State to import 50 000 professionals
The department of Home Affairs has been tasked with facilitating the entry of 50 000 critically skilled professionals including civil, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineers in the next three years, Deputy Minister Fatima Chohan said.
Quinn, Schock help announce Pekin plant expansion
A host of political dignitaries led by Gov. Pat Quinn gathered at Excel Foundry and Machine on Tuesday for the announcement of a $15 million expansion at the foundry that makes specialty parts for mining operations. Excel also looks to add another 100 jobs to its 300-employee work force, said CEO Doug Parsons, noting that machinists and mechanical engineers are in demand now. "If I have one ...
Teens learn robotics as factories lack skilled workers
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - At the Escuela Vieau School in downtown Milwaukee, seventh-grader Camila Garcia was building a model wind turbine in a class intended to spark interest in engineering. "At first, I thought, 'This is for boys, it's not for me. I can't do it,'" the 13-year-old recalled. "Now I see that I can do it and that it's fun." Her nascent interest in both learning math as well as the ...
UK seeks funds to get ahead in the space race
For Britons, space has always been the final frontier.
Excel Foundry Announces 100 New Jobs by 2013
PEKIN - It's a big day for the economy in Tazewell County. Manufacturing company Excel Foundry and Machine announced Tuesday that it will add 100 jobs by next year.
2 fairs held in Greenville for open GE, Bosch Rexroth jobs
General Electric and Bosch Rexroth are holding job fairs Wednesday in Greenville for open positions.
Sen. Hagen to talk jobs in Scotland Co.
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan will kick off a yearlong jobs tour today in Scotland County.
Labor department: Close to 3 million jobs available in 2012
THE labor department said about 2.8 million local and overseas jobs could be made available this year for the country's 2.8 million unemployed citizens.
How to Make Science and Tech Jobs More Enticing to Undergrads
The number of U.S. undergraduate degrees being awarded in most STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and math) has risen steadily in recent years{link to G Sci page}. Yet some American employers say they are having trouble finding candidates to fill STEM jobs. The mismatch is not occurring because of an actual shortage of graduates; the numbers of job openings and new degree holders ...
Fluid Tech Machines chooses Greenville to launch new North American operation
GREENVILLE - The Greenville Area Development Corporation announced Thursday that Fluid Tech Machines Inc., which engineers and designs custom "smart machines" that combine multiple processes within a single cycle and specialize in the fluid transfer component arena, has established its new North American sales and service facility in Greenville County. The undisclosed investment is expected to ...