The Wall Street Journal came out with an interesting look at new college graduates and their concerted effort to become entrepreneurial amid a staggering job market. The piece uses mostly anecdotal evidence to suggest that more young people are launching their own companies, like the centerpiece of the article — a 24-year-old M.B.A. grad who [...]

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Third Observation: It Needs to Be Data-Driven

In the United States, we have a huge amount of data at our disposal for development decisions. Our nation has over 1,800 (and counting) well-established industry codes (NAICS codes) that are standardized for the entire country. The 20 big industry sectors that compose our [...]

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Second Observation: “Policy” Versus “Environment”

Right now, the primary struggles with green development seem to come from: (1) actually understanding what “green” is and (2) knowing which industries people need to be prepared for. In many ways, this might be because green is happening according to a top-down, policy driven approach [...]

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First Observation: Chasing Trends Versus Being Demand Driven

Imagine that for the past 20 years you have been laboring under the hood of your region’s economy, working with local industries, educators, and other leaders to craft better strategies, develop the workforce, and encourage business in the region. Let’s also say that a lot [...]

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The first table (2-A) deals with “green increased demand” occupations, as classified by the O*NET Resource Center, for the Transportation cluster; the second table (2-B) relates to “green enhanced skills” occupations for the same cluster.
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Findings:

The second table in this cluster clearly represents [...]

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The first table (3-A) deals with “green increased demand” occupations, as classified by the O*NET Resource Center, for the  Energy Efficiency cluster; the second table (3-B) relates to “green enhanced skills” occupations for the same cluster.
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Findings:

Nearly all the growth for this [...]

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The first table (4-A) deals with “green increased demand” occupations, as classified by O*NET Resource Center, for the Green Construction cluster; the second table (4-B) relates to “green enhanced skills” occupations for the same cluster.
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Findings:

The losses seen in this cluster are [...]

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The table deals with “green enhanced skills” occupations, as classified by the O*NET Resource Center, for the Energy and Carbon Capture and Storage cluster.
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Findings:

Unlike the other clusters, there are no reported jobs/occupations based on O*NET research classified as “green increased demand” relating [...]

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The first table (7-A) deals with “green increased demand” occupations, as classified by O*NET, for the Research, Design, and Consulting Services cluster; the second table (4-B) relates to “green enhanced skills” occupations for the same cluster.
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Findings:

In the O*NET report, this cluster is [...]

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The first table (8-A) deals with “green increased demand” occupations, as classified by O*NET, for the Environment Protection cluster; the second table (8-B) relates to “green enhanced skills” occupations for the same cluster.
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Findings:

According to O*NET, this sector “covers activities related to the [...]