SMI & Hydraulics, Solar Skies, Empire Plumbing and Heating, and others/Southwest Initiative Foundation
by Carol Dombek.
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Industry Partners
| SMI & Hydraulics, Inc. Solar Skies Mfg., LLC Free Source Energies, LLC Empire Plumbing & Heating Environmental Well and Septic Willmar Municipal Utilities Kandiyohi Power Cooperative
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Other Partners
| Redwood Area School District #2897 University of Minnesota, Morris SW/WC Service Cooperative University of Minnesota West Central Partnership Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTS) Minnesota West Community & Technical College The Minnesota Project Redwood Area Development Corporation Department of Employment and Economic Development Central Minnesota Jobs & Training Services Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council, Inc. Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center
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Geographic Area
| 23 counties in SW and WC Minnesota
Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Stevens, Swift, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine
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Grantee
| Southwest Initiative Foundation |
Summary
| Youth Development in Renewable Energy through hands-on education and energy action projects
YES! is a program administered and implemented by the Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) and Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center (PWELC) that directly develops the talents of this region’s young people, providing them with knowledge, networks, and leadership skills that will place them at the forefront of our region’s future renewable energy workforce. This program serves as a model to build core competencies, identify and disseminate career and skill information, and increase the integration of our youth with business, industry and educational institutions through its energy action projects. |
Amount Funded
| $202,500 |
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