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EIA Empowers Construction Businesses Generate New Business and New Jobs Using Untapped $19b in Federal Stimulus Funding for Green Initiatives

Posted : Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:43:11 GMT
Author : Environmental Institute of America, Inc.
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SILICON VALLEY, Calif. - (Business Wire) The Environmental Institute of America, Inc. (EIA) said today that the $19 billion in federal stimulus funding available for green initiatives remains mostly untapped. In order to help business owners learn how to access the money, EIA has launched a unique one-day workshop that gives California construction, remodeling, and trade businesses a custom plan to access available stimulus funding to help grow their businesses.

Tapping Stimulus Incentives for Your Business is a hands-on, eight-hour workshop directed primarily toward contractors and building professionals. The workshop focuses on equipping building professionals with the knowledge and tools that empowers them to leverage energy efficiency incentives and funding opportunities included in the 2009 American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

“The Stimulus plan translates into a tremendous opportunity for building professionals to kick-start their business while increasing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions by millions of metric tons,” says Alex Thatcher, EIA’s CEO.

“While building professionals are generally aware that considerable stimulus funding is targeted at energy efficiency for buildings and residences, relatively few have the actionable knowledge required to bid on these projects or leverage the opportunities for their business,” Thatcher explains. “There is a new last mile problem for the new programs created through ARRA, where those who might best implement the programs lack the information on how to do so. Our workshop is removing that barrier for businesses of all sizes.”

Building Professionals who have taken the course concur. Jeff Talmadge, President of Talmadge Construction, a veteran green builder and one of the “Remodeling Big 50”, found the class to be a profitable use of his time. Talmadge relates, “It’s amazing how much opportunity is out there. I not only learned how to improve my existing business, but also realized how I could create multiple new business opportunities.”

About the Environmental Institute of America, Inc.

The Environmental Institute of America, Inc (EIA) is a leading education provider that helps individuals and businesses develop the knowledge, skills and accreditations needed to succeed in the new green economy. EIA’s broad curriculum includes LEED® education, energy efficiency retrofit training, solar photovoltaic training, carbon auditing and commercial sustainability management.

For further information, go to www.EIofA.com.

EIA
Helen Lambert, 408-829-5259
helen.lambert@eiofa.com


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