The Holland Sentinel, Holland, Michigan
What seemed like a drab desk job at Johnson Controls Inc. came alive for Holland High School sophomore Abimael Bramasco after talking to an employee.
“I didn’t know they could get to travel a lot, go to China to talk about the product,” Bramasco said. “It sounds kind of cool.”
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
State and local officials expect word next month on a proposal to greatly expand the retrofitting of buildings in an effort to save energy and create jobs.
The proposal seeks $65 million from the federal stimulus package to develop new financing models for a major expansion of energy efficiency efforts in Milwaukee, Madison and Racine, said Judy Ziewacz, head of the state Office of Energy Independence.
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp., the Madison-based non-profit group that runs the state Focus on Energy program, and Johnson Controls’ Milwaukee-based building efficiency business are partners on the $65 million grant application.
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Inside Charm City
U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-Md.) today announced a grant putting American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds in the federal checkbook to get people across Maryland ready for green industries jobs.
The organizations that will partner to implement “Smart, Green and Growing” include Johnson Controls
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U.S. Department of Energy
Thanks in part to a $300 million grant through the Recovery Act, Johnson Controls is re-opening a plant that is now being retrofitted to produce batteries that will power tomorrow’s electric cars.
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From WisPolitics.com
Governor Jim Doyle today was joined by business leaders, labor, legislators and environmental organizations as he launched the Clean Energy Jobs Act, a landmark legislative package to accelerate the state’s green economy and create jobs. New industry-recognized research shows the package will directly create at least 15,000 green jobs in Wisconsin by 2025.
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The Holland Sentinel
Elizabeth Rolinski walks through the echoing manufacturing space at Johnson Controls Inc.’s Meadowbrook plant envisioning the dozen or so clean rooms and the production lines that will fill that space — a million details to pack into 127,000 empty square feet.
She sees what the Holland community eagerly awaits since the April announcements of a JCI joint venture with French manufacturer Saft to build next-generation lithium-ion batteries in Holland.
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Climate Progress
This month, 113 Wisconsin scientists joined together to urge Wisconsin’s senators to enact strong federal policies to combat climate change. A letter signed by the scientists was delivered December 8 to Senators Kohl and Feingold.
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