Monday, October 19, 2009
Inside INdiana Business
The leaders of a regional economic initiative in southwest Indiana are hoping to receive federal stimulus grants to help fund the effort.
Project GREEN Co-Chairman Joshua Pack says now that a consultant has outlined strategies to harness the area's energy strengths, those behind the initiative can try to identify funding...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
WTVW
Ron Keeping traveled to Austin, Texas for a conference about energy. While there, Keeping heard a presentation about how the city went from a college town to a technological powerhouse, and an idea was born.
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"We could replicate some of that and turn our local economy into something that...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Evansville Courier and Press
When it comes to attracting new companies to Southwestern Indiana, especially producers of "green" energy, the region's biggest obstacle is incentives offered by other states.
Ben Loftsgaarden of Greyhill Advisors, a consultant hired to help bring such business to the region, said Wednesday it seems sometimes...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Inside INdiana Business
An Energy Cluster Roadmap for southwest Indiana's Project GREEN effort has been unveiled. The plan from consultants Greyhill Advisors calls for the development of a recruiting program for a clean energy original equipment manufacturer and the establishment of the Southwest Indiana Energy Technology Center. The roadmap also...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
WFIE
Can Southwest Indiana become the Silicon Valley of energy?
Consultants hired earlier this year to research economic opportunities in Southwestern Indiana for the energy industry found that many of the manufacturers in our area have the elements in place: a workforce that can be trained and the facilities that can be...
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Evansville Business Magazine
A workforce strategy announced this fall could change the way Southwest Indiana does business.
A little more than 50 years ago, Evansville was rocked by a series of departing companies that created an economic dark age and the loss of thousands of jobs. Business and community leaders formed the Evansville Industrial...
Friday, September 25, 2009
WNIN News
Listen to an update on Project GREEN - Growing a Regional Energy Employment Network. WNIN News talks with Joshua Pack, Project GREEN chairman, about the goals for energy in Southwest Indiana.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Inside INdiana Business
Leaders in southwest Indiana are using a new study to determine the region's economic potential in the energy sector. The report commissioned by the Project GREEN initiative finds the nine county region has a competitive advantage in coal-related industries and also has the assets to become a manufacturer and supplier for...
Friday, May 1, 2009
Vincennes Sun-Commercial (IN)
Southern Indiana's reputation as a big force in the manufacturing sector will be getting some more notice soon during a study of how the area's economic resources can contribute to growing the energy sector of the economy.
"Growing a Regional Energy Employment Network" is an initiative to gather information on...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
WNIN News
While many sectors of the economy have been shrinking and shedding jobs, the energy sector is bucking those trends. The increasing need for power generation, an aging workforce, and a growing interest in new forms of energy are catching the attention of industry, educational institutions, and economic development groups....