LAS VEGAS – Six longtime IPC volunteers were presented with IPC President’s Awards at IPC Apex Expo. Award recipients were Daniel Gamota, Jabil Circuit; E. Eddie Hofer, Rockwell Collins; Gerard O’Brien, Solderability Testing & Solutions; Richard Rumas, Honeywell Canada; Tony Senese, Panasonic Electric Works, and Donald Walsh, Uyemura.

BRIDGEWATER, MA -- Chase Corp. reported fiscal second quarter sales rose 5.8% from last year to $51.2 million. For the quarter ended Feb. 28, net income was up 7.1% to $4.52 million, boosted by higher demand for conformal coatings.

LONDON -- The man portable military electronics market will reach $3.1 billion in 2014, a new research report says. Visiongain says significant investment in the sector in recent decades has led to a boom, particularly due to US and allied forces in operations in the Middle East and Central Asia.

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA -- Intel yesterday announced plans to cut 1,500 jobs from its assembly and test operation here as part of a planned migration of manufacturing to Asia. The cuts affect more than 50% of the semiconductor manufacturer's workforce here.