Harbourside jobs (Otago Daily Times)
The clamour against the Dunedin City Council harbourside district plan changes is louder than a foundry hammer. Businesses in the area are alarmed and upset and are being backed in an extraordinarily strong show of support by the Otago Chamber of Com

WEB/TECH: Steve Jobs to Headline Iphone-Centric Apple Developer Conference
Apple this morning announced that CEO Steve Jobs will be emceeing the companys annual Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on June 7 in San Francisco. Continuing his trend of doing one-to-one e-mail marketing for his $43 billion (revenue) company,

Low-skilled jobs for engineers (The Copenhagen Post)
New activation rules for unemployed persons under 30 has meant university graduates in highly touted areas such as biotech and engineering have 13 weeks to find a job before being forced to take an unskilled labouring position, reports trade publicat

ISU gets $8 million for biofuel research (The Ames Tribune)
The announcement that Iowa State University has secured $8 million in federal funds for biofuel research is a boon to both the university and the Mid-Iowa economy.

Lavrov to take part in Yaroslavl reg economy presentation
MOSCOW, April 1 (Itar-Tass) - Presentation of the economic potential of the Yaroslavl region will be held in Moscow on Thursday with the participation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.