12th September, 2011 - Posted by katherine - No Comments
I saw this info today in my Sustainable Food Center weekly email, for those of you looking for work:
Job Opening at Urban Roots!
Program Director, Full-time
Urban Roots, a Program of YouthLaunch
Austin, TX
Urban Roots is a youth development program that uses sustainable agriculture as a means to transform the lives of young people and increases the access of healthy food in Austin. Urban Roots is a program of YouthLaunch, a non-profit organization that empowers youth through service. Urban Roots provides paid internships to 38 youth between the ages of ages 14-17 to grow food for the community on a 3.5 acre farm in east Austin. YouthLaunch is currently accepting applications for the full-time position of Program Director. For the full job description, visit http://youthlaunch.org/opportunities/work.php.
Sounds like a rewarding position!
14th December, 2010 - Posted by katherine - No Comments
ABJ has an article today that says that Austin Solar LLC will break ground tomorrow for its $200 million solar farm, which will be the largest solar farm i n texas when built. The project is expected to create 350 jobs over the next 2 to 3 years. Check out the whole article for more details.
24th November, 2010 - Posted by katherine - No Comments
The Statesman had this article today, which says:
In its first major U.S. expansion, SunPower Corp., a leader in solar panel technology, plans to open an operations center in Austin next year, bringing 450 jobs and an estimated $10 million in capital investment in the region’s economy.
The California company is a significant economic victory for Austin, helping raise the city’s profile as a clean technology center.
The jobs — in marketing, legal and finance areas — would pay an average of $70,000 a year, city officials say. The average wage for the lowest-paid 10 percent of local workers would be $40,000, the city said.
The jobs would be created over four years, with 80 percent of the positions filled locally. Hiring is expected to begin in December, with the new office opening in early 2011, said Ingrid Ekstrom, SunPower’s director of corporate communications.
Great news for Austin!