Job Growth Continues to Blossom
California’s employers added jobs for the fourth straight month in a row, with April’s addition of 14,200 bringing this year’s total to 56,400, according to preliminary estimates by the state Employment Development Dept. Further evidence of the sluggish labor market coming back to life was a federal survey of households, which found [...]

The Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) on Thursday approved $61 million in state tax credits over 15 years for Dow Chemical. Provided funding comes through, the company plans to use some of the the credits to build a new solar-shingle manufacturing plant in Midland, Michigan.
As reported by Midland Daily News, the move may create as [...]

A transformation in our energy generation systems will lead to high demand for trained electrical professionals.
In the next ten to twenty years, “electrical contractor” will no longer be a suitable job title for electricians. They will transition into “energy contractors” to support the fast-growing green construction market.
We see this as a coming renaissance in electrical [...]

In the latest indication that solar-panel makers are gearing up for growing U.S. demand in 2010 and beyond, Sharp Manufacturing Co. of America has added nearly 200 jobs at its manufacturing facility in Memphis. According to the Memphis Business Journal, the company’s move equates to a “hiring blitz“:
…Sharp’s local operation increased its staff from 300 to [...]

The methodoology used to calculate how many jobs will be retained is based on the economic interactions between different industry sectors.  Construction spending has a ripple effect, often referred to a multiplier, so each $1 spent actually has more than $1 of impact.  When DuPont expands this plant, they will need to purchase construction services [...]

The US Green Building Council operates a well-maintained career center with employment opportunities throughout the country.  You can browse current openings, post your resume, or create job announcement alerts for openings that match your skills and training.
 

CHAMPION TOWNSHIP, Ohio – The Electrical Trades Institute of Northeast Ohio is one of only two training centers in Ohio where contractors will be trained in wind turbine installation through a recently announced federal program.
A dedication ceremony Monday marked the installation last year of a wind turbine and solar panel array at the training center, [...]

Via the GetSolar blog comes great news for California-based individuals seeking green-jobs training:
Today, Southern California Edison (SCE) launched a $1 million initiative providing funds to community college students pursuing green jobs training or education. The Green Job Initiative will make $1,000/year scholarships available to hundreds of students at the program’s ten participating colleges, which include [...]

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced on Thursday nearly $100 million in green jobs training grants, made possible by funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) f 2009. The grants will support jobs training programs to help dislocated workers, along with American veterans, find jobs in the [...]

Those of you in the mid-Atlantic region may be interested in attending the Green Energy Business Opportunities Conference, which will take place on May 14 in Baltimore, Maryland. According to the event press release (PDF), the event will highlight “business trends in energy efficiency and green energy” and “showcase dynamic career paths in energy efficiency [...]