{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kind.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-ron-kind-tours-chippewa-valley-technical-college-energy-education", "Rep. Ron Kind Tours Chippewa Valley Technical College Energy Education Center", "2015-12-14", "2015", "2015-12", "Democrat", "House", "WI", "Ron Kind", "K000188", "kind.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Eau Claire, WI Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind toured Chippewa Valley Technical College's new Energy Education Center. The innovative new site represents an approximate $10 million investment in training workers for the energy sector jobs of the future.\nIn order to continue to grow our economy we need to be investing in our greatest resource  our workers  so that we can remain the most innovative and creative nation in the world. Having facilities like the state of the art Energy Education Center makes sure that our workers are prepared to compete for new jobs in the energy sector, Rep. Kind said.\nRight here in the Chippewa Valley we have seen how technological advancements in wind, solar and geothermal energy systems have changed the landscape in the energy sector of our economy, CVTC President Bruce Barker said. The Energy Education Center provides the facilities where our students and their future employers can keep up with the changes and prepare for the next generation of energy technology\nRep. Kind recently co-sponsored the Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation (GREEN) Act, which would award grants to educational institutions, like Chippewa Valley Technical College, to develop programs of study for careers in clean and renewable energy.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://kind.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-ron-kind-tours-chippewa-valley-technical-college-energy-education"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.01827597245574, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}