Nearly 174,000 Americans worked in the solar industry in 2014, according to The U.S. Census Bureau. That's an increase of nearly a quarter since the year prior.
Last month, the U.S. saw its unemployment rate drop to its lowest level since before the recession in 2008 as it went down from 6.7 percent in March to 6.3 percent.
The months-long battle over tax incentives between Maryland officials and "House of Cards" executives ended Friday when they announced a deal had been struck, meaning the show would continue filming in Maryland.
Connecticut lawmakers Wednesday evening approved legislation that raises the state's minimum wage level to $10.10 an hour by 2017, making it the state with the highest minimum wage in the nation.
During the last few years, environmentalists, activists and some landowners have protested the Keystone XL pipeline extension from Alberta, Canada's oil sands to Port Arthur, Texas because of fear that it could it cause environmental degradation to the farmlands in the Midwest.
Tesla Motors, a Palo Alto based motor company that has led the auto industry in eco-luxury vehicles in the last few years, recently ruled out California's bid to develop a $4-to-$5 billion battery factory that is projected to employ 6,500 workers.
