Engineering initiative (KEYE TV Austin)
Not enough Texas high school students are choosing to study engineering in college.

Skilled But Unemployed, Many Rushing Retail Jobs (CBS 13 Sacramento)
Retailers report a surge in applications this year from professionals who had never applied for such jobs before. "Youll find Wall Street stock brokers and small business owners trying to find temporary retail jobs during the holidays," sai

Text of Sen. Kaufmans speech to Penn engineering grads
In an afternoon keynote address today to the University of Pennsylvania Engineering and Applied Sciences Class of 2010, Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) shared his personal reflections on how an engineering degree can make a difference in the world.

Experts Show How Creating Jobs Can Rebuild the U.S. Infrastructure and Reduce the Deficit at a Capitol Hill Briefing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HOUSTON----During a briefing convened by Congresswoman Betty Sutton on February 3, 2010 at the Rayburn House Office Building, representatives from government, industry, labor, academia, and the Defense Department addressed ways in which fighting corr

Cummins plans $100M expansion of S. Ind. factory
Engine maker Cummins Inc. announced Friday that it would spend $100 million to expand a southern Indiana factory and hire 200 people in manufacturing and engineering jobs over the next five years.