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 No issue concerns the future of Western North Carolina and the nation-at-large more than the Green Economy and Green Jobs—the subject of the Asheville Sustainability Center’s third free Green Monday presentation, December 1, from 3:00-5:00 p.m., in the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce second floor conference room.
“What are the current and emerging Green Economy job and entrepreneurial opportunities in our region?” “What will a Green Economy innovation network look like here?” “What must Western North Carolina do now to jumpstart its Green Economy?” These and other pressing questions will be addressed by a panel of experts and by community members. The first two Green Mondays were well-attended, lively sessions, and this third should prove no exception. Several exciting announcements by the Asheville Sustainability Center should add to the region’s momentum in positioning itself to benefit from the dramatic shifts anticipated in the country’s efforts to reinvent itself for the 21st century. Panelists will include Betty Huskins, Senior Vice President of AdvantageWest Economic Development Group; Russ Yelton, Executive Director, Entrepreneurial Ventures and Business Incubation, A-B Tech; a representative of the Asheville Green Opportunity Corps (Asheville GO!); and Sandy Maxey, Director of Economic Development, Asheville Sustainability Cen
About the Asheville Sustainability Center
Through its Green Mondays series, the Asheville Sustainability Center intends to share information, solicit new ideas, and develop consensus in pursuit of sustainable community and economic development. It also hopes Green Mondays will continue to build momentum for the Asheville Hub's new sustainability focus and efforts. (Images provided by Pack Place.)
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