GPU Energy Wins Economic Development Promotion Awards.Business Editors READING, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000 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 won two awards for promoting its business and economic development initiatives. The awards were presented by two different organizations. GPU Energy's Business Development department's charge is to attract and recruit companies looking to expand or re-locate to the company's service territory. GPU Energy's Business Development's current advertisement features a polar bear polar bear, large white bear, Ursus maritimus, formerly Thalarctos maritimus, of the coasts of arctic North America. Polar bears usually live on drifting pack ice, but sometimes wander long distances inland. in the desert with the headline "Anyone can find a location...living with it is another matter." The ad illustrates the importance of finding the right site to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. clients' needs. The copy explains GPU Energy's services to potential customers. It ends with the statement, "We'll find the right site for you." The advertisement was judged "superior" in the annual American Economic Development Council (AEDC AEDC Arnold Engineering Development Center (Tullahoma) AEDC American Economic Development Council AEDC Anchorage Economic Development Corporation AEDC Antarctic Environmental Data Centre (UK) ) award competition. The ad was chosen from 650 entries and was displayed at the AEDC annual conference. The AEDC is an organization for businesses committed to economic development and is the largest and oldest economic development society. The same advertisement was judged "best in class" in the annual Northeastern Economic Developers Association (NEDA NEDA National Economic and Development Authority (Philippines) NEDA National Eating Disorders Association NEDA National Electronic Distributors Association NEDA New England Dressage Association ) awards competition. The ad was chosen from more than 160 entries. NEDA was formed to promote economic and industrial development in the Northeastern region of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Becky Wingenroth, director of Business Development & Rates, said, "We are extremely pleased to receive these awards for our advertising material from such esteemed organizations. Advertising and promotion is an important venue to raise awareness to potential clients of our business and services. We are extremely thrilled that ours has been judged award winning." Copies of the advertisement are available by calling the above contact name. 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 operates 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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