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environmental regulations, implementing state-of-
the-art upgrades that will make coal-fired plants
such as our Asheville facility among the cleanest in
the country. And, once again in 2006, the company
was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
as an industry leader for our business approach to
economic, environmental and social issues.
STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR
COMMUNITIES. A regulated utility cannot thrive
without strong, positive relationships with its
communities and the people who live there.
Progress Energy has a long history of supporting
and enriching its service areas. In 2006, Progress
Energy and the Progress Energy Foundation
donated more than $12 million to community
initiatives. The company also actively partnered
with local leaders in our communities to recruit
new businesses, which created nearly 7,000
new jobs and pumped more than $1.3 billion in
capital investment into the local economy.
9
A FOUNDATION OF TRUST. At Progress
Energy, we have a reputation for meeting our
customers’ needs reliably and efficiently – and
for working with public officials and regulators
cooperatively and constructively. Our actions and
our reputation together form a foundation upon
which we are building for the future.
COMMITTED WORK-
FORCE. The Progress
Energy workforce, more
than 10,000 strong, is
among the safest, most
productive and well trained
in the industry. That’s
one reason in 2006
BusinessWeek named
Progress Energy one of the
50 best places in the country
to launch a career.
Martin Rivera, lineman