LA QUINTA, CA – The US recession ended in the summer of 2009. You hadn’t noticed? That’s because recovery has been “mediocre, muted,” according to Shawn DuBravac, chief economist and director of research for the Consumer Electronics Association.

LAS VEGAS – IPC invites researchers, technical experts and industry leaders to submit 300-word abstracts for poster presentations at Apex Expo, taking place at the Mandalay Bay here April 12 to 14.

Technical poster presentations are being sought on design, materials, assembly, processes and equipment. Submissions in the areas of printed electronics, package-on-package assembly, solar cell assembly, advanced substrates, reliability and Pb-free assembly are especially encouraged.

Submit abstracts at www.ipcapexexpo.org/cfposters by Feb. 18.

ALAMEDA, CA -- Electronics production in Central and Eastern Europe is on course to hit $100 billion as contract manufacturers and component companies expand their local presence, a new report says.

TAMPA, FL -- Bulova Technologies is currently in negotiations with a potential buyer of its EMS unit in Melbourne, FL, the company said.