From: Hernandez, Angelita (GOV)
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 4:30 PM
Subject: What the Governor's Talking about Today

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What the Governor’s Talking about Today

Friday, January 22, 2010

 

Governor Says Michigan’s Clean Energy Economy Continues to Grow

In her weekly radio address, the governor said today that Michigan’s clean energy economy continues to grow with the state receiving a federal grant this week of almost $6 million to train more than 1,000 workers and place them into green jobs.

 

“Green jobs range from the construction workers who install solar panels or insulation in your house to the engineer who researches and designs the product,” the governor said.  “People who receive training through this grant will work in the fields of advanced battery production, energy-efficient building construction and solar energy.  They’ll be training for occupations such as engineers, technicians, assemblers and installers.”

 

The U.S. Department of Labor grant is funded by the federal Recovery Act.  The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth will administer the grant in partnership with the Council for Labor and Economic Growth, the state’s workforce investment board.

 

This week’s federal grant is the third one Michigan has received this month for training people for green jobs.  Earlier, Michigan received more than $18 million in Recovery Act funds to train workers for the clean energy economy.

 

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