Cummins creates 500 jobs in Columbus

Columbus diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. announced today it will add 500 jobs near its downtown headquarters in the next two years. The positions will be engineers and other professional employees. They will be located in a 100,000-square-foot building under construction in the Commons Mall redevelopment project.

Cummins currently has 5,500 workers in Columbus, plus 900 other contract workers.

Self Publisher Will Relocate to Bloomington

Author Solutions, Inc. says iUniverse, the self publisher that it acquired last year, will relocate from Lincoln, Nebraska to Bloomington at the end of March. Officials say the move could potentially create up to 50 new jobs.

The company says employees at the current headquarters will be offered the option of remaining with the company after the move to Indiana.

Middlebury Home to New Manufacturing Facility

Das Dutchman Essenhaus announces the ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening of their home-style noodle production facility. The building, located on U.S. 20 in Middlebury, is across from the main campus where the Restaurant, Inn & Conference Center, and Essenhaus Village Shops are located.

The grand opening marks the completion of the building project which began in mid-April, 2007. DJ Construction Co., Inc. of Goshen, IN., served as the general contractor for the project. The new facility houses the production area, warehouse space, and offices which amount to over 34,500 square feet.

Essenhaus Foods distributes products to supermarket chains in 40 states. Noodles made at the production facility are served in the popular Das Dutchman Essenhaus restaurant and are available for purchase in their bakery.

Source: Das Dutchman Essenhaus

Job Fair Announced

Dynamics C4 Systems will hold a technical open house for senior-level software engineers interested in working at the company’s Fort Wayne, Ind., facility. Engineers with experience in software defined radio design, development and related functions are encouraged to attend.

Interested applicants should have a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering or a related field. Applicants for jobs that require a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance must be U.S. citizens or otherwise capable of obtaining a security clearance.

Applicants are asked to bring five resume copies.

Positions available include:

• Software engineering manager, Software Defined Radio development
• Senior Software Defined Radio software engineer
• Real-time embedded Software Defined Radio engineer
• Senior software engineer

For additional positions and detailed information visit www.gdc4s.com/careers

WHAT: Technical Open House/Hiring Event
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 29 and Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008; 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Don Hall’s Guest House; 1313 W. Washington Center Road; Fort Wayne, Ind.

Source: Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has announced Indianapolis-based POLARIS Laboratories as its Indiana 2008 Small Business of the Year. Founded in 1999, the company now has 79 employees in Indianapolis and 28 employees at laboratories in Houston and Salt Lake City. It reported revenue of $9.2 million in 2007.

Source: Inside INdiana Business

10 Tips for Surviving a Layoff:

10. Know What You Are Worth
Understand that you have enormous amount of talent and with that comes your value to another company. When you begin to take yourself seriously others will as well.

9. Know What You Are Made Of
Knowing and understanding your talent and skills is not an easy thing. Take a full inventory of what you offer. Put yourself in the place of an employer and think about what you could offer them.

8. Brand Yourself
Branding is what Tom Peters, author of Brand You 50, is the process of reinventing yourself. To be a brand, create a portfolio of your talents, skills, and attributes. Start with pen a paper.

7. Your 30 Second Commercial
After you have determined what your brand is, explain who you are in 30 seconds or less. This takes some practice. Some call this the elevator speech. The point is that you become as clear as you can be about who you are and what you offer.

6. Keep Learning
Determine if you should upgrade your skills. Take an inventory of your current skills. Don't be afraid to take a few classes to beef up your marketability and increase your value to a new employer.

5. Create Your Network
Do you know any big thinkers? Who do they know? Take these people to lunch or breakfast. Spend time with people who know how to make things happen. Companies are not looking to fill jobs, they are looking to solve problems, reduce cost and increase profit. Meet people who work where you want to work and ask for an informational interview.

4. Embrace Change & Understand Transition
It's normal to feel a little out of control and "like a lost puppy on the highway." Emotions are healthy. Learn to re-group yourself and plant your feet back on the ground.

3. Raise Your Standards
Be clear in your mind about what you will not accept. When the unacceptable rears its head and it will, you will know what to do. Some "unacceptable" things may be in area of pay, position responsibility, "starting over", or any other aspect of a job that will make you feel undervalued. Ultimately if you are not happy about something in your job proposal, you will grow unhappier by the day.

2. Build Your Emotional Support System
It is important to harness positive energy. Your emotional support system consists of new contacts, close and trusted friends and family. When people ask how you are doing be honest: "This is the best time of my life ever! I am in a good place and learning a lot!" When they hear your optimism they will be uplifted and so will you!

1. Nurture Yourself
During this time of transition, you will need plenty of stamina. Your mental and physical resources will be tapped on a daily and even hourly basis. Take care of yourself. Know what your body needs. Listen for signals of fatigue, mood swings, and stress. Build in breaks in your day to do and focus on something other than work. Watch what you are eating. Maintain a healthier diet than before. Exercise throughout the week to keep your body healthy and alert. Your body needs you too!

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