PLAINFIELD, Ind., Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy
has awarded a total of $28,500 to six
Indiana economic development
organizations to receive Foreign Direct Investment Partnership
Program grants. Each organization was awarded up to $5,000.
"We have to cultivate successful relationships with overseas
customers to encourage them to invest in our Indiana cities and regions," said Erin Schneider, Indiana director of economic
development for Duke Energy. "These grants will help supply funds
for print or electronic collateral, sales trip coordination fees
and marketing initiatives and materials."
Grant funding does not include travel, lodging, food and
beverage and entertainment expenses.
The six regional organizations receiving the 2020 grants
include:
- City of Westfield
- Crawford County Economic Development Corporation
- Grow Wabash County
- Indy Partnership
- Radius Indiana
- Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County
About Duke Energy Indiana
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.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in
Charlotte, N.C., is one of the
largest energy holding companies in the U.S. It employs 30,000
people and has an electric generating capacity of 51,000 megawatts
through its regulated utilities, and 3,000 megawatts through its
nonregulated Duke Energy Renewables unit.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2020 "World's Most Admired
Companies" list, and Forbes' 2019 "America's Best Employers" list.
More information about the company is available at duke-energy.com.
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