Sooner or later, life brings change for everyone. For Megan Miller, embracing change has been a lifestyle for the better part of two decades with no signs of letting up. From Minnesota to Florida to Indiana geographically, from healthcare to fitness expert to business management and beyond in studies, and a career that has…
Gerry Kinney has never played much golf, but at least once a year for the past four years, he has found himself at Fairfield Public Golf Course for the Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative Electrical Distribution Systems Scholarship Fundraiser. Thatâs what happens when the scholarship, which goes to a Frontier Community College student, bears your…
Some covered their ears, others jumped a little. Whatever the reaction to the pop of electricity, the young students attending the Childrenâs Farm Festival at Peden Farm paid rapt attention to the South Central Indiana REMC line crew doing a live line demonstration. The annual festival took place on September 28-29 in northern…
Nine 25-inch carbide tip circular saw blades attached to multiple 20-foot aluminum poles and powered by a 50-horsepower snowmobile motor that can be turned on and off remotely â attached to the bottom of a helicopter? It sounds like the kind of crazy, homemade contraption that would make even Tim the Toolman jealous. …
Ask Harold Gutzwiller anything about his trips to Japan. Just donât ask him how many times heâs been. âMy first trip to Japan was in 1998 or 1999, so my guess is greater than 10,â the Hoosier Energy Manager of Economic Development said. âBut itâs one of those things I shouldâve kept track…
The second annual Indiana Electric Cooperative Lineman Rodeo was a rootinâ-tootinâ good time on August 24-25, 2023, at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds. That was thanks in no small part to Hoosier Energy member cooperatives, who played a big role in the event practically doubling in size from its debut in 2022. A total…
As one of Hoosier Energyâs strategic priorities, continuous improvement has always been a key part of the company mindset. A commissioned team spent the past year developing a program centered around this idea, learning from the past and pointing toward the future. As a result, Hoosier Energyâs new Rural Electric Continuous Improvement Program (RECIP)…
X marks the spot. Stay there too long though, and it marks the spot of your demise. The key to resiliency is to keep moving forward, be it in life or business, as retired Navy Seal Clint Emerson hammered home during the final session of the 2023 Strategic Issues Forum. The theme…
Justin Swarens happened upon the utility industry by chance. By the time his high school summer job was over, he knew where he was headed. As it turns out, not only was he headed to the industry, but to leadership roles within it. Now Swarens is Vice President Operations at Hoosier Energy…
Every year, tens of thousands of people descend upon Dayton, Ohio, for the Hamvention. This is an event that has nothing to do with food. The Dayton Hamvention is the worldâs largest amateur radio gathering, an event that started in 1952 and has grown yearly since other than a two-year hiatus for the…
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