CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Reliant Energy,
one of the nation's largest competitive retail electricity providers, has
been named 2006 Corporation of the Year by the Corpus Christi Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce (CCHCC).
Reliant Energy received the honor for the significant and positive
impact its outreach and involvement has had on the Corpus Christi
community, the CCHCC announced in presenting Reliant with the award during
its 67th annual Gala and Awards Ceremony, Oct. 26.
"Some of the criteria we use in selecting the Corporation of the Year
are businesses that demonstrate corporate citizenship and give generously
to the community through business-to-business support, assisting low-income
groups and creating youth education opportunities. Obviously, we believe
Reliant Energy is doing great work in those areas," said CCHCC President
and CEO Joe Cisneros.
The recipient of the Corporation of the Year Award is determined by a
selection committee made up of CCHCC members and directors.
"It is humbling to be recognized for the things we do as part of our
core value of caring for communities in which we live, work and do
business," said Gregg Hollenberg, Reliant Energy vice president. "It's
satisfying to know that Reliant Energy has touched the lives of the people
of Corpus Christi in such a positive and lasting way."
Since its inception in 1939, CCHCC has recognized the contributions of
corporate and small business partners and has refined the selection process
of the Corporation of the Year Award over the last 10 years. CCHCC annually
recognizes a corporation, advocate, small businesses and business person of
the year.
Reliant Energy sponsors and participates in a number of community
initiatives in Corpus Christi, ranging from its youth education partnership
with the Corpus Christi Hooks to its funding for low-income customers
needing electricity bill assistance through its CARE (Community Assistance
from Reliant Energy) program. Recently, Reliant Energy partnered with
Habitat for Humanity to sponsor the building of a home in Corpus Christi.
In addition to providing a $25,000 commitment and employee volunteers to
build the home, Reliant donated free electricity (valued at $1,500) to the
new homeowner.
The company recently launched its new Hispanic advertising campaign
featuring leading radio talk show host Raul Brindis in spots that are
culturally relevant rather than simply being language appropriate. Reliant
has bilingual call center representatives, bilingual Home Energy Advisors,
operates http://www.reliant.com/espanol and offers customers the option of
receiving their bills in Spanish. The company also is a member of numerous
Hispanic Chambers of Commerce statewide.
About Reliant Energy: Reliant Energy, Inc. (NYSE: RRI), based in
Houston, provides electricity and energy services to retail and wholesale
customers in the United States. In Texas, the company provides service to
approximately 1.9 million retail electricity customers, including
residential, small business and commercial, industrial, governmental and
institutional customers. Reliant also serves commercial, industrial,
governmental and institutional customers in the PJM (Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Maryland) market.
The company is one of the largest independent power producers in the
nation with approximately 16,000 megawatts of power generation capacity
across the United States. These strategically located generating assets
utilize natural gas, fuel oil and coal. For more information, visit
http://www.reliant.com/corporate .
About the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: The Corpus
Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary organization of
business and professional men and women who have joined together for the
purpose of promoting the civic and commercial progress of the community and
its small businesses.
The purpose of the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is to
promote the interests of trade and increase the facilities of commercial
transactions for the advancement of the commercial, educational,
industrial, agricultural, and civic interest of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas and the surrounding territory; to promote the interests of small
business, including minority and women-owned enterprises and minority and
women professions and entrepreneurs; and to promote awareness and
preservation of the Hispanic heritage.
SOURCE Reliant Energy, Inc.; Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
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Related links:
http://www.reliant.com/corporate
http://www.reliant.com/espanol
CONTACT:
Joe Cisneros of Corpus Christi Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce, +1-361-887-7408; or Darryl Ewing of Reliant
Energy, Inc., +1-713-497-7723
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