The Sacramento Bee is discussing what that region is doing to attract and accommodate more “green” businesses:

The Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization is attempting to recruit more green businesses to Sacramento — at the former Sacramento Army Depot.

Last month, the City Council approved a resolution to market the old depot’s existing enterprise zone to clean-energy firms in an effort to make the city a center for the fast-growing industry.

Businesses within the enterprise zone qualify for financial incentives such as state sales tax rebates on equipment purchases, employee training funds and employment tax credits.

Robert Burris, deputy director of Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization, said green companies are interested in coming to the Sacramento region for several reasons, including the enterprise zone, research conducted by University of California, Davis, and the progressive practices of local utilities.