Noble ideas: Google Australias engineering director (Network World)
Google Australiaâ?™s engineering director, Alan Noble, talks to Kathryn Edwards about the building businesses, following your own path and why government transparency is so important in the world of the participatory Web.

Sierra Nevada Corp. to add jobs (Centennial Citizen)
Gov. Bill Ritter announced Dec. 14 that Sierra Nevada Corp. has decided to create an additional 200 jobs, expand operations at its Centennial location and increase its capital investment in Colorado, utilizing new legislation passed by the General As

Contractor asserts job is complete, but Meadow Woods residents say no (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
LUNENBURG - Robert A. Savage, general manager of Defelice Corp. in Dracut, said water and sewer upgrades have been completed at Meadow Woods Trailer Park, but park residents with personal property damage and other lingering issues feel unsure where t

200 jobs to go at Bitech in Co Louth (RTÉ News)
200 jobs are to be lost in Dunleer, Co Louth, with the closure of Bitech Engineering. SIPTU says parent company Glen Dimplex has taken the decision after staff voted rejected a change/cost programme before Christmas.

News: Apple job posting points to improved Maps app (iLounge)
A new job posting on Appleâ?™s website suggests the company is working to substantially improve and/or rework its Maps application for the iPhone and iPod touch. The listing for a full time iPhone Software Engineer says, â??[t]he iPhone h