P-com Engineering http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/engineering RSS Feed for P-com Jobs Engineering en-us Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:54:20 GMT Plane lands despite failed landing gear http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/engineering/20081117_Plane_lands_despite_failed_landing_gear.html A US Airways Express flight with 38 people aboard touched down without its front landing gear yesterday morning at Philadelphia International Airport. There were no injuries. Nutter signs zoning for casino at Gallery http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/engineering/20081117_Nutter_signs_zoning_for_casino_at_Gallery.html Working on a Sunday, Mayor Nutter signed zoning legislation yesterday that helps clear the way for Foxwoods Casino to put a 3,000-machine slots parlor in the Gallery at Market East. Digging deep in Pittsburgh for rail line http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/engineering/20081117_Digging_deep_in_Pittsburgh_for_rail_line.html PITTSBURGH - Many sports-crazed fans who don't want to deal with traffic must walk or take the bus over the bridges of the Allegheny River to watch their Steelers or Pirates. Exton engineering firm gets orders for $10M http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/engineering/20080929_Exton_engineering_firm_gets_orders_for__10M.html WPCS International Inc., an Exton engineering-services firm, said today that it won $10 million worth of contracts. Employment prospects gushing for petroleum engineers http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/engineering/20070903_Employment_prospects_gushing_for_petroleum_engineers.html HOUSTON - So much for sweating out that first job after college. Like star athletes, engineering students Julie Arsenault and Emily Reasor are prized prospects for the energy industry, which is experiencing dizzying demand for engineers. Automakers: Slump over? http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/engineering/20080904_Automakers__Slump_over_.html DETROIT - Nearly every major automaker reported its U.S. sales dropped in August, but many are saying there are signs the worst slump in recent history may have bottomed out. Building, factory output drop lower http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/engineering/20080903_Building__factory_output_drop_lower.html NEW YORK - U.S. manufacturing activity slipped in August, and construction spending dropped to the lowest level in seven years in July as consumer spending and housing showed no signs of reviving. Crown to open a plant in Slovakia http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/engineering/20080903_Crown_to_open_a_plant_in_Slovakia.html Philadelphia-based can-maker Crown Holdings Inc. says it is building a beverage-can plant in Kechnec, in eastern Slovakia. Levee protecting D.C. monuments is at risk of failing http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/engineering/20080810_Levee_protecting_D_C__monuments_is_at_risk_of_failing.html WASHINGTON - Strolling beside the Reflecting Pool with the Lincoln Memorial in the distance, a visitor could easily overlook a gentle rise in the landscape a few yards to the north. Maritime officials fear a change on the Delaware. http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/industries/engineering/20080727_Maritime_officials_fear_a_change_on_the_Delaware__DREDGE_DREAD.html The maritime industry on the Delaware River is in a stormy mood. A developer, Charles Gallub, who now uses dredged materials from the Port of New York and New Jersey to reclaim a brownfields site in Camden County, is also buying the only site on the Delaware that accepts silt from maintenance dredging of the river.