Clean Energy Coalition continues hiring in downtown Ann Arbor

The Clean Energy Coalition is hiring, again. The downtown Ann Arbor-based non-profit dedicated to sustainability practices has hired two people in November and has two job openings in communications and marketing, and one for an intern. The non-profit currently employs 20 people full-time, four independent contractors, and two interns. The six-year-old non-profit has moved from smaller offices in Ypsilanti's Depot Town to a bigger office just north of downtown Ann Arbor to accommodate its growth. "It would be nice to see us grow and add another 10 employees," says Sean Reed, executive director of the Clean Energy Coalition. The Clean Energy Coalition has landed several million dollars in grant funding in recent years, including $15 million from the federal stimulus package. That money is part of Michigan's $31 million Green Fleets project, which will integrate more alternative fuels and advanced fuel-efficient technology (i.e. bio-diesel) into municipal vehicle fleets. The non-profit is also working to help make local government buildings more energy efficient. The non-profit has doubled in size in each of its six years. Its 2010 revenue reached $1.5 million and it expects to go above $6 million in 2011. "We have a real diversity of grant-funded projects and services that we are managing," Reed says. "The volume of those have continued to grow." Source: Sean Reed, executive director of the Clean Energy Coalition Writer: Jon Zemke Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.