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New Partnership Uses Electric School Buses as Mobile Power Stations
An electric school bus in use with Walla Walla Public Schools. Photo Credit: WA Dept. of Ecology. A new collaboration between Puget Sound Energy and local school districts, with grant funding from the Washington Department of Commerce, will transform their electric...
From Shipyard to Heat Pumps: One Woman’s Path to Success in the Clean Energy Field
by Lisa Brunette It was 2007, and Sara Bowles found herself out of a job. She’d survived the first round of layoffs at Westport Shipyard in Hoquiam, but the second one swiped a position as metal polisher right out from under her. “I loved that job,” she says,...
Governors Announce Bipartisan Accord for a New Energy Future
Washington DC – A bipartisan group of 17 governors today signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future - a joint commitment to take action to promote clean energy, clean transportation choices, a modern electrical grid, and plan for a new energy future. The...
Read More: Washington Centers of Excellence Newsletter
Welcome to the Washington Centers of Excellence newsletter. Our mission is to serve as the statewide liaisons to business, industry, labor and the state’s educational systems for the purpose of creating a highly skilled and readily available workforce critical to the...
PG&E Announces First-Ever PowerPathway Program for Active-Duty Military
PG&E announced today (Nov. 9) that it plans to extend its highly successful PowerPathway training program to include a first-ever cohort of active-duty service members. Participants will receive training in gas and electric operations, with PG&E committed to...
365 jobs open at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility plans to hire 365 employees in various shipyard trades, according to government employment web site USA Jobs. Read the story at q13fox.com. Apply by Friday, Jan. 8, 2016: See usajobs.gov for job...
11th Annual Energy & Construction Best Practices Summit
The 2016 Energy & Construction Best Practices Summit is scheduled for May 18-19, 2016, at Bates Technical College (South Campus), 2201 South 78th St., Tacoma WA 98409. The Keynote Speaker is Matt Morrison, Chief Executive Officer, PNWER. See Energy &...
2015: Clean Tech: Washington’s WISE Future 10th Annual Summit
Bates Technical College President, Dr. Ron Langrell welcomed The 10th Annual Centers of Excellence for Clean Energy and Construction, Best Practices Summit to Bates South Campus in Tacoma, Washington in late May. The topic of Clean Tech: Washington’s WISE Future set...
Washington Businesses to Benefit From New Work Ready Certification
SPOKANE, WA June 1, 2015 – Washington employees can now be certified as “work ready,” positioning the state to better compete for jobs, business growth and economic development. The announcement came late last week at the 10th annual Energy and Construction Best...
10th Annual Energy & Construction Best Practices Summit Agenda
Summit Program Clean Tech: Washington's WISE Future, May 2015 Click on icon to open. Day 1, May 28 8:00–9:00 am, Auditorium, Building E Registration, Continental Breakfast, Visit Vendor Booths 9:00–9:10 am, Auditorium Opening Ceremony 9:10-9:30 am President’s...