Friday, May 29, 2009

Tech workers can look on bright side

From Austin Business Journal, May 29, 2009...

Laid off by a chipmaker? Jobs may be easier found in Austin’s growing solar industry.

When Austinite Ron Van Dell moved his company’s headquarters from Illinois to Austin in February, it wasn’t only because the CEO of SolarBridge Technologies Inc. wanted the solar energy company to be closer to him.

He also wanted to tap into the deep pool of Austin-area microprocessor industry workers who have been laid off during the last couple of years. Such workers possess the skills that translate well to the solar energy industry, Van Dell said.

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