Landscape architects are often under appreciated. The reason is that most people don?t even know there is such a thing as landscape architect. Landscape architects are responsible for making many places not only green and comfortable with natural vegetation but also aesthetically pleasing. Landscape architects design landscapes, but it ...

French engineering firm Alstom to cut 502 jobs at western New York rail assembly plantFrench engineering firm Alstom SA is cutting 502 jobs in Hornell in western New York, leaving between 200 to 300 workers at its rail assembly plant. The cuts, announced after months of anxious waiting, will begin ...

Growing number of architectural firms report late payments and being stiffed on billsShawn O'Donahue knew the architectural firm where he worked was headed for financial ruin when a key foreign developer sent its employees on an abrupt vacation. After months of overseas travel, meetings, and nonsensical excuses, it had ...