Energy Efficiency Program Reaches Out to Diverse Businesses in the Southend
Submitted special to SouthendSeatte by Jennifer LaBrecque
Community Power Works, Small Business Project Manager
As a part of the City of Seattle’s energy efficiency program, Community Power Works (CPW) for Small Business is working hard to reach a diverse group of small, independent restaurants and neighborhood grocery store owners in the Rainier Valley that might not know how energy efficiency options can help build their businesses. To reach this community and help make energy efficiency upgrades easier, CPW for Small Business has hired outreach staff members who are fluent in Vietnamese, Mandarin and Chinese, and who also have strong relationships with neighborhood businesses.
Candance Chin, one of CPW’s business outreach specialists, says, “Community Power Works for Small Business provides a great opportunity to help the small businesses with smart energy efficient options,...
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