Metropolis Strategies has announced the release of their report on the Chicago Region's Green Economy. The report explains how the Chicago region's energy efficient lighting sector could achieve rapid growth due to its predominance of lighting industries and mature assets in research, design, and commercial and energy efficient building practices.

The report serves two of Metropolis Strategies' current interests: growing the Chicago regional economy and promoting sustainable practices in the region. This report offers a disciplined way to analyze the green economy opportunities best suited to the Chicago region. It uses economic analysis to see where we might have a competitive advantage over other metropolitan regions in growing new firms or expanding markets for existing firms. The report identifies 12 sectors that look promising for Chicago and delves more deeply into one promising opportunity for growth -- energy efficient lighting.

In addition to the extensive drill down on energy efficient lighting, the report also provides insights on other energy sectors including: biofuels/biomass, green chemicals, organic farms and food production, recycled content products, smart grid, solar thermal energy, vehicle electrification, water purification and treatment, wind energy, and green building including building energy management.

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