Employee news Archives - Great River Energy https://greatriverenergy.com/category/employee-news/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://greatriverenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GRE-favicon.png Employee news Archives - Great River Energy https://greatriverenergy.com/category/employee-news/ 32 32 Pursley recognized for reliability excellence https://greatriverenergy.com/employee-news/pursley-recognized-for-reliability-excellence/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:59:58 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=4645 Dick Pursley, director of transmission services at Great River Energy, was recently presented with this year’s HERO Award from Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO). The annual HERO Award serves as a peer recognition program for individuals who set standards of excellence aligned with the principles of high-reliability organizations. MRO’s mission is to identify, prioritize and assure […]

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]]> Award honors employee’s courage https://greatriverenergy.com/employee-news/award-honors-employees-courage/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:36:42 +0000 https://gredev.local/uncategorized/award-honors-employees-courage/ Great River Energy program recognizes team members who step up and apply their training when they see people in need A guiding principle among electric cooperatives is “concern for community.” Great River Energy encourages its employees to act as a second set of eyes and ears in their community and to render assistance when needed. […]

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]]> A ‘Great Place To Work’ https://greatriverenergy.com/company-news/a-great-place-to-work/ Wed, 08 May 2024 17:30:03 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=4249 Great River Energy’s company culture earns national recognition Great River Energy once again earned a “Great Place To Work” certification following the results of a recent employee survey. The award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Great River Energy. This year, 89% of employees said the cooperative is […]

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]]> Honoring those who light up our communities https://greatriverenergy.com/cooperatives-articles/honoring-those-who-light-up-our-communities/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:20:16 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=4215 National Lineworker Appreciation Day recognizes the essential workers who maintain the electric grid You probably don’t think about them until your power goes out, but electric lineworkers protect homes and communities 24 hours a day. Like other first responders who keep people safe, lineworkers endure all kinds of weather and challenging conditions. Great River Energy […]

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]]> ‘The women in energy are the future of Minnesota’ https://greatriverenergy.com/cooperatives-articles/the-women-in-energy-are-the-future-of-minnesota/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:56:52 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=4169 Women in leadership ‘Inspire Inclusion’ during industry event hosted by Great River Energy Approximately 200 people attended a Women Empowered in Energy event hosted by Great River Energy at the cooperative’s Maple Grove location on Friday, March 8. The event was an International Women’s Day celebration themed “Inspire Inclusion.” Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan provided […]

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]]> Employees recognized for heroic efforts https://greatriverenergy.com/community/employees-recognized-for-heroic-efforts/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:23:06 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=3973 Cooperatives are known to be motivated by people, not by profit. Among the business model’s guiding principles is “concern for community,” and at the heart of every community is the people who live, work and spend time there. Great River Energy encourages its employees to act as an extra set of eyes and ears in […]

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]]> Patel kicks off Great Plains Institute conference https://greatriverenergy.com/employee-news/patel-kicks-off-great-plains-institute-conference/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:27:59 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=3928 Great River Energy’s Vice President and Chief Transmission Officer Priti Patel kicked off the CO2NNECT 2023 Conference on Sunday, Oct. 1, in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, with a message about the importance of community engagement in the evolution of the electric system. Patel delivered her remarks to approximately 125 attendees, including experts in carbon […]

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]]> Co-op employee named ‘Rising Star’ https://greatriverenergy.com/employee-news/co-op-employee-named-rising-star/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:56:44 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=3905 One Minnesota electric cooperative employee rose to the top of more than 160 nominations submitted from co-ops across the country to be included in the 2023 class of Rising Stars chosen by a panel of judges representing the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. John Pantzke, business development representative and energy service supervisor for Stearns Electric […]

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]]> Orpen named vice president https://greatriverenergy.com/company-news/orpen-named-vice-president/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:31:02 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=3903 A longtime Great River Energy leader has been tapped to guide the next chapter for the cooperative’s corporate and member services division. Lisa Orpen was recently named Great River Energy’s vice president and chief corporate and member services officer, where she will lead a team responsible for numerous company functions. “Lisa has been instrumental in […]

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]]> Employees recognized for quick action in an emergency https://greatriverenergy.com/cooperatives-articles/employees-recognized-for-quick-action-in-an-emergency/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:18:05 +0000 https://gredev.local/?p=3835 Great River Energy employees Lonnie Levy and Zachary Heskin left the cooperative’s Spiritwood Station power plant in North Dakota when they witnessed a tire blowout and subsequent rollover of a tandem water truck from Northern Improvement Company.  When the truck hit the shoulder, it went airborne, rolled and landed upside down in the ditch. Levy […]

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