Jan 8 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Dan Voorhis The Wichita Eagle,
Kan.
Kansas will gain more than 11,000 manufacturing jobs in the renewable energy
industry, according to a report released today.
The report from the Renewable Energy Policy Project was to be unveiled at an
event this morning by the Kansas Blue Green Alliance, a coalition of union,
farm and environmental groups, at the Communication Workers of America
headquarters on East Harry.
According to the report, renewable energy projects will attract $1.97
billion in investment in Kansas.
The report said that more than 425 existing Kansas companies could
manufacture parts for renewable energy technologies.
Saline, Johnson, Sedgwick, Ellis and Wyandotte counties would benefit the
most.
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