Archive for June, 2009

Published by patricia on 30 Jun 2009

India’s first sea bridge is showcased as engineering marvel (Calcutta News)

India’s first sea bridge is showcased as engineering marvel (Calcutta News)
India’s first open sea bridge, a 5.6-km cable-held engineering marvel expected to cut travel time by 80 percent for this city’s harried commuters, was inaugurated Tuesday, heralding a new era in infrastructure consolidation by the new government that returned to power after the May elections.

Published by patricia on 30 Jun 2009

The MySpace Exodus Continues: SVP Engineering Allen Hurff Jumps Ship (TechCrunch)

The MySpace Exodus Continues: SVP Engineering Allen Hurff Jumps Ship (TechCrunch)
Around this time last year we saw a stream of high ranking employees leaving Yahoo as the web portal reached new lows following the fumbled Microsoft deal. Now, we’re beginning to see a similar trend from MySpace, the once-shining social network that has been recently hit by stagnating growth, waves of layoffs (both in the US and abroad ), and the ousting of its co-founder CEO. The latest member …

Published by patricia on 30 Jun 2009

Engineering firm PEC files prospectus for initial public offering (Channel NewsAsia)

Engineering firm PEC files prospectus for initial public offering (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE: Engineering firm PEC has filed its prospectus for an initial public offering.

Published by patricia on 29 Jun 2009

Pratt & Whitney Expands Engineering University Partnership with Virginia Tech (Aircraft Maintenance Technology)

Pratt & Whitney Expands Engineering University Partnership with Virginia Tech (Aircraft Maintenance Technology)
EAST HARTFORD, CT Pratt & Whitney has expanded its strategic university partnership with Virginia Tech to include research into composite materials. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. company.

Published by patricia on 29 Jun 2009

Daewoo Engineering Gets Put on the Block (New York Times)

Daewoo Engineering Gets Put on the Block (New York Times)
South Korea s Kumho Asiana Group said Sunday that it had decided to put Daewoo Engineering & Construction up for a sale to ease investors worries about its liquidity, Reuters reported.

Published by patricia on 29 Jun 2009

Daewoo Engineering Gets Put on the Block (New York Times)

Daewoo Engineering Gets Put on the Block (New York Times)
South Korea s Kumho Asiana Group said Sunday that it had decided to put Daewoo Engineering & Construction up for a sale to ease investors worries about its liquidity, Reuters reported.

Published by patricia on 26 Jun 2009

Leti hosts Presto Engineering, IPdia startups (EETimes)

Leti hosts Presto Engineering, IPdia startups (EETimes)
In line with its open innovation culture, Leti has expanded its vision and opened its doors to entrepreneurs coming from outside so as to help them bring their technology to maturity.

Published by patricia on 26 Jun 2009

3M cutting 40 engineering division jobs (BizJournals)

3M cutting 40 engineering division jobs (BizJournals)
3M Co. is laying off 40 workers at its engineering division, a company spokeswoman confirmed Friday. (MMM)

Published by patricia on 26 Jun 2009

3M cutting 40 engineering division jobs (BizJournals)

3M cutting 40 engineering division jobs (BizJournals)
3M Co. is laying off 40 workers at its engineering division, a company spokeswoman confirmed Friday. (MMM)

Published by patricia on 25 Jun 2009

Arcadis Buys U.S. Engineering Firm Malcolm Pirnie (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Arcadis Buys U.S. Engineering Firm Malcolm Pirnie (Update1) (Bloomberg)
June 25 (Bloomberg) — Arcadis NV , the largest Dutch designer of roads, bridges and dykes, agreed to buy New York- based Malcolm Pirnie Inc. in cash and stock to boost its consulting activities for water infrastructure in the U.S.

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