Mahoning Co. Engineer To Lay Off Nine (WKBN 27 Youngstown)We've confirmed the Mahoning County engineer will be laying-off nine of its union workers -- as of December 31st. Rising costs of fuel, salt, and road paving materials -- coupled with decreasing revenues from local gas taxes and the fees collected from motor-vehicle registrations forced the cuts.
Engineer completes solar car world tour (Daily Telegraph)A SWISS engineer today completed the first ever round-the-world trip in a solar-powered car after more than 17 months on the road during which he crossed almost 40 countries.