From AOPA:

MISTRAL ENGINES LAYS OFF WORKERS
While keeping a small cadre of key people, Swiss-based Mistral Engines has
laid off employees and slowed its operations. Mistral has for several years
worked to bring to market a rotary aircraft engine. Read more >> (
http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2009/090722mistral.html?WT.mc_id=09072
4epilot&WT.mc_sect=gan )

Ernesto