March 27, 2013

Cleantech industry training new leaders

As the cleantech industry picks up steam in Colorado, the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA) wants to make sure there are enough talented individuals able to bring these new technologies to market.

CCIA has teamed up with the Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Boulder to offer the Cleantech Fellows Institute, a training ground for seasoned executives from other industries who are interested in starting cleantech businesses but don’t know where to begin.

Cleantech covers many different sectors, including renewables such as wind, solar, biofuels, geothermal and advanced transportation technologies.

The program helps entrepreneurs understand…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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