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Opponents Say It Wastes Tax Dollars.
By PATRICK MALONE
Pueblo Chiefton
DENVER — A proposal to fund training for “green jobs” was passed by the House on Wednesday, despite arguments that it feeds the national debt.
Federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act would pay for the programs proposed in HB1333, sponsored by state Rep. Ed [...]
Made in the USA?
Moving America Toward a Clean Energy Future:
(IRS) Notice 2009-72
Under a new program, companies that manufacture clean technology products in the United States can apply for a tax credit allocation. The program will reduce the taxes of successful applicants by 30 percent of the amount they invest in establishing, expanding or retooling manufacturing [...]
Where will the new jobs come from? What sectors will benefit from new stimulus plans?
How to invest in an evolving economy?
As businesses — many of whom have record levels of cash on hand — look for new opportunities, readers and experts chime in on where to put corporate investments.
Companies, readers and analysts had a lot to say about what happened in 2011 and what it means for 2012. Read the best of the reader’s responses, along with interviews with Panasonic, Mohr Davidow, Jones Lang LaSalle, Duke Energy, Acorn Energy, and Advantage for Analysts.
For a wide range of businesses, the green economy continues to be stalled behind a lack of vision and a supporting plan. In this issue we look at a long term plan, two businesses creating new markets, and a mass movement that has lost its way.