Diversity Management, News and Updates
Georgia Power (a division of Southern Company No. 44 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) and the world-renowned Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta continue to provide new skills and training for Georgia educators through the annual PowerED Fellows program. PowerED Fellows, funded by The Georgia Power Foundation Inc., receive…
Southern Telecom, Inc., a subsidiary of Southern Company (No. 44 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list), announces new underground fiber routes and colocation facilities are being planned and constructed as part of a network fiber strategy across the Southeast. Existing cables will be replaced with new underground fiber featuring…
Southern Company (No. 44 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) and Southern Company Gas today announced that Pivotal Utility Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Southern Company Gas, has entered into agreements to sell the assets of its utility operating divisions Elizabethtown Gas and Elkton Gas to South Jersey Industries…
TheGeorgia Power’s Board of Directors electedXia Liuas executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. In her new role, Liu, who began her positionOctober 1, isresponsible for overseeing the company’s accounting and financial functions. “Xia brings a depth of knowledge and diverse experience from serving in business units across the…
PowerSecure, a leading provider of energy infrastructure services and a subsidiary of Southern Company (No. 44 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list), announced on Sept. 21 that it has entered into a five-year contract with Oncor. Oncor’s industry-leading transmission and distribution system calls for major upgrades over…
Southern Company (No. 44 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) announced that the Southern Company Charitable Foundation will donate $100,000 to the American Red Cross to aid Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. In addition, the company has established a donation matching program for employee and retiree contributions. The donations are…
Southern Company (No. 44 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list), along with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and other public and private partners, has announced the 2017 national grants under theGulf Coast Conservation Grant Program(GCCGP). Southern Company-sponsored grants help fund projects that restore and maintain the ecology…
For the second quarter of 2017, Southern Nuclear (a subsidiary of Southern Company No. 44 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) headquartered inBirmingham, Ala., donated over$22,000to schools and programs in the communities where it operates. Including the 2017 first quarter donations of nearly$34,000, the company’s mid-year contributions to community…
Southern Company (No. 44 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) announced a regular quarterly dividend of58 centsper share on the company’s common stock, payableSeptember 6, 2017, to shareholders of record as ofAugust 21, 2017. Thismarks 279consecutive quarters dating back to 1948 that Southern Company will have paid a dividend…
Building on its 100-year commitment to innovation and historic focus on the research and development of emerging energy solutions, Southern Company (No. 44 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) and its Gulf Power subsidiary today officially launched the latest battery storage research project in Southern Company’s operating territory. The…
