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ATC partners with Western Wisconsin American Red Cross to provide disaster relief

Tornadoes, severe storms, floods and fires have impacted many people and communities in our service area. June was a particularly volatile month, with storms and tornadoes causing significant damage throughout western Wisconsin.

American Transmission Co. system operators monitor the grid and watch the weather very carefully. We also have a Transmission Emergency Response Plan that helps employees effectively prepare for and manage emergencies that impact the transmission system.

In addition to a plan for responding to electric transmission emergencies, ATC has committed significant support to the communities it serves as a Red Cross Disaster Partner. The Disaster Partners program provides funds to local Red Cross chapters, which enables them to immediately assist people impacted by disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires, house fires or tornadoes. This support includes shelter, food, clothing, medications and health services.

According to the American Red Cross, every nine minutes emergencies that never make the news leave families without shelter, disconnected from loved ones and in need of lifesaving blood.

The Western Wisconsin Region American Red Cross has produced a handy checklist for disaster planning and emergency kits. Key highlights of the checklist include:

• Create and practice a family disaster plan.

• Assemble an emergency-preparedness kit.

• Have at least one household member trained in first aid and CPR/AED.

• Choose two places to meet if separated by an emergency: Right outside of your home in case of a sudden emergency and outside of your neighborhood, in case you cannot return home or are asked to evacuate.

Visit the Western Wisconsin Region American Red Cross website for more information on preparing for an emergency or disaster.

This weekend: Tosa Garden Tour

While you’re there, take home some purple coneflower seed packets, courtesy of American Transmission Co. Once these hearty perennials bloom, they’ll have no problem attracting birds and butterflies. The little gardener in your life will appreciate the “Growing Gardeners” activity booklet too, including information about the purple coneflowers, so make sure to pick up one of those as well.

Rain or shine, the garden tour is on. Sign up here and we’ll see you this weekend in Wauwatosa!

ATC named one of the top workplaces in southeast Wisconsin

ATC named one of the top workplaces in southeastern Wisconsin

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top Workplaces list names 150 best area employers

PEWAUKEE, WIS. — American Transmission Co. has been selected as one of the 2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top Workplaces in southeastern Wisconsin.

The Top Workplaces are determined based on feedback from an employee survey, conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, an organizational health and employee engagement research firm. This is the fifth year the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has worked with Workplace Dynamics, LLP to develop and publish the list of top area workplaces, and this is the second time ATC has been nominated and named to the list.

Approximately 90 percent of ATC’s Milwaukee-area employees responded to the survey, which asked questions about ATC’s values, execution, leadership, culture, job satisfaction and overall feelings about working at the company. As ATC strives to become the premier national energy delivery company, surveys such as this help highlight how practices in place at ATC are experienced by employees.

“Every day, we strive to be a company where employees enjoy their work. The best way to gauge how we are doing is to ask our employees for feedback,” said ATC President and CEO John Procario. “It is very gratifying to be recognized as a top workplace, especially since the judges are our employees.”

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published the complete list over the weekend. Click here for the entire list and here for ATC’s company profile.

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