Colorado Tech Jobs for Traffic Technicians
While there aren't many Colorado tech jobs for traffic technicians, the interesting occupation is expected to grow in the coming years.
Traffic technicians spend most of their time conducting field studies under the direction of a traffic engineer. They conduct studies to determine traffic volume, speed, the effectiveness of traffic signals, the adequacy of traffic lights, and any other factors that might influence traffic conditions.
Most employers in Colorado prefer applicants for traffic technician jobs to have at least bachelor's degree and some short-term on-the-job training, but not all employers enforce these requirements, according to the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment.
Jobs in Hawaii Take on New Scope
A giant telescope will ultimately create jobs in Hawaii.
The University of Hawaii Board of Regents recently approved plans for the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Mauna Kea. Once approved by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the project will make Hawaii home to the world's most advanced and capable astronomical observatory.
Although there was previously some concern as to whether the TMT would damage Mauna Kea's summit, the project has already been approved by the Mauna Kea Management Board, UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng, and UH President M.R.C. Greenwood, and Gov. Linda Lingle accepted the Final Environmental Impact Statement.
OR Jobs Created by IBM
One popular tech company is planning to create hundreds of OR jobs.
IBM has announced that it will hire 600 new employees in Oregon as a result of the company's recent acquisition of Beaverton-based Wilshire Credit Corporation, which will allow IBM to introduce a new mortgage software. The company chose Oregon over Charlotte, N.C., and Tulsa, Okla. for its new operations.
"We were very pleased," Jill Miles, national recruitment officer for the State of Oregon, told The Oregonian. "When you get something like this, everything else goes by the wayside and this is your focus, because the return to the state is so great."
San Diego Tech Jobs Decline
The number of new locally-based technology companies declined at the beginning of this year, meaning there were fewer new San Diego tech jobs available.
The most recent Innovation Report from Connect found that 51 technology start-up companies were formed in San Diego County during Q1 2010. Although that number doesn't seem low, it's 21 percent below the number of tech start-ups created during Q1 2009, and a 31 percent decrease from Q4 2009.
Throughout California as a whole, 442 new tech companies were created during Q1 2010, which is a 37 percent decrease from Q4 2009. San Diego County accounted for 13 percent of new technology businesses throughout the state at the beginning of this year, placing it third, after Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties.
Jobs in Seattle Supported by Chinese Investor
One international businessman's interest in local technology could help create more jobs in Seattle (Click here).
Jiang Zhaobai, a real estate mogul and chairman of Shanghai-based PengXin Group, is looking to purchase minority interests in technology companies throughout Washington. Zhaobai, who is planning a visit to Seattle in September, would then help those companies enter the Chinese market.
"One of our highest priorities is to attract more of the this kind of foreign investment from China, that will add value, jobs and wealth to this region, as opposed to companies that buy technology and customer lists, and move back to China," Joe Borich, executive director of the Washington State China Relations Council, told the Pudget Sound Business Journal.
Phoenix Technology Jobs Created by Alternative Energy
The influx of renewable-energy companies interested in Arizona could result in a slew of new Phoenix technology jobs and many other high-tech positions throughout the state.
According to a recent article from The Arizona Republic, applications have been submitted for more than 80 solar power and wind power plans throughout the state, which together are valued at tens of billions of dollars. If approved, those projects would create thousands of jobs and bring in an unprecedented amount of revenue and other economic benefits.
Of the 80 proposed solar and wind projects in Arizona, all the solar plants together would produce 13,622 megawatts of power, while all of the wind plants together would produce 9,194 megawatts of power.
Los Angeles Hotel Jobs Supported by Microsoft
What is Microsoft doing to support Los Angeles hotel jobs and many other positions across the city?
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa recently announced that the Microsoft 2011 Worldwide Partner Conference will be held from July 10 to 14 in Los Angeles. Microsoft chose Los Angeles because of the city's world-class conference facilities, hotels, restaurants and entertainment.
"Hosting this banner event for the global technology community is a major win for Los Angeles and an important boost for our local economy," Villaraigosa said. "We look forward to welcoming Microsoft and its partners to LA next summer, and showing them the best of what this world-class city has to offer."
Atlanta Tech Jobs Created by GE
A new generation of Atlanta tech jobs is being created by one company's local smart grid project.
General Electric recently announced that it will locate the company's $15 million Smart Grid Center of Excellence in Cobb County and create 400 new high-paying jobs. The project is part of a move to establish the metro Atlanta area as a focal point for the green energy industry.
The new employees will conduct research and development, as well as application engineering. The SGCE will be home to the world headquarters of GE's new Digital Energy business, a smart grid engineering laboratory, and an exhibition area showing how a smart grid works.
Austin Tech Jobs with Unisys Cut
One company is planning to shut down its local office and cut hundreds of Austin tech jobs.
Unisys Corporation recently announced that it will close the company's Austin location and lay off 229 employees beginning in June. According to information the company filed with the Texas Workforce Commission, Unisys intends to shut down its Austin operations in phases, starting in June and ending in September.
"We have a managed service center in Austin that does IT support," Unisys Spokesman Jim Kerr told the Austin American-Statesman. "We are going to close that effective Sept. 30 and move that work to our other centers in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Rochester, N.Y."
Recruitment Outsourcing Company Releases Mobile Tool for Job Seekers
One recruitment outsourcing and outplacement company has released a mobile phone app meant to help job seekers. Visit http://www.worldconcertrpo.com to learn more about recruitment outsourcing.
RiseSmart, a company that provides Web-enabled outplacement (Visit http://outplacing.com to learn more) and job search services, recently launched Transition Concierge To-Go. The program is a mobile application that delivers personalized job leads and other job-search tools to the smartphones of the unemployed.
"Traditional outplacement providers still build their offerings around the outdated idea that laid-off employees should come to a physical office to attend seminars and be taught how to find a job," Sanjay Sathe, founder and CEO of RiseSmart, said. "Transition Concierge takes the opposite approach. We go where the employees are - and our new mobile app is a perfect example of this."