CenterPoint Energy receives 35W Bridge Collapse Award
Chief Dolan thanks first responders from one year ago MINNEAPOLIS – September 19, 2008 – CenterPoint Energy was recently awarded the 35W Bridge Collapse Service Award from Minneapolis Chief of Police, Tim Dolan; for providing personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies and support within minutes of the collapse and for weeks throughout the incident. Chief Dolan presented 25 thank you letters to CenterPoint Energy first responders in conjunction with the 35W Bridge re-opening this week, asking CenterPoint Energy to “Please accept our thanks and gratitude on behalf of the Minneapolis Police Department for your contributions and dedicated service to the city of Minneapolis.” “We’re pleased to accept this award and thank Chief Dolan for this type of powerful recognition that reinforces the actions and behaviors most sought,” said David Baker, division vice president of regional operations for CenterPoint Energy. “That is, to see people repeat the actions and behaviors that demonstrates CenterPoint Energy core values of integrity, initiative, accountability and respect.” CenterPoint Energy employees recognized (in no particular order): Gas Operations William Mord James Dorman Bruce Bloomquist Ken Moe Jim Roberts Pete Brandel Jeff King Sue Nickunen John Wiinamaki Ron McGibbon Pete Thelen Glenn Miller Selmar Laubach Greg Buttenhoff James Doreman Randy Smith Ron Lindstrom Scott Norlander Rob Bassat Rick Lewis Troy Thompson Brian Johnson Brian Cook Engineering Mary Palkovich John Wiinamaki Angela Goetsch Ron McKibbon Chris Nixon Scot McKenzie Mike White Craig Reichert Home Service Plus Mike Fadden Dmitriy Goncharenko CenterPoint Energy, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution, competitive natural gas sales and services, interstate pipelines and field services operations. The company serves more than five million metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. Assets total over $17 billion. With about 8,600 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 130 years. In Minnesota, CenterPoint Energy is the state’s largest natural gas distribution utility, serving nearly 790,000 customers in 260 communities. The utility also operates a non-regulated business in Minnesota called Home Service Plus®. For more information, visit the Web site at www.CenterPointEnergy.com.
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