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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Expands Workforce Training Collaboration with Poland's University Sector

GE Energy - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Krakow-based engineering school AGH University of Science and Technology to collaborate in the training of a skilled nuclear engineering workforce that will be needed to help develop and operate future nuclear power plants that Poland plans to build to diversify its energy supplies. more...

Hitachi-GE Launch Human Resource Training Program in the Nuclear Power Field in Southeast Asia

Hitachi America Limited - Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. (Hitachi-GE) today announced that it has started an international human resource training program jointly with the Tokyo Institute of Technology (TITECH) in the field of nuclear power, energy and the environment, mainly for Southeast Asia. more...

U.S. utility survey respondents believe energy prices will rise significantly, place emphasis on growing nexus of water and energy challenge

Black & Veatch - Black & Veatch today released the results of its fifth annual Strategic Directions in the Electric Utility Industry survey in which more than 700 U.S. more...
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Perceptive Software Helps Electric Utility Automate Processes and Harness Intellectual Capital

Perceptive Software - Perceptive Software, creator of enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, including ImageNow document management, imaging and workflow, announced today that Sunflower Electric Power Corporation of Kansas recently selected ImageNow for an initial deployment in its finance and human resources departments. more...

ElectriCities of North Carolina Brings Interim Management Services to Members

Hometown Connections - To address the challenge of increasing turnover among public power managers, ElectriCities of North Carolina is teaming with utility recruiting firm Mycoff, Fry and Prouse (MF&P) and Hometown Connections to offer members the human resource service called "Strategic Power Placements" (SPP) for the temporary assignment of retired utility professionals. more...

Itron Smart Meters Featured in NEMA Smart Grid Video Series

Itron - Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that it participated in the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Vids for Grids: New Media for the New Energy Workforce program to help demonstrate smart grid equipment, explain electrical engineering concepts and portray exciting career opportunities in smart grid technology. more...

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By Matthew Cohen
On: April 29, 2013
Now more than ever, consumers, businesses, and utilities are taking control of the energy production and consumption. We realize that our natural resources are not infinite and we must understand how we consume our energy more...
By Kevin Herring
On: January 10, 2013
It's that time again when organizations are abustle with performance grading, self reviews, rank ordering, goal setting, final performance evaluations, and merit pay raises all in the name of managing performance. The amount of activity more...
By Kevin Herring
On: November 8, 2012
When we're recruiting, we're trying to fill a vacant slot. Barring any changes, whatever the previous person did in that slot is the job description. We aren't hiring people for what we might want them more...
By Sharon Caffrey
On: October 30, 2012
OSHA Issues Silicosis Hazard Alert for Hydraulic Fracturing Workers in Shale Gas Drilling Operations

The natural gas industry in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York is rapidly expanding with the development of the Marcellus and Utica more...

By Kevin Herring
On: August 16, 2012
What is Einstein credited with saying about doing the same thing over and over? Something about expecting a different result and needing an appointment with a psychiatrist? When he made that statement Einstein could easily more...

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