Green Activities - State of Michigan

A research consortium of the Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio Labor Market Information Offices tackling changes in the auto industry and resulting workforce needs.

Driving Workforce Change: Regional Impact and Implications of Auto Industry Transformation to a Green Economy (May 2011)
Published in May 2011, this report explores how the auto industry is evolving, the impacts that is having on automakers and the supply chain, and alternative career pathways for the displaced workforce.

"Green Today Jobs Tomorrow" Conference (May 11, 2009)
Speakers at the conference included both of Michigan's US state senators, our governor along with Van Jones, special advisor for Green Jobs to the White House Council on Environmental Quality and US Department of Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis. Over 1400 people attended the one day session.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) To Become National Wind Power Training Center

Michigan Green Jobs Report 2009 (Highlights)

Michigan Green Job Report: A Regional Analysis
This report is a companion to the Michigan Green Jobs Report 2009, which was the first in-depth research report measuring the number and characteristics of green jobs in Michigan.

Michigan’s Growing with a Green Economy Forum

Wind turbine plant in Novi [Michigan] to hire 250