MEECA News For July 2017
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A Chinese battery manufacturing company is opening a research and development center in Pittsfield Township that officials say will create 41 jobs and bring in $4.6 million in investment.
On Friday, 11 students from across the country are graduating from Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s wind technician training program.
According to the Kalamazoo, Mich.-based college, 10 men and one woman have spent the past six months training for five days a week and for eight hours a day. This year’s graduates are from Rhode Island, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Indiana, New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Minnesota.
According to the college, the competency-based, hands-on Wind Turbine Technician Academy provides a fast track to in-demand jobs as a wind technician. Kalamazoo Valley offers the course as a non-credit, full-time program that allows students the chance to be job-ready in less than six months.
The program requires graduates to achieve 100% success in meeting industry standards in core areas of qualification. The graduates must successfully complete written assessments and practical examinations in the lab, as well as demonstrate their capabilities in the field.
According to the college, more than 96% of Wind Turbine Technician Academy alumni work in the wind industry, and the majority accept offers for employment prior to graduation. The academy is offered twice a year in January and July.
The City of Dearborn today launched a new bike-share program with Zagster, Inc. that will provide all Dearborn residents and visitors with a convenient, affordable and healthy way to get around town.
The Lenawee County Intermediate School District opened the first net-zero energy K-12 school building in Michigan in June 2013.
The Center for a Sustainable Future, 4260 Tipton Hwy., continues to be a teaching tool for students in the county, Science Consultant Leslie Coates said.
Around 140 high school students who attend classes at the building daily.
“It’s used by our students for all different aspects of agriculture and horticulture and natural resources,” Principal Shelley Jusick said. “We’re constantly evolving our program to meet the need of students in the agricultural (career) pathway.”More
The City of Ypsilanti is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Gold designation for supporting solar energy development by SolSmart, a national organization dedicated to helping communities reduce barriers to solar energy growth. To achieve the Gold designation, a community must take steps to streamline solar panel installation permitting, track key metrics regarding solar installation, and commit to encouraging local solar installations. Ypsilanti is the only community in Michigan to achieve this award, and one of only 58 communities nationwide.
News Summary: Henry Ford College will hold an Adjunct Faculty Job Fair on Thursday, July 20, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. to fill part-time openings in various academic departments for the Fall 2017 semester. More teaching positions have been added.More