Connecticut ranked No. 5 in America for green job creation in 2012, according to a national business association compiling of media reports.
New York City business group Environmental Entrepreneurs ranked all 50 states for green job creation based on projects completed, in progress, or announced in 2012 and the estimated number of jobs created by those projects.
Connecticut had four projects in 2012 expected to generate 4,958 jobs.
Those projects were the construction of the $97 million headquarters of North Haven construction parts manufacturer Sustainable Building Solutions; the opening of Scottish power company Renewable Resources in Stamford; the construction of the New Britain-to-Hartford busway; and the Plainfield Renewable Energy biomass plant.
Connecticut was the only New England state in the top 10. No. 1 was California with 25,354 jobs followed by Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, Connecticut, Arizona, New York, Michigan, Texas, and Oregon.
