Auto shop and other industrial arts slated for a comeback as ‘green tech’

The Seattle Times‘ Bruce Ramsey offers up a thoughtful piece on the revival of “Industrial Arts” classes in high school as demand for ‘Green Tech’ grows. B&G Machine gets a nod for its good wages and job security even in the current economic cycle.

From the article:

“There’s a mindset that these are dirty jobs,” says Johnny Bianchi, vice president of operations, B&G Machine, Seattle. But skilled machine work pays better than a lot of retail and service jobs. And of B&G’s 50 employees, none has been let go during the recession.

Read the full column on the Seattle Times website here: Auto shop and other industrial arts slated for a comeback as ‘green tech’

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