State official says energy efficiency and green jobs are central to economic recovery.

Posted on 2/3/10 by Wisconsin State Journal

Wisconsin Department of Labor Secretary Roberta Gassman said energy efficiency, new green jobs and worker training initiatives would be the key to a slow but steady recovery from the current recession, following a tour Tuesday of Teel Plastics, a Baraboo firm which claims to be poised for growth following a year with no net job losses.

Gassman said much could be learned from Teel's example, especially following the company's 2007 move to its new headquarters, which was built using a number of energy-efficiency and environmentally conscious techniques.

For example, plant engineer Chris Mosher said the company had managed to cut its wastewater output from 500,000 gallons per day to 75,000, a reduction of about 85 percent.

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