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Associated Press - December 1, 2009 8:45 AM ET
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center will figure out how many green jobs New Mexico has so the state has a baseline to measure anticipated future growth.
The effort is part of an 18-month project for the state Department of Workforce Solutions paid for by a $1.25 million grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Arrowhead Center chief executive Kevin Boberg says the state needs a baseline measurement to know if its green economy is growing and to know what training to provide.
The center will survey businesses to determine what jobs with clean energy industries exist now. It will conduct the same survey a year later to measure the sector's growth.
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