As the green business movement gains momentum, trained workers are needed, as is some sort of guide through the growing list of related agencies and companies.
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association, located in Custer, outside of Stevens Point, with an office in the Milwaukee area, is trying to provide those and other services to this movement.
MREA actually has been at the “green biz” work for quite some time.
“The organization was formed in 1990 and grew out of an Energy Fair, which was started by a group of people interested in renewable energy and the environment,” said Gina Sinisi, communications coordinator for the MREA. “We’ve grown considerably since then.”
The organization currently has more than 3,200 active members, representing 39 states and three foreign countries.
That Energy Fair remains a big part of MREA’s program. The event has become the world’s largest energy education event. Last year, it drew more than 23,000 people over its three days and featured 275 vendors.
