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Electric Co-ops Partner with Northern Indiana Leaders to Help Businesses Take Flight
This year marked the 90th anniversary of the Rural Electrification Act, which helped make it possible for electric co-ops to bring power to rural communities across the country. Ninety years later, we have plenty of reasons to be thankful for what grew from that idea.
Thirty years ago, most conversations in the electric cooperative industry were about keeping costs down and keeping the lights on. Those priorities haven’t changed, but the conversations certainly have. Discussions today include topics that seemed unlikely just a few years ago.
Jonathan Faris delivers the collaborative spirit forged during his internship in Washington, D.C., to his new role as Wabash Valley Power’s economic development manager.
Most businesses exist to generate profits for investors. Co-ops exist to serve their members. That simple difference changes everything.