3rd Quarter 2011 Newsletter
Loretta Rosenmayer
Receives Award from Exelon
INTREN CEO Loretta Rosenmayer received Exelon Corporation’s Diversity Supplier of the Year award at the energy company’s 2011 Supplier Summit, held August 2 in Chicago. M. Bridget Reidy, Exelon’s Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Officer, applauded the innovations and MWBE mentoring Loretta brings to her work on behalf of ComEd. The Exelon Supplier Diversity Symposium convenes all the key Exelon suppliers servicing Exelon, ComEd and PECO. Loretta’s company has provided services to ComEd continuously since its founding in 1988.
ILLINOIS ENERGY BILL PASSES!
The House and Senate have overridden the Governor's veto of the Illinois Energy Bill. INTREN played an important role by leading a committed support effort to get this bill passed. The Illinois Smart Grid Initiative is empowering to consumers and means more jobs for Illinois. See www.smartenergyil.com for more information.
Speaking Volumes
Sharing Insights at UCA Meeting
Loretta Rosenmayer was the keynote speaker and presenter at the September 15 UCA (Underground Contractors Association) Annual Dinner Meeting, held in Addison, Illinois. The event, which recognized the contributions of women in the construction industry, drew representatives from leading underground construction contractors, along with individual professionals and organizations that support the contractors.
INTREN’s 24/7 Response
Speedy Service to a Wisconsin Municipality
A Wisconsin municipality has an ongoing sewer/water rebuild program on a tight schedule. In August, it was discovered that an electric duct package conflicted with the running line. The City called INTREN, an approved contractor. Our task: immediately remove a section of Category 3 conductor 800 mcm copper cable. Under our 24/7 commitment, we dispatched trained personnel and specialty pulling equipment the next day, safely removed the cable, and kept the project on schedule.
INTREN Stewardship Continues
ASA Chicago’s Trots for Tots
INTREN employees were off to the races this summer with ASA Chicago in support of the US Marines Corps’ Toys for Tots. This annual Trot for Tots event, held this year on July 29 at Arlington Park Racetrack, brings together area contractors for a day of food and fun, with a portion of ticket proceeds going to Toys for Tots. INTREN Account Manager Pete Williams and his team participated.
Family House of Illinois (Peoria)
Carl Oko, INTREN Account Manager, and Steve Bremner, Project Manager, joined Ameren in supporting a fundraising event for Family House in Peoria, Illinois. Family House provides a “home away from home” for out-of-town relatives of patients receiving medical treatment and individuals traveling to Peoria for outpatient treatment. For more information, visit www.familyhousepeoria.org.
Women’s Business Development Center
Loretta Rosenmayer and seven female managers of INTREN attended the WBDC Conference in Chicago in September. INTREN’s booth was part of the Women’s Business and Buyer’s Market area of the conference, which promotes networking and business opportunities and advocates for an equal society in which women and minority-owned businesses have equal chances to succeed. Learn more at www.wbdc.org.
INTREN Awarded Design Contract for We Energies
Under a design contract with We Energies—the first time the utility company has formally outsourced design services—INTREN is overseeing the design of pole replacements, line reclosers, cable replacement, overhead conversion, and system improvements. INTREN has teamed with two engineering subcontractors, Wisconsin-based Forster Engineering and Chicago-based Primera (a WBE), to bring added value to this project. INTREN’s Kevin Lauterbach is the Project Manager, reporting to Mark Willms, our Account Manager Wisconsin. Kevin holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from UW-Madison and an M.S. in Engineering Management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
INTREN Hires Project Controls Manager
Robert Prowant, Senior Director of Project Management, is pleased to announce that George Ryan joined our team in July in the newly created position of Project Controls Manager. As INTREN grows, George will be integral to driving consistency throughout our organization. In this way, we intend to meet our ongoing customer commitment to innovation and real-time cost analysis. George brings 19 years of financial management experience to INTREN in both public accounting and industry positions. He is working with Bob Prowant on the implementation and management of INTREN Advantage, a work management program that interfaces with our accounting software platform. A Chicago-area native, George completed his Accounting degree at Michigan State University and his Master’s degree at Northern Illinois University.
