To all my readers who have roles in the energy industry here in Connecticut, I need your help in gathering information on entry-level jobs in your company.  I am currently working with the CT Energy Workforce Development Consortium (CEWDC)* which is conducting a survey on entry-level positions in energy-related companies including electric (traditional and renewable), [...]

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I recently read about the different ways that employees of Norwalk, Conn. based Adaptive Marketing volunteer in Fairfield County communities.  It appears this is not a company that takes it volunteering lightly.  These employees are committed to spending time volunteering for organizations such as Make-a-Wish, United Way and Big Brothers and Sisters to name a [...]

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Buildingctgreen.com’s friend and collegue, Joey Pappalardo of New Haven based YouRenew.com was recently interviewed by QUESTION(NY)AIRE.  He and YouRenew have a pretty good story.   Joey Pappalardo is the Director of Business Development for YouRenew.com, an internet-based company that provides “the easiest, fastest and greenest way to turn your old electronic devices into cash.” YouRenew is [...]

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Here’s another ARRA update… A government oversight board, tasked with monitoring all of the actions of ARRA stimulus money has released its first report and one of the data points it highlights is that businesses receiving federal contracts participating in the program reported creating or saving more than 30,383 jobs in the first months of [...]

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Periodically, I will update visitors to the site with information about various aspects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and how stimulus dollars are being spent.  The following post is an article from greentechmedia.com which looks at the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit. The Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit program is capped at [...]

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For over four years, I’ve monitored and posted positions that were either hard-core green jobs such as energy or environmental engineers, jobs that had a tint of green to them like a carpenter with a PV installer’s license or positions at companies with a strong record of sustainability such as a human resources opening at [...]

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