One of the fastest growing job sectors is the green economy, which added 3.1 million jobs last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Where are the green jobs growing and what potential do they hold for the future U.S. economy?

Category: Insights, Job Creation, Sustainability
Tagged: California, clean tech, construction, Exports, green economy, green jobs, Illinois, manufacturing, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, solar energy, Texas, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, utilities, Vermont, wind energy,

How sustainable is the sustainability sector as a place for creating jobs? It depends on where you are and what you are offering. Here’s a look at where the green jobs are growing.

Category: Job Creation, Research, Sustainability
Tagged: biofuels, California, clean tech, green jobs, Greenville South Carolina, Job creation, job growth, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, recycling, renewable energy, solar energy, South Carolina, sustainability, Washington, wind energy,

A new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy fifth-annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard names Massachusetts as the nation’s most energy-efficient state.

Category: Research, Sustainability
Tagged: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, energy, Energy efficiency,

Which industries are bouncing back from the recession? U.S. News & World Report lists 20 growing sectors that you’ll want to keep on your radar.

Category: Insights, Job Creation, Research, Sustainability
Tagged: distribution, energy, health care, industry clusters, job growth, jobs, transportation,

Even with its national reputation as among the most economically challenged states in the nation, California tops the list of states in which most people would like to live, a spot it’s held since 2002.

Category: Quality of Life, Research, Sustainability

So far billionaire Warren Buffett’s hometown, Omaha, Neb., has come out on top as the country’s strongest-performing city during the recession. What’s Omaha’s secret?

Category: Insights, Job Creation, Quality of Life, Sustainability
Tagged: Nebraska, Omaha, recession-proof cities, Warren Buffett,

The 16-county region known as Charlotte USA is an economic powerhouse that spreads into two states and is home to 2.6 million people and eight Fortune 500 companies. Using a regional approach to economic development, Charlotte USA has built a diverse economy that in the last two decades alone generated $18 billion in investment and spawned 170,000 [...]

Category: Job Creation, Launches, Quality of Life, Sustainability
Tagged: banking & finance, Charlotte, Charlotte economic development, Charlotte economy, Charlotte USA, defense & security, energy, film & television production, life sciences, motorsports,