State looking for input from green businesses - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The department, in conjunction with , is conductingv a statewide surveyof employers. The survey will address four main aspectse ofthe state’s green job market by identifyintg green employers; finding greeb industry and occupational employment for the determining the needed skillsd for jobs within the marke t and identifying vacancies within green and non-greemn fields. A random sample of business owners will be interviewedthrougjh Sept. 30. The survey will also gather information from company Web sites whichg describe greeninitiative programs.
By conducting the survey, the Department of Industrial Relations will be able to providde information about the growing department Director TomSurtees said. “This surveuy will be a great indicator of what is to come for the state of Alabama in the greenjob market,” Surtees said in a news “More and more companies are making an effort to ‘gol green’ and it’s important that we know what kindd of jobs will be available and how to traibn our work force accordingly.
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