THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 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 479,000 electric customers through its local Columbia Gas and NIPSCO brands. www.nipsco.com
PLATINUM & FEATURED SPEAKER SPONSOR: CENTERPOINT ENERGY
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission & distribution, natural gas distribution and energy services operations. With more than 8,900 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 140 years. www.centerpointenergy.com
AUDIOVISUAL SUPERSTAR SPONSOR: MASON PRIVATE LOCATING
Many underground facilities are not marked by the 811 system. The Mason Private Locating team prides itself with quality, timely and safe locates so that you can keep your crews and the public unharmed from any hidden dangers.For over 24 years, the Mason team has continued to innovate and professionalize the private locating industry by developing training, safety, and operational standards that drives the industry today. www.teammpl.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
WELCOME RECEPTION SPONSOR: USIC
USIC is North America’s leader in underground utility damage prevention, performing over 80 million utility locates each year throughout the U.S. and in Canada. Additionally, the company provides a range of advanced utility services and solutions. With an unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and efficiency, USIC is dedicated to protecting infrastructure and communities and provide unmatched value for its customers. www.usicllc.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 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
The Buckeye Pipeline Company was organized to transport oil from fields near Lima, Ohio to standard refineries. We transport, store, and process/market liquid petroleum products. www.buckeye.com
GOLD SPONSOR: CASE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
CASE Construction, Inc. is a full-service site development construction company providing site excavation, building and site concrete, and asphalt paving service for central and southern Indiana. We specialize in the repair of sidewalk and roadway paving disturbed by the installation and repairs of underground utilities. www.caseconstruction.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: FLUID WASTE SERVICES, INC.
For over 30 years, Fluid Waste Services has worked to set the standard for professionalism, quality, and integrity in the Utility Maintenance Industry. FWS is a woman-owned business with a field crew of experts who combine over 250 years of experience in our industry. FWS specializes in hydro excavation, jet/vac pipeline cleaning, CCTV, and a number of other services. www.fluidwaste.com
GOLD SPONSOR: Irth
Irths’ market-leading SaaS platform improves resilience and reduces risk in the sustainable delivery of essential services that millions of people and businesses rely on daily. Powered by business intelligence, analytics and geospatial data, our platform helps deliver the 360-degree situational awareness needed to proactively mitigate and manage risk of critical network infrastructure in a changing environment. www.irthsolutions.com
GOLD 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
GOLD SPONSOR: MISS DIG
MISS DIG is Michigan’s 811 Utility Notification Center, and has been serving the State’s stakeholders since 1970. www.missdig811.org
GOLD 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.nllocating.com
GOLD SPONSOR: PEI PIPELINE SERVICES
PEI Pipeline Services is a pipeline maintenance and construction company providing exceptionally high quality services throughout the United States. We provide both civil and mechanical construction services which exceeds our clients expectations. www.pei-pipeline.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: 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
DOOR PRIZE RECEPTION: BUSINESS ORIENTED SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS INC (BOSS SOLUTIONS)
BOSS811 is a leading One Call Locate Ticket Management solution for damage prevention, trusted by Energy, Utility and Telecom companies across the country. This advanced SaaS platform from BOSS Solutions is built on cutting edge technology and empowers you with business intelligence and analytics to efficiently handle 811 tickets, mitigate risk and ensure compliance backed by premier US-based support . Learn more www.boss811.com
WEDNESDAY 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 6,300 megawatts of owned electric capacity to approximately 890,000 customers in a 23,000-square-mile service area, making it Indiana’s largest electric supplier. www.duke-energy.com
KEYNOTE SPEAKER SPONSOR: ORBITAL SIDEKICK, INC.
Orbital Sidekick is leading the commercialization of satellite-based intelligence for midstream operators. Using its proprietary constellation of hyperspectral scanning satellites – now in service! – OSK has begun tailored data collection, analysis and insight generation for pipeline and infrastructure clients across North America and globally. Whether detecting leaks, methane emissions, infrastructure encroachment or vegetative health, OSK has changed the game for monitoring and compliance! www.orbitalsidekick.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
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
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: 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.
SILVER SPONSOR: BP PIPELINES, NA
BP Pipelines (North America) INc. moves and delivers the energy that helps serve both the Midwest and Pacific Northwest regions. BP Pipelines (NA) manages more than 3,200 miles of pipelines. It also has ownership stake inclose to 1,500 miles of additional pipelines. The business currently maintains 70 above-ground storage tanks with a combined capacity of about 5.3 million barrels. For more information please contact us at [email protected]
SILVER SPONSOR: C&S SOLUTIONS INC
With over 25 years of experience in selling, training and service in the utility locating inspection cameras industry, C&S Solutions is your full service distributor. We are your partner in knowing what’s in the ground before you dig. www.locatorguys.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.
Established in 1959, Midwestern Engineers, Inc. is a multi-discipline civil engineering and consulting firm with full-service offices in Loogootee, Santa Claus, and Indianapolis. With core competencies in the water, wastewater, stormwater and electrical/mechanical disciplines, we routinely assist municipalities and regional utilities across the Hoosier State. 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: NUCA OF INDIANA
NUCA of Indiana’s 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; and 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: ONE CALL CONCEPTS, INC.
One Call Concepts, Inc. is the nation’s leading full-service provider of one call notification center services. We had a proven track record of quality and innovation. For over 40 years, we have delivered the one call industry’s most robust and reliable software. Partnering with OCC allows our clients to better focus their time on needs of the underground utility damage prevention industry in their state. www.occinc.com
SILVER SPONSOR: STATE SAFETY & COMPLIANCE
Full line distributor of safety equipment. www.statesafety.com
SILVER SPONSOR: TEEL PLASTICS
Teel Plastics, founded in 1951, is an ISO 9001-certified supplier of the MDPE, HDPE, and PA 12 gas pipe. Our technical knowledge and world-class systems allow us to be both dependable and innovative. Teel follows a quality testing schedule that exceeds ASTM 2513 and uses Sikora and Zumbach in-line technology. Teel’s facilities and on-site independent analytical lab are in Baraboo, WI. www.teel.com
SILVER SPONSOR: TRIPLE J UTILITY SERVICES
Based in New Castle, Indiana, we are a contractor who provides customer fuel line, welder, and plastic tapping and stopping services to natural gas distribution companies throughout Indiana. Our personnel are fully OQ qualified. Our plastic tapping process utilizes Mueller plastic tapping and stopping equipment for all plastic piping 4″ to 8″. www.triplejutilityservices.com
SILVER SPONSOR: UTILITY SUPPLY AND CONSTRUCTION
The Hydaker-Wheatlake Company is dedicated to the construction and maintenance of utility infrastructure. We pride ourselves in turnkey construction execution, with the capability to design, procure material, and build the system our customers want. www.uscco.com
SILVER SPONSOR: UTILOCATE
Utilocate is a complete 811/one call ticket management software that includes auto-emailing, auto-faxing, positive 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: 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
SILVER SPONSOR: WHAT’S BELOW, LLC
What’s Below is a private utility location company that also tracks underground water and repairs leaky lakes in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. They have been serving many types of customers such as land owners, contractors, excavators, farmers, realtors, schools, museums, manufacturing plants, and utility companies since 2017. For more information see their website at www.whatsbelow.com or call 812-987-4119.
THURSDAY BREAKFAST 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