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9,000 jobs in Ohio’s renewable energy

Ohio hosts 169 renewable energy firms: survey Cincinnati.Com, 5 Jan 2011, A new survey by the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center has identified 169 companies in Ohio as suppliers to the wind power and solar energy markets. The list includes more than a dozen companies in southwest Ohio including Cast-Fab Technologies in Oakley, Magna Machine Co. in Forest Park and Melink Corp. in Union Township, Clermont County.
The state’s manufacturing base, skilled workforce and policies encouraging renewable energy sources have helped spur development of more than 9,000 jobs across the state in the wind and solar markets according to Ohio Department of Development data sited by the survey. To view the survey, go to www.elpc.org/Ohio Energy. Ohio hosts 169 renewable energy firms: survey | cincinnati.com | Cincinnati.Com

January 6, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | renewable, USA