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The article discusses the increasing demand for engineering-related occupations in Northeast Minnesota. Topics covered include results of the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), the Employment Outlook and the Occupations in Demand by the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), and the Occupational Employment Statistics for 2013 second-quarter. It also mentions engineering-related requirements from 2000 to 2013 and 2020 and wage per engineering-related occupation.

The article presents a reprint of the article "Lake Street Lessons," which appeared in the "Journal of the Transportation Research Board." One lesson that planners can learn from the reconstruction of Lake Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota is the need to understand the role of a street in the community. It stresses engineers should challenge their own assumptions. Developers should also consider that funds for street reconstruction can create a conflict with neighborhood revitalization.

Discusses the decision of Joel Stola, an electrical engineer, to quit his job in Utah and return to Minnesota to become a farmer. Information on how he developed his love for farming; Relationship of Stola to Clara and Calmer Johnson who own the farm where he worked part-time; Details of how Stola manages the farm he bought from the Johnsons.

The article discusses the factors that make the delivery of the Desoto Bridge project possible in less than two months in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It states that extra effort and teamwork among agencies, engineers, and drafters made the delivery of the project completed in less than two months, instead of 12 to 18 months. It also cites the companies that were awarded to renovate the Desoto Bridge. It informs that the bridge will be scheduled to open for traffic on November 1, 2009.

The article discusses the highlights of the combined 80th Annual Minnesota Section of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) Meeting and the 68th Annual University of Mining Symposium in Duluth, Minnesota held from April 17 to 18, 2007. Attendees of the conference included engineers, executives and mining managers from different countries including Canada and Australia. The theme of the combined conference was Consolidation-Growth-Technology.

A group of project managers and engineers overcame a host of challenges to help an iconic Minnesota power plant complete its switch from coal-fired power to natural gas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An interview with Tom Larson, sales engineer for MSpace, is presented. When asked about the changes done in the Minnesota Supreme Court (MSC), he details the sound system and voice-activated video system upgrade. Larson shares that his company installed MicroLine series microphones from Audio-Technica and Vaddio Wallview Pro300 PTZ voice activated cameras with ProductionView FX camera controller. He also mentions that the company installed small custom Innovox speakers to enable the justices to hear themselves.

This article offers information on Mooseworks, a group of Cirrus Design executives and engineers who meet weekly at a secret location near Duluth, Minnesota. The weekly meetings are being held to discuss issues related to aviation. According to Alan Klapmeier, co-founder of Cirrus Design, the group is constantly hammering out ideas to make aviation more attractive.

The article reports on the entry of engineers and physicists at the Soudan Underground Laboratory to search for the dark matter in Minnesota in 2010. The workers have traveled deep into the Earth to search for the missing material thought to account for 83% of the universe's mass. At Soudan and other underground laboratories, scientists use liquefied noble gas or ultrapure solid crystals to attempt to record the uncommon collision of a weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP).

The article reports on the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The girders fell to the ground along the west bank of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal. Engineers from the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), who were tasked to investigate the girder toppling, reports that the construction incident is not due to any aspect of the engineering design. They assert that the incident could have been prevented by establishing adequate temporary lateral bracing to support the concrete girders.

The article presents interviews with bass players Alfredo Prochnik of Buenos Aires, Argentina and Andy Kalyvs of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is also an electronic engineer who specializes in patents of inventions. He says he plays all kinds of music. Kalyvs is also a student and camp worker. He says he plays the bass to attract women.

Focuses on the 2006 Bearcat widetrack prototype Utility Extreme sled created by engineers from Arctic Cat Inc. for the Super Sled Shoot-Out in Brainerd, Minnesota. List of engineers who worked on the sled, including Reed Hanson; Features of the sled; Information on the engine.

Reports on the action taken by the 934th Civil Engineers Squadron at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport, has taken forty eight of its Airmen and deploy them to participate in New horizons 2004 as part of joint Command Task force Orengo. Main focus of the exercise; Plan to make numerous improvements to the base camp. Provision of assistance to projects in local villages.

The article reports on the growth in employment rate in the manufacturing industry in Minnesota as of 2014. Topics discussed include the industry's challenge of recruiting workers, a campaign launched by K&G Manufacturing to increase public awareness of the employment opportunities being offered by the company especially for machinists and engineers, and assistance offered by the state to address the shortage of skilled workers.

The article offers information the tests done on centrifugally cast concrete pipe (CCCP) or CentriPipe, a new pipe rehabilitation solution. According to Ruth Betcher, hydraulics engineer for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) District 6, their district is faced with several deteriorated centerline roadway pipes. The tests made by Betcher on CCCP are discussed. Betcher relates that the testing CCCP was a challenging test project because of badly deteriorated pipe, shallow depth, and heavy loading from farm equipment.

This article focuses on the key promotions that have been announced by Michael L. Robinson, district engineer for the Northeast District of Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT). The position of assistant district engineer for Program Delivery has been given to Michael L. Tardy. He has served Mn/DOT for the past 13 years as civil engineer in various engineering leadership capacities. Duane R. Hill has also been promoted to the position of assistant district engineer for Maintenance Operations. He began his career as civil engineer with Mn/DOT in 1991.

The article reports on the move of engineers at Nissan Motor Corp. to evaluate a software known as CRI/Turbo Kiva that produces possibly the world's most complex combustion simulation in the Eagan, Minnesota. The software enables the engineers to make minute design modifications to subtly alter combustion chamber geometry or spark timing. It offers engineers a tool for positively affecting two key design parameters that includes time and cost.

The article offers a brief profile of Justin Wegleitner, full-time network engineer in Minnesota.

The article reports that the International Code Council (ICC) has agreed to adopt structural insulated panels (SIPS) with polyurethane cores into the 2009 International Residential Code during the Final Action Hearings in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The move will reportedly allow builders using polyurethane core panels to construct homes without the approval of a licensed engineer as long as the structure fall within the applicability limits of the code.

The article announces that engineer Dave Lyste received his professional accreditation in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). It notes that Lyste is a project manager/estimator of Rachel Contracting LLC in Maple Grove, Minnesota. He is involved in sustainable design projects such as Lower Afton Trail in the Twin Cities suburb of Maplewood. He is a licensed engineer who attained his Bachelor of Science degree from North Dakota State University.

The article reports on the professional engineering license received by Joe Bentler of American Engineering Testing (AET) Inc. in Minnesota. Bentler has been working with the company since May 2004 overseeing different kinds of engineering projects, including wind energy, cone penetration test analysis, and geotechnical instrumentation. He has also earned his bachelor and master's degrees in science from the Universioty of Minnesota.

The article presents an update on the investigation into the collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 1, 2007. It states that engineers probing the disaster are anxious to disclose their findings, but federal officials with the National Transportation Safety Board are just as eager to keep them quiet until the review is complete. Several sources suggest engineers are looking at the stress that seized bearings, construction loads, truss corrosion and hot summer weather placed on gusset plates that were underdesigned from the beginning.

This article presents information on a $16.5 million sewer construction project in southwestern Minnesota. The project is significant as it disclosed Indian artifacts that archaeologists and the county would like to preserve. Engineers and archaeologists have expressed their concerns for artifacts. However, Kevin Vickerman, county commissioner, held that no one would be allowed to destroy the site.

This article reports on the workshop organized by Electronic Systems Inc. for executives and engineers in Bloomington, Minnesota. About 70 persons from two dozen electronics companies attended the seminar to hear the company, which has RoHS-compliant products in production and pilot stages, describe everything from solder materials and profiles to supply-chain management. The seminar was meant to be a jump-start for those who have not yet committed to a RoHS strategy. The first deadline for compliance is July 1, 2006.

Profiles John A. Clark, mechanical group manager at Bakke Kopp Ballou and McFarlin, Minneapolis. Educational and training background of Clark; Organizational affiliations; Career highlights; His view on what is the most immediate heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC) concerns.