NOTE 7 - GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Summarized financial information for goodwill is shown below:

Description of Segment	Balance at December 31, 2011		Impairments and Divestitures			Balance at  December 29, 2012
	(dollars in thousands)
Engineering and Construction	$	15,287	$	(14,567	)	$	720
Automation		2,086		—			2,086
Field Solutions*		5,241		(5,241	)		—
Total	$	22,614	$	(19,808	)	$	2,806
* Amounts are included in Assets held for sale and Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the cost and accumulated amortization for each of our intangible asset groups as of December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	Non-competition Covenants		Customer Relationships		Developed Technology		Total
	(dollars in thousands)
As of December 29, 2012
Intangible assets	$	4,420	$	6,347	$	909	$	11,676
Less: accumulated amortization		4,185		5,306		333		9,824
Intangible assets, net	$	235	$	1,041	$	576	$	1,852
As of December 31, 2011
Intangible assets	$	4,420	$	6,347	$	909	$	11,676
Less: accumulated amortization		4,010		4,619		212		8,841
Intangible assets, net	$	410	$	1,728	$	697	$	2,835

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Expected amortization expense related to our amortizable intangible assets is as follows:

Year Ending	Non-competition Covenants		Customer Relationships		Developed Technology		Total
	(dollars in thousands)
December 28, 2013	$	152		609		121		882
December 27, 2014		72		356		122		550
December 26, 2015		11		76		121		208
December 31, 2016		—		—		121		121
December 30, 2017		—		—		91		91
	$	235	$	1,041	$	576	$	1,852