Amanda Sheehe has been part of a team as long as she can remember. Whether it was on construction sites with her fatherâs fire sprinkler systems business or showing beef cattle from the family farm or as a three-sport athlete in high school (one sport in college), it turns out it was all preparing the…
Schoolâs out for summer, but students from 14 Hoosier Energy member cooperatives are collecting college scholarships for the 2023-24 year. As a matter of fact, the total of 90 students receiving scholarships surpasses last yearâs already high standard of 86. Three of those are recipients of statewide awards as Alivia Hopper of Orange County…
Camp Kilowatt put the pedal to the medal in 2023, literally. The annual four-day program for students entering seventh grade, funded by electric cooperatives across the state of Indiana, including Hoosier Energy, took place June 7-10 at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Indiana. Hoosier Energy was also the primary sponsor for circuit boards and…
Julie Myers keeps a running list. So, when Hoosier Energy reached out this spring to offer four bikes to Desert Rose Foundation in Martinsville, Myers was ready to give each of them a new home. New homes are Myersâ specialty as a Case Manager/Victim Advocate for Desert Rose, which provides assistance for victims…
Dave Appel has always loved the outdoors. That love has resulted in dual careers for the Environmental Team Lead at Hoosier Energy, who also moonlights as the head coach for Purdue menâs hockey. Appel recently spoke with GridLines about both. Q: To start, tell us how you came to be at Hoosier…
Cooperation among cooperatives. This is a principle thatâs been repeated many times, but the practical application is unmistakably crucial. That was once again the case with this springâs tornado damage throughout the Hoosier Energy footprint. In assessing the damage, several items were in short supply. Hoosier Energy Manager of Purchases and Contracts…
For the first time since 2019, Project Indiana from Indiana Electric Cooperatives (IEC) brought electrification to the people of Guatemala. Eight linemen from Hoosier Energy member cooperatives were among the crew that traveled to Pena Roja, a village of 26 families in the mountains of western Guatemala along the Mexican border from April 27-May…
Hoosier Energy saw 25% of its workforce participate in the first-ever Community Impact Week from April 17-21. More than 70 employees contributed to a variety of projects running Monday through Friday. The week started with Backpack Buddies, a program that puts together bags of food for low-income children to take home on the…
âYouâre never 100% prepared for anything.â For Hoosier Energy Line Foreman Aaron Price, those words were never truer than on March 31, 2023, when a line of storms and tornadoes blasted their way through Sullivan County and into Owen County. With the severe weather moving through in the late evening hours, it wasnât…
In many ways, the 2023 Hoosier Energy Annual Meeting picked up where the 2022 annual meeting left off. A year ago, change was the unofficial theme of the event, which made its return after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. This year, change got even more complicated but still seamlessly segued into the…
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