Michigan Renewable Schools Program trains students for ‘green’ jobs

Energy Works has partnered with the following Michigan institutions that offer green jobs training: Ferris State University, Michigan Technological University, Montcalm Community College, M-TEC at Bay College, Muskegon Community College, and Northwestern Michigan College. Energy Works will award grant funds totaling $60,000 to the institutions for program development, including the purchase of equipment for training, to [...]

Mid-Michigan looks to renewable energy to power out of economic slump

by Theresa Roach, Vision Mid Michigan

Mid-Michigan has the potential to become a world leader in producing renewable energy sources, according to a recent report. And local leaders in business, government and education are already latching onto that potential as a way to right the economy.
Research conducted by Western Carolina University’s Institute for the Economy and the Future found that mid-Michigan [...]