Strategies to Capture Green Jobs in Older Industrial Communities

Many older urban cities that have lost manufacturing jobs are positioning themselves to benefit from the emerging green economy.  This practitioner-oriented session involves presentations by economic development strategists who have experience developing green job plans for manufacturing belt cities and towns. The session focuses on a range of strategies—from economic development to financial incentives to job training—for communities to benefit from green business expansion.  These experts cut through the rhetoric and deliver practical, strategic suggestions for distressed communities to determine their best options, considering both “grow from within” and “attract from outside” green business investment strategies.