Record Number Attends HomeWorks Annual Meeting
A record crowd, including 184 registered delegates, attended HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative’s 78th Annual Meeting recently in Mt. Pleasant. “During the meeting our members voted to support renewal of the electric franchise ordinances in each of the 99 townships served,” said HomeWorks general manager, Mark Kappler. Guest speakers included the co-op’s 2015 Youth Tour participants, [...]
Drews Is New Midwest Safety Director
Rich Drews has been a Team Midwest fixture for 38 years, most recently in the role of line layout technician. But on Sept. 14 he started wearing a new hat as the safety and loss control director. “We added this new role in recognition of the increasing need for coordinated safety training for our employees, [...]
GLE People Fund Director Swims Mackinac Straits
Matt Soderquist (left in photo above), a director on Great Lakes Energy’s (GLE) People Fund Board, tackled the very first “Mighty Mac” swim across the Straits of Mackinac on Labor Day this year to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity. “The effort was a success,” GLE reports in its September Envision newsletter. Collectively, the elite [...]
Partners for Power Wearables Sale
Help the cause, and look good doing it! In November, several Michigan co-op employees will travel to Guatemala to bring electricity to remote villages. The work being done to electrify Guatemala is supported solely through voluntary donations of time, skills, money and materials. Show your support by purchasing Partners for Power clothing through our wearables campaign. All [...]
Cloverland Considers Becoming Member-regulated
Cloverland Electric Co-op members will make an important decision on Oct. 15 - whether to become member-regulated. “Your co-op’s board of directors consists of members whom you elect to set the policies that guide our operations. At present, decisions on rates and billing charges are not controlled by your elected board, but by the MPSC [...]
Great Lakes Launches ACRE For Co-op Owners Program
Great Lakes Energy (GLE) is now the fifth Michigan electric co-op to offer the ACRE Co-op Owners for Political Action® program to its members. Other co-ops that currently offer ACRE involvement are Cherryland, HomeWorks Tri-County, Thumb and Midwest Energy. “The ACRE Co-op Owners for Political Action program is an exciting opportunity for you to raise [...]