THANK YOU TO OUR 2022 SPONSORS
TITLE SPONSOR: INDIANA 811
Our mission is to lead Indiana in promoting safety and preventing damage to underground facilities by providing excellent coordination and notification services at a reasonable cost. Indiana811.org
SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR: INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION (IURC)
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) is a fact-finding body that hears evidence in cases filed before it and makes decisions based on the evidence presented in those cases. An advocate of neither the public nor the utilities, the IURC is required by state statute to make decisions that balance the interests of all parties to ensure the utilities provide adequate and reliable service at reasonable prices. In.gov/iurc
APP SPONSOR: NIPSCO
Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), with headquarters in Merrillville, Ind., has proudly served the energy needs of northern Indiana for more than 100 years. As Indiana’s largest natural gas distribution company and the state’s second-largest electric distribution company, NIPSCO serves approximately 846,000 natural gas and 479,000 electric customers across 32 counties. NIPSCO is making a balanced, gradual transition to retire coal-generating units and replace them with lower-cost, cleaner energy sources – a plan we call Your Energy, Your Future. NIPSCO is part of NiSource’s (NYSE: NI) six regulated utility companies. NiSource is one of the largest fully regulated utility companies in the United States, serving approximately 4 million natural gas customers and 500,000 electric customers through its local Columbia Gas and NIPSCO brands. www.nipsco.com
PLATINUM & FEATURED SPEAKER SPONSOR: CENTERPOINT ENERGY
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) has customers from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. An energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations, CenterPoint Energy serves more than 7 million metered customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas. With approximately 9,500 employees, CenterPoint Energy has an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people. CenterPoint Energy is dedicated to damage prevention, we provide no cost training for excavators, emergency responders and other stakeholders. Contact us at [email protected] for more information. www.centerpointenergy.com
AUDIOVISUAL SPONSOR: METRONET
Metronet is the nation’s largest, independently-owned, 100 percent fiber-optic provider of internet, television, and telephone services. Metronet started in 2005 with one fiber-optic network in Greencastle, Indiana, and has since grown to serving and constructing networks in more than 120 communities across Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Missouri. www.metronet.com
TRAINING SESSIONS SPONSOR: ON THE SPOT UTILITY RESOURCES, LLC
On the Spot proudly operates as a leading Women Business Enterprise in the utility locating industry. Our team’s combined experience positions us as one of the leaders in damage prevention in the Midwest. Through our locating services, we’re committed to protecting infrastructure and assets. Our work across industries has helped cities transform skylines and entrepreneurs break ground on future-shaping business ventures. www.otsutilities.com
GOLD & OPENING BREAKFAST SPONSOR: CITIZENS ENERGY GROUP
In 1887, Indianapolis civic leaders came up with the idea of operating a natural gas company as a public charitable trust solely for the benefit of customers and the community. Today, this trust lives on as Citizens Energy Group, a broad-based utility service company providing natural gas, thermal energy, water and wastewater services to about 800,000 people and thousands of businesses in the Indianapolis area. At Citizens, our vision is to fulfill the promise of the trust to serve our customers and communities with unparalleled excellence and integrity. www.citizensenergygroup.com
PLATINUM SPONSOR: MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC
Marathon Pipe Line LLC (MPL) operates underground pipelines that transport crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas to and from terminals, refineries and other pipelines across the nation. Movement of these liquids and gas through pipelines is the safest method of transporting energy. MPL is committed to building and maintaining strong relationships with all of our stakeholders. www.marathonpipeline.com
ATTENDEE MATERIALS SPONSOR: PARADIGM
Paradigm is the most trusted compliance service provider by the pipeline industry for over 20 years. With public safety as our foundation, we coordinate with pipeline operators, damage prevention specialists, emergency officials and excavators all over the nation to ensure that all parties are well informed and prepared for any situation. With a wide range of compliance services, Paradigm is the best equipped for your regulatory needs. www.pdigm.com
GOLD & FRIDAY BREAKFAST SPONSOR: 4iQ SOLUTIONS, LLC
4iQ Solutions provide premiere software technology platforms to the damage prevention Member Utilities, One Call Centers and Excavators. Exactix One Call, DigTix Ticket Management Solution, DigSights Risk AI and Coursettra LMS are designed to eliminate risks to critical underground utilities, predict hazardous events, record highly regulated compliance tasks and educate to achieve competency. Visit www.4iqsolutions.com for more details or a product demonstration. www.4iqsolutions.com
GOLD SPONSOR: BADGER DAYLIGHTING
Badger Daylighting is the industry leader in non-destructive hydro excavation services. Selling the Badger Way means relentlessly focusing on our customers needs by providing tailored solutions which are always safe and add value throughout the sales and service delivery process. www.badgerinc.com
GOLD SPONSOR: BUCKEYE PARTNERS
Buckeye Partners, L.P. is one of the largest liquid petroleum product pipeline operators in the U.S. in terms of volume delivered, with approximately 6,000 miles of pipeline. Our terminal network is comprised of more than 115 terminals, with tank capacity of over 118 million barrels. www.buckeye.com
GOLD SPONSOR: COUNTRYMARK REFINING AND LOGISTICS, LLC
Country Mark is an American-owned oil exploration, production, refining and marketing company. The company’s oil exploration and production efforts are located in Indiana, Illinois, Kansas and Texas. The company refinery is located in southwestern Indiana and a 238-mile private pipeline carries finished fuels economically and safely from the refinery to privately owned fuel terminals located along the pipeline route. From these terminals, local cooperatives load Country Mark proprietary fuels that are delivered to farms, fleets and families in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky. www.countrymark.com
GOLD SPONSOR: GRIDHAWK
GridHawk is the premier provider for utility services specializing in Facility Location, Advanced Locating, and Watch & Protest. At GridHawk LLC it is our mission to provide the highest quality service, while developing meaningful relationships with our clients to ensure the safety of the surrounding communities we serve to protect. Above and beyond! www.gridhawk.com
GOLD SPONSOR: RUST-OLEUM
Rust-Oleum offers value-added products for the utility locate and damage prevention Industries. “Go The Distance” with Rust-Oleum’s Industrial Choice Precision Line Marking Paint. www.rustoleum.com
GOLD SPONSOR: SAM Companies
SAM is the leading geospatial and construction services firm in the AEC industry. We are known for using the most innovative technology and advanced processes to deliver the highest quality field data and insights to infrastructure projects across the country. www.sam.biz/
GOLD SPONSOR: SAMCO UTILITY/PRIVATE LINE LOCATING
SAMCO provides high quality and on time utility locates for both contract and private locating. SAMCO is continuing to grow the private locating side of the business and is providing cross bore mitigation with sewer lateral launch cctv inspections. www.samcoprivatelocates.com
GOLD SPONSOR: STAKE CENTER LOCATING
Stake Center Locating is a utility locating powerhouse with extensive resources and decades of experience. Stake Center is a locating company you can trust to take responsibility for getting the job done right. No shortcuts. www.stakecenter.com
GOLD SPONSOR: USIC
USIC is a leader in underground utility damage prevention. We perform more than 80,000,000 locates each year to protect our customers’ infrastructure. Our dedicated expertise and the scope of our operations provide unmatched quality, efficiency, safety and cost savings for our customers. We also offer utility solutions for the installation, maintenance and repair of critical infrastructure and management of assets. www.usicllc.com
DOOR PRIZE RECEPTION: BOSS SOLUTIONS
BOSS Solutions specializes in ticket management for the damage prevention industry. BOSS811 is a cloud-based One Call ticket management software that provides powerful routing, facility mapping, sketching tools, customizable dashboards, positive response, manifest capabilities and extensive reporting enabling increased efficiency, reduces cost and improves compliance. With our mobile apps, BOSS811 provides your team with full-scale utility locate capabilities in the field. For more information, visit www.boss811.com.
THURSDAY LUNCH SPONSOR: MILLER PIPELINE
Miller Pipeline provides a comprehensive range of pipeline contracting and rehabilitation services for the natural gas, liquids, water and wastewater pipelines. www.millerpipeline.com
GOLF SPONSOR: DUKE ENERGY
Duke Energy Indiana, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, provides about 6,600 megawatts of owned electric capacity to approximately 840,000 customers in a 23,000-square-mile service area, making it Indiana’s largest electric supplier. www.duke-energy.com
HORSEBACK RIDING SPONSOR: INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an electric utility company based in Fort Wayne, Ind., is one of seven operation companies that make up parent company American Electric Power (AEP) and its 11-state service territory. I&M serves approximately 587,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers, with 2,400 employees reporting out of four operating districts across northeast Indiana and southwest Michigan: Fort Wayne, Muncie, South Bend, Ind., and Benton Harbor, Mich. aep.com
CLAY PIGEON SPONSOR: US HYDROVAC INC
US Hydrovac Inc. is an underground utility services firm specializing in hydro excavation, jetting and camera inspection. www.ushydrovac.com
SILVER SPONSOR: 502 EQUIPMENT
502 Equipment offers a range of exceptional equipment: from GapVax and PipeHunter sewer cleaners and hydro excavators to Aries pipeline inspection and rehabilitation equipment. Find the critical tools you need for pipe cleaning, pipe rehab and hydro excavation. We distribute durable, high-performing brands, including Warthog sewer nozzles and tools. Additionally, we supply a suite of HydraFlex products, featuring the powerful Ripsaw nozzle.www.502equipment.com
SILVER SPONSOR: FUSION SAFETY
Fusion Safety provides OSHA Compliance Services. These services include written procedures and programs, site and facility audits, EHS management for companies of all sizes, Confined Space Standby / Rescue Teams and air monitoring. www.fusionsafetysolutions.com
SILVER SPONSOR: INDIANA NATURAL GAS
Indiana Natural Gas is the local gas company for many communities in Southern Indiana, with offices in Paoli and Nashville. We are proud to provide natural gas service in French Lick, West Baden Springs and many other great towns in our service territories. www.indiananatural.com
SILVER SPONSOR: KORTERRA
KorTerra is the leading provider of damage prevention software, protecting billions of dollars in underground infrastructure. For over 30 years, stakeholders in gas distribution, pipeline operation, telecommunications, electric distribution, contract locating, and local and state governments have trusted KorTerra to provide a reliable and powerful technology platform that enables efficiency and actionable insights for our clients backed by expert, highly responsive support. www.korterra.com
SILVER SPONSOR: MIDWESTERN ENGINEERS, INC.
Midwestern Engineers, Inc. is a full-service civil engineering and consulting firm specializing in the design of water, wastewater and storm water systems. Midwestern also offers safety training, building design and electrical/mechanical engineering. www.midwesterneng.com
SILVER SPONSOR: MIDWEST NATURAL GAS
Midwest Natural Gas is the local gas company for many communities in southern Indiana, including Scottsburg and Bloomfield where we have regional offices. We are headquartered in Washington, Indiana. www.midwestnaturalgas.com
SILVER SPONSOR: NORTHERN LIGHTS LOCATING AND INSPECTION, INC.
Northern Lights Locating and Inspection, Inc. specializes in cross bore prevention, public and private locating. We also provide gas leak and fault detection, hydro vacuum services and watchdog applications. www.nolservices.com
SILVER SPONSOR: NUCA OF INDIANA
Our mission is to define, establish and preserve the identity and common interest of the utility contracting industry. To promote better relations between members, governmental agencies, other associations, other contractors and suppliers. To promote research for the utility contracting industry. www.nucaofindiana.com
SILVER SPONSOR: OHIO VALLEY GAS
Ohio Valley Gas Corporation was established in 1943 in Tell City, Ind., and has grown, via several acquisitions of existing utilities and numerous pipeline extensions, to serve 29,000 customers across 17 counties in Indiana and Ohio with both distribution and transmission gas systems. Ohio Valley GasCorporation is an investor-owned public utility. www.ovgc.com
SILVER SPONSOR: SOUTHERN CROSS
With over 75 years of experience, Southern Cross continues to provide reliable field services for our partners in all utilities: gas, electric, water, and energy. From advanced damage prevention services including underground utility locate, high risk excavation site inspections, utility location GPD, meter services, smart grid and leak survey, our data driven approach makes each project a success. www.southerncrossinc.com
SILVER SPONSOR: UTILOCATE
Utilocate is a complete 811 / One Call Ticket Management Software which includes auto-emailing, auto-faxing, 360 response, Office Clears, full documentation, sketching, map corrections, image management, integrated text notification system, AI suggestions, mapping and an integrated app for mobile users. We continue to develop Utilocate and improve the user experience so that you can record locates and manage them with ease. www.UtiLocate.com
SILVER SPONSOR: UTILIQUEST LLC
UtiliQuest is a reliable provider of damage prevention and infrastructure-related services across the United States. We take pride in our ability to adhere to industry standard benchmarks focused on accuracy and on time performance. The combination of advanced technology and skilled technicians’ drives our locate accuracy and reliability. We take an active approach identifying and implementing the latest technologies to protect underground infrastructure. Several key solutions enable UtiliQuest to process thousands of safe and accurate locates each day; making UtiliQuest a premier provider of professional facility locating services. www.utiliquest.com
SILVER SPONSOR: WESSLER ENGINEERING
We are water resource experts committed to helping leaders make sure their water is safe, managed and future-proof. Wessler Engineering is a civil and environmental engineering firm specializing in wastewater, drinking water and stormwater projects providing services ranging from master planning and design to construction administration and asset management plans. Founded in 1975 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, we have offices in Carmel, Evansville, Hobart, Fort Wayne, and West Lafayette, Indiana and Bluffton, Ohio. www.wesslerengineering.com
BRONZE SPONSOR: AES Indiana
AES Indiana, an AES Company, provides retail electric service to more than 500,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Indianapolis, as well as portions of other Central Indiana communities surrounding Marion County. During its long history, AES Indiana has supplied its customers with some of the lowest-cost, most reliable power in the country. For more information about how AES Indiana is accelerating the future of energy, visit aesindiana.com.www.aesindiana.com