Congratulations to ALLETE Clean Energy’s Lake Benton wind site and Manager Mike DeVries! The Lake Benton Chamber of Commerce honored the wind site as Business of the Year and DeVries as Citizen of the Year for their support of local organizations and events. We’re committed to creating thriving communities as we lead the way to a sustainable, clean-energy future.
Outstanding work, Mike and the Lake Benton team! Proud of you all!
Building a sustainable energy future includes work for our local youth, and that’s exactly what this crew did today as part of the Head of the Lakes United Way #DayofCaring! They rolled up their sleeves to give Life House Duluth, which provides homeless youth the support they need, a deep clean. #PositivelyPowerful
Our #EnergyExpertsInTraining are on the job! A warm welcome to the interns joining us across our companies and departments this summer. By the way, did you know that some of our senior leaders and other employees started at the company as interns? It’s a great trajectory!
The last time the Iowa-Grant high school band got new uniforms was 1986, the year the first flip cell phones went on sale, the original Top Gun was on top of the box office, and Golden Girls took home the Emmy. Now ALLETE Clean Energy, which developed the Whitetail and Red Barn wind farms nearby, is helping these band students get much-needed new uniforms through a $10,000 donation. “Our old marching uniforms served us well, but after 38 years, we were due for an update,” says Heather Gile, Iowa-Grant band director. “Although the task of raising such a large sum of money seemed daunting just a few months ago, we have been extremely lucky to have generous donors like ALLETE Clean Energy. Soon our days of sweat-stained jackets and pinning and taping students into their broken marching pants will be over. We can't thank you enough!" With James Moran PE (MN) PMP Iowa-Grant High School
Our generous ALLETE colleagues came together to raise money for the Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma to support the communities near our Diamond Spring site recovering from a devastating tornado in late April. Employees donated $2,500 and the Minnesota Power Foundation matched that plus another $5,000, for a grand total of $10,000!
As a Yellow Ribbon Company, we're deeply proud and supportive of our employees who are active military, veterans, or have family in the military. Please join us in expressing gratitude to those serving as well as those who have served before them. #MilitaryAppreciationMonth (Photo of our employees participating in the annual Ruck March for 23rd Veteran)
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1yCongratulations, Mike DeVries I couldn’t think of a more deserving person!