February 5, 2010
Solar Energy
The Dow Chemical Company announced Wednesday that Midland has been identified as the preferred site for the first, full-scale production facility of its revolutionary Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingle, pending final company approval. The project could bring more than 1,200 jobs to the region by 2014.
The Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingle integrates low-cost, thin-film photovoltaic cells into [...]
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Alternative Energy,
economic diversification,
green jobs initiative,
high tech jobs,
renewable energy manufacturing,
solar industry
April 29, 2009
Life Sciences
If you were to unveil a new initiative called “Green Jobs for Blue Waters,” wouldn’t Earth Day be the perfect day to make the announcement?
Last Wednesday (Earth Day), Lt. Governor John Cherry officially kicked-off MEDC’s newest economic diversification initiative at a press conference in Detroit. Green Jobs for Blue Waters targets the growing water technology sector [...]
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economic diversification,
green jobs initiative,
water technology sector
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