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Solar and green jobs are rising around Chicago’s ‘toxic doughnut’
Altgeld Gardens will soon be the site of a city-sponsored green jobs training program and a brownfield solar farm.
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Minnesota prison program aims to prepare inmates for solar jobs
Thirty inmates took solar installation courses as part of the program, but whether any secured employment after their release isn’t yet clear.
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Illinois energy law helped drive Midwest renewable job growth in 2017
The Midwest bucked a national trend last year, adding 3,900 renewable energy jobs thanks in part to the impact of Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Act.
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Illinois community colleges want bigger slice of job training funds
Community colleges play a hands-on role in training clean energy workers, but most missed out on the first round of grants from a $30 million Illinois job training fund.
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Energy sensors and controls could boost Wisconsin economy, study says
Wisconsin is poised to capitalize on “the biggest market opportunity of our era,” according to a report released Wednesday by the Wisconsin Energy Institute, the Midwest Energy Research Consortium and the American Jobs