Published: June 24, 2009 06:40 am      

Green Careers forum to be featured at fair

ONEKAMA -- A Green Careers job forum that highlights job training and career opportunities in renewable and energy efficiency fields will be held June 26 as part of the annual Michigan Energy Fair.

The event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Lions Club building at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama. Local employers and educators will discuss employment and job training opportunities in so-called green technologies, including solar and wind energy production, energy audits, green lodging and weatherization.

The forum is co-sponsored by the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, Northwest Michigan Works! and the Northwest Michigan Sustainable Business Forum. More information on the Energy Fair is available at www.GLREA.org.