GPU Energy Sponsors State Trade Mission.Business Editors READING, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2001 GPU GPU: see secret police. (Graphics Processing Unit) A specialized logic chip devoted to rendering 2D or 3D images. Display adapters contain one or more GPUs for fast graphics rendering. Energy recently sponsored the Governor-led Trade Mission of Women in Business in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The purpose of the state trade mission was to promote trade between Pennsylvania-based companies and companies in Canada, Pennsylvania's largest trading partner. Rebecca Wingenroth, Director of Community & Economic Development for GPU Energy, served as the company's trade mission delegate. "This mission provided an excellent opportunity to network with many of the leading companies in Canada and discuss both expansion and relocation issues," said Wingenroth. "GPU Energy's partnership with the State of Pennsylvania on this mission is a great example of our continuing commitment to promote partnership between our state and its trade partners to attract new business to Pennsylvania. It also will also help existing Pennsylvania businesses thrive and flourish through new partnerships with Canadian companies This is a list of companies from Canada.
Directory: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Current Companies ." In conjunction with the Trade Mission, GPU Energy hosted a breakfast meeting for the Toronto Board of Trade The Toronto Board of Trade is Toronto's chamber of commerce, the largest local chamber of commerce in Canada, representing more than 10,000 business and individual members with about 500,000 employees across Canada and annual revenues of more than $200 billion (Canadian dollars). , the largest trade board in Canada. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 27 1945 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1995), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security provided the attendees an overview of deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. in the electric utility industry. GPU Energy also hosted a special VIP reception aboard the US Brig Brig, town, Switzerland Brig (brēk), Fr. Brigue, town, Valais canton, S Switzerland, on the Rhône River, at the north entrance of the Simplon Tunnel. Niagara. Attendees included Canadian companies interested in expansion, relocation and trade opportunities, the State of Pennsylvania Trade Mission delegates, Governor Ridge and Secretary Samuel McCullough. "GPU Energy is proud to be part of the growing opportunity for economic growth between Pennsylvania and Canadian companies," said Wingenroth. "We came away with measured positive results and look forward to more opportunities to partner with the State of Pennsylvania to promote our state and all it has to offer." GPU, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GPU), headquartered in Morristown, NJ, is a registered public utility holding company providing utility and utility-related services to customers throughout the world. GPU serves 4.6 million customers directly through its electric companies -- GPU Energy in the US, Midlands Electricity The Midlands Electricity Board was formed in 1947, under the Electricity Act of that year. The counterpart of the East Midlands board, it served southern, and western parts of Warwickshire, as well as the counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Staffordshire, as plc in the UK, and Emdersa in Argentina. It serves another 1.4 million customers indirectly through its gas transmission subsidiary, GasNet, in Australia. The company's independent power project business units own interests in and operate 22 projects in 7 countries and the US. GPU's 1999 revenues were $4.8 billion and its total assets were $21.7 billion. GPU's other subsidiaries include GPU Advanced Resources, Inc., GPU International, Inc., GPU Nuclear, Inc., GPU Service, Inc. and GPU Telcom Services, Inc. (http://www.gpu.com) |
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