Iowa Green Jobs

Volga to receive I-JOBS funds
... flooding. "Our top priority last session was to create good-paying jobs and help communities recover from last summer's devastating storms. I'm ...with us to prevent future flood damage while creating good paying jobs for Iowans," said Thomas. The Volga award was one of just 56 made by the Iowa Jobs (I-JOBS) board Friday. The total cost of the Volga project is...000. Thomas said the state Legislature passed the $830 million I-JOBS program to create jobs, rebuild communities impacted by last summer's severe weather, invest in Iowa's infrastructure, and promote long-term economic growth. Since IJOBS ...

Qwest adding 100 jobs in Sioux City
Qwest Communications has announced it will add 100 jobs at its call center in western Iowa. Qwest says the jobs will be in sales and customer service for the company's residential products and services. Qwest is adding the new jobs at its Sioux City call center after announcing it would add an additional 80 jobs in April. " Hiring now? Less than a year ago they fired half their management. ... will double their workforce....look up articles over the past year....they say they employed 400. " " Why close down the omaha center and layoff 250 workers, and then ...

Worries about jobs dominate Labor Day
...and federal stimulus spending would create jobs for unemployed workers. "At a time when families are struggling ...Don Brown, acting president of the South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, said it's difficult to tell ...Labor Day parade and the solidarity festival at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Brown said it's a "tense ...family, you need health insurance," said Green, who added that workers' wages are slipping as they ...greater health care costs. "What used to be a good job with benefits is becoming a just-barely-making-...her from taking other jobs. She has diabetes and is concerned a new employer would ...

Stimulus saves construction jobs: House panel
...report on Wednesday. By the end of July, 77,470 jobs had been "created or sustained" by water,...compared to slightly less than 50,000 jobs at the end of June, said the report from a House ...fifth of the total by creating or sustaining 15,388 jobs, according to the House Transportation and Infrastructure ... while they are experiencing these kinds of job losses," Stephen Sandherr, the association's chief ..., said in a statement. The trade group analyzed city employment data and found that construction ... that the construction industry shed 76,000 jobs in July. According to a federal report on construction...

Transportation Stimulus Supporting 76000 Direct Jobs
House panel says many more jobs are generated by ripple effects to supply materials Federal stimulus funds ... transit repairs were supporting at least 76,000 direct jobs as of July 31, says the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The panel said that’s how many on-project jobs were either saved or created from $35.5 billion in ... which 6,831 were for highways and transit systems. But the job impact goes further, as “these projects have further resulted in tens of thousands of indirect and induced jobs, including those at companies that produce construction materials and ...

New truck wash helps Salem County workers and their vehicles go green
...ensure that wastewater is disposed of properly. This is another example of the county providing a shared service to our municipalities which will protect our environment," said Bobbitt. All pollutants collected at the vehicle wash site will be taken to the county landfill in Alloway Township for proper disposal... located on the premises, which contains two hoses that are attached to a tank of washing fluid stored in a separate room. "It is a really fabulous job they did here," said Bobbitt as he toured the area with other freeholders and county officials. Although officials are still working out...

New Turbine Gear Plant in Illinois to Create 300 'Green' Jobs
...plant, one of the first in Illinois to receive environmental LEED certification, was built using recycled steel ...newer, greener one -- increasing production, creating 'green' jobs and reducing its environmental footprint... in an environmentally responsible manner and promote energy efficiency." "I salute Siemens and Winergy... more sustainable through alternative energy sources such as wind power." "I am proud... Development Grant and Employer Training Investment Program job training funds. Siemens... gearboxes, couplings, generators and inverters, for the wind industry. Siemens Drive Technologies is also...

MTC Offers Green Job Training
... is offering training for people interested in getting involved in “green” jobs in Ohio. Building retrofitting, wind and solar power, and biofuels are four green categories which are leading to job growth. The website, www....energy. This entry level Wind Energy Apprentice course prepares you for a career in the wind energy industry. You will learn the basics of wind energy principles including ..., and characteristics of energy sources. Available October 2009. In 2009, the United States embarked on an era focused on alternate sources of energy. Biofuels are a...

Find A Green Collar Job At The State Fair
...leading people to search for new angles when it comes to looking for a job, even at the Minnesota State Fair. There's a...new economy on the horizon and Minnesota is leading the way. It's the green economy of saving money and protecting the environment. Over at the Eco Experience Building there's ... electrical designer logged onto the state's Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Web site... we're talking about a lot of opportunities for growth in the green economy," said Morell. Some of the top green jobs in Minnesota right now are environmental engineers, energy efficiency finance...

Letters: Green jobs are the goal of Pa.'s clean
...Industry may speak on behalf of a number of below-ground energy businesses. But he definitely does not speak for the state's alternative-energy sector. Gamesa, a Pennsylvania-based wind energy company with ... towers and other components needed to produce wind turbine generators. Gamesa has invested more... and keep it in the green-economy lead for more clean-energy investments and jobs, something the... USA Langhorne YOU CAME TO PA FOR THE HANDOUT. THE JOBS YOU CREATED ARE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED. NO SURPRISE... TWO YEARS. JUST AS T.BOONE PICKENS WHAT THE FUTURE OF WIND POWER IS. Gamesa has no shot without...

Goodwill to receive two grants for job training
... training opportunities for which Goodwill is known. Providing training to workers in the new green economy puts us on the cutting edge of workforce development," said ... of Rehabilitation Services. The first grant for $251,281 will expand programs and services for individuals with disabilities in what are known as green jobs. Specifically, individuals will be trained at Goodwill's 525 19th St. W. Recycling and Document Destruction Center. The American ... that grant possible. A second grant for $53,949 will provide job coaching and job development services to people with disabilities. Both grants ...

Los Angeles Conservation Corps Wins Federal Job Training Funds
...Barbara Boxer today announced some exciting "green" news for Los Angeles youth. The U.S. Environmental ...funding to the Los Angeles Conservation Corps to provide job training for 160 students to learn the latest environmental technologies and prepare them for green jobs. The trainees - who must be between the ages... when many young people are having trouble finding and keeping jobs, this program is offering... are likely to expand. I am very pleased that this job training program will be offered in Los Angeles... to expand the number of people trained for new, 'green' jobs," said Senator Boxer. For more...

Help Wanted! The carbon industry is hiring
...His answer was surprising: A generation of Carter-era energy managers are about to retire … en masse . A whopping... that he is president-elect of AEE - the Association of Energy Engineers. The AEE has seen explosive.... Part of that growth is fueled by a new branch of the energy management discipline - carbon management. Carbon... bills upwards of $200 million. If energy management saves them 10 percent...;s are a big part of that equation and companies, green or not, are willing to pay some pretty good... download AEE's survey (PDF) of Green Jobs in the energy Industry. The opinions expressed by MNN...

Blue Green Alliance aims to bring clean energy jobs to Kansas
... the opportunity of creating over 11,000 manufacturing jobs here in Kansas." -Emil Ramirez, United Steelworkers The Blue Green Alliance has a wide range of members, from...labor unions play in creating the tools to save our environment. "There are so many components that go into a wind turbine and a solar panel...... since we've had so many jobs in aviation and other areas that have left ... and recognizing the common ground in terms of the clean energy economy makes sense for both organizations," ..., and the raw resources to create cleaner energy. To find out more about the Blue Green Alliance,

5 High Demand Green Jobs for the Next Decade
...your work life. Below is a list of the 5 Best Green Jobs for the Next Decade. Farmer - With only ...cells can result in a successful career. Making and installing solar power systems already ...energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Greening the US building stock will take not ...value (thermal resistance) of the draftiest old houses. Green MBA and Entrepreneur - The concept of the triple... of sustainability within a large company, to piloting a green startup like Method or Recyclebank. Eco... providing a means to saving money, energy and the environment. This job is accessible to individuals with varying...