobs in Engineering  Apr 1, 2009
    Your job search found 3991 Engineering Jobs. Viewing matches 1-20. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Rick Wagoner to step down from GM...  Mar 30, 2009
    Rick Wagoner to step down from GM in return for more aid - Times Online. The finest daily football bulletin. (New York Post -- Business)

    Oxford car parts giant on the bri...  Mar 29, 2009
    Oxford car parts giant on the brink - Times Online. The finest daily football bulletin. (New York Post -- Business)

    Hawaii joblessness at 30-year high: 6.5%  Mar 29, 2009
    What: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard apprentice and engineering job fair. When: Today, 8:30 a.m. to noon. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    7,000 turn out for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard job fair  Mar 29, 2009
    An estimated 7,000 people crowded Honolulu Community College this morning for a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard apprentice and engineering job fair. The shipyard expects to fill 120 apprenticeships and 40 engineering and engineering support positions in January 2010. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    How the economy has impacted Atlantans  Mar 29, 2009
    Her mom s out of work, and her dad s engineering job is uncertain. What she s up to: She s taking online courses through a college closer to her home. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Car industry in 'state of emergen...  Mar 27, 2009
    Car industry in 'state of emergency' - Times Online. Get your free exercise band today. (New York Post -- Business)

    Winning design in student drafting competition to be built in Englewood  Mar 26, 2009
    Scott wants to go to Colorado School of Mines and work toward a structural engineering job. Caleb Kissell said he was leaning toward architecture or business. (Denver Post)

    Graphene circuit combines Si, GaAs functions  Mar 25, 2009
    (03/24/2009 2:43 PM EDT). Graphene transistors could enable complex new circuits using relatively simple architectures, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers who recently demonstrated a single transistor frequency multiplier. (EETimes)

    'Virtual fab' specialist names sales exec  Mar 25, 2009
    Virtual fab' specialist names sales exec. (03/24/2009 3:06 PM EDT). (EETimes)

    Mahindra is one of three suitors...  Mar 23, 2009
    Mahindra is one of three suitors with eye on LDV - Times Online. Win tickets to see the band on their summer tour. (New York Post -- Business)

    Nano customers face 3-year wait f...  Mar 23, 2009
    Nano customers face 3-year wait for 1,400 car - Times Online. Win tickets to see the band on their summer tour. (New York Post -- Business)

    Andrea Hilderbrand: An unconventional life  Mar 21, 2009
    Applications for engineering jobs got turned down because she was overqualified or had made too much in previous jobs with Pratt Whitney. I just wanted to run away, she recalls. (Troy Montgomery Herald, NC)

    Car production crashes 59% as dem...  Mar 20, 2009
    Car production drops 59% as demand falls. Free Champions League bulletin. (New York Post -- Business)

    Random Tech tidbits  Mar 20, 2009
    Its not like these sidewalk fans are taking away our engineering jobs because they are fans of the team. Your diploma got you a job, it doesn t garauntee you a dang seat at a football game. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Car firms appeal to Bank for cash  Mar 15, 2009
    Enter the competition to see Oasis on tour this summer. Navigation - link to other main sections from here. (New York Post -- Business)

    Is Taiwan DRAM venture already falling apart?  Mar 12, 2009
    com - Is Taiwan DRAM venture already falling apart. Is Taiwan DRAM venture already falling apart. (EETimes)

    UK study suggests bias against male accounting candidates  Mar 12, 2009
    The study also showed women were half as likely than men to be asked for an interview for engineering jobs. Men were nearly four times less likely than women to get an interview for the secretarial posts. (Accounting Web, UK)

    Even in a recession, some companies are hiring  Mar 11, 2009
    Adecco is trying to fill about 1,200 engineering jobs, Gilliam said. They include product engineers who test the next generation of computer equipment, he said. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)

    Daniel Weintraub: Yes, jobs are still out there; just ask Northrop  Mar 11, 2009
    The company does not disclose salary levels, but the kind of high-end engineering jobs the firm is trying to fill typically pay north of $100,000 for experienced people. And the entry-level jobs are not bad, either. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)

    Analyst: DSPs now driving the semis industry  Mar 10, 2009
    (03/09/2009 6:26 AM EDT). LONDON The Digital Signal Processor sector is continuing to lose its identity as a separate chip class, and DSPs have actually become the driver for the entire semiconductor industry, according to an analyst who has long tracked the sector. (EETimes)

    Protect environmental fund  Mar 9, 2009
    State parks benefiting from it provide $20 million in annual revenue to struggling counties and support 1,000 construction and engineering jobs. New York's recycling industry delivers $10 billion in income and 30,000 jobs. (Albany Times Union)

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