Leaders in the Southern Tier gathered together Wednesday, asking the federal government for funding to help with clean energy development in the region.
They have asked for $75 million to work on green-focused projects.The goal is to use the money to help with the workforce development of local businesses and to transform the region and the rest of the country.
“This initiative will put an investment in with the companies so they can upscale, so they can hire quickly, so we can start building that supply chain back in the U.S. and back here in the Southern Tier,” said Jen Gregory, executive director of the Southern Tier Regional Board.
The vision for the future includes local private businesses, such as C4V and Ubiquity Solar, who are making their own contributions to clean energy initiatives.
