August is Black Business Month, a time to celebrate and amplify Black leadership in economic development and entrepreneurship across the country.
Electric Co-op Directors Urge Member Input, Especially for Renewable-energy Proposals
Electric cooperative members aren’t just customers – they’re also the owners of co-ops that boards of directors are supposed to serve. But directors from four Alaska Railbelt electric co-ops say it’s often hard to figure out what their members want, because usually only a few offer feedback, and even fewer participate in board elections and meetings. When the moderator of …
Alaskans Taking the lead for renewable future
E2’s latest Clean Jobs America report states that in 2018 3.26 million Americans were employed by the clean energy economy with an expected growth rate to be 6 percent at the end of this year. Those are huge numbers nationally and are making even bigger impacts at state and local levels. The transition to clean energy continues to build the …