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For example, increasing R&D investment, securing patents, providing access to testing facilities, facilitating commercialization, seeding start-ups, making global linkages to help spur regional innovation.
For example, helping individual firms with site location requirements (including land and facilities), expansion financing, and related growth needs.
For example, brokering linkages among green industry segments, and buyers and suppliers in the region, and between regional firms and global partners.
For example, alignment of local standards, policies, and processes (like permitting and inspection), removal of barriers, and advocacy of state-level changes to encourage and expedite green economic development.
For example, preparation of new workers and retooling of existing workers at all levels for new green jobs (e.g., solar installers, green product manufacturing technicians, sales, scientists) and existing jobs that now require green skills (e.g., electricians, construction workers, facility operations managers).
For example, marketing products and services regionally and globally; promoting a unique regional identity/niche in the global green economy.