Consumers Energy Announces $5 Million Expansion for Marshall Training Center, Part of Utility's Ongoing Investment in Michigan
September 07 2007 - 11:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MARSHALL, Mich., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consumers Energy
announced today an investment of nearly $5 million to expand and
modernize its Marshall Training Center, which provides safety and
operational training to electric and natural gas service workers.
"We are pleased to announce a major expansion and modernization of
our Marshall Training Center, as part of our ongoing commitment to
improving the reliability, safety and performance of Consumers
Energy and our employees," said John Russell, president and chief
operating officer for Consumers Energy. "This project clearly
demonstrates that Consumers Energy is prepared to make investments
in Michigan on behalf of the 6.5 million people we serve with
electricity and natural gas." The expansion of the Marshall
Training Center will result in a state-of- the-art facility
constructed to meet national environmental standards. The standards
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - are nationally
accepted benchmarks for the design, construction and operation of
high- performance facilities, according to the U.S. Green Building
Council. Among the major improvements to the facility will be a
large indoor pole- climbing area to enhance lineworker training. It
will be one of the few in such facilities in the United States. The
expansion is scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2008. The
Marshall Training Center provides training for nearly 1,000
employees every year. It began operations in 1978. Consumers
Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, provides natural
gas and electricity to nearly 6.5 million of Michigan's 10 million
residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. For more information
about Consumers Energy, visit our Website at
http://www.consumersenergy.com/ DATASOURCE: Consumers Energy
CONTACT: Dan Bishop, +1-517-788-2395 or Jeff Holyfield,
+1-517-788-2394, both of Consumers Energy Web site:
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