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
SOURCE Consumers Energy
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CONTACT:
Dan Bishop, +1-517-788-2395 or Jeff
Holyfield, +1-517-788-2394, both of Consumers Energy
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