Seminole State Receives Duke Energy Grant For Workforce Development
Seminole State College of Florida has received a $10,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to empower communities in Central Florida by a workforce jumpstart initiative. The initiative will assist adult education students who will be concurrently enrolled in select non-credit workforce certificate programs. The School of Academic Foundations and workforce development departments have partnered to address the financial, academic and career readiness gaps experienced by students working to obtain their
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Duke Energy Florida is awarding $655,000 workforce development and education grants
Duke Energy Florida is awarding $655,000 in grants to 19 workforce development and education programs as the region tackles economic disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic.The grants support education and training programs that address the most pressing skills gaps in communities served by Duke Energy Florida, as well as programs to cultivate the energy sector’s future workforce. Greater Orlando areaLake-Sumter State College Foundation – Increasing Access to Energy Technology Programs and Careers
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Duke Energy Florida Plans Gradual Return To Standard Business Operations While Extending Assistance
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Duke Energy Florida will continue assisting customers experiencing economic hardship from the COVID-19 pandemic as the company begins returning to standard billing and payment practices in mid-August. However, the earliest disconnections for non-payment under regular credit and notice timelines will not begin until Sept. 1 for customers. In March, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company immediately launched a sweeping series of steps to help customers, including
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Duke Energy pledges $1 million in grants to support social justice and racial equity
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke Energy, through its foundation, is pledging $1 million to nonprofit organizations committed to social justice and racial equity. Grants will be distributed across seven states where the company has electric and gas customers – North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. In a first for the company, employees of Duke Energy and subsidiary Piedmont Natural Gas will help identify opportunities and direct grants to their local communities. The
Duke Energy Continues STEM Support for SCPS Students
Thank you to Duke Energy for their $35,000 grant to support critical STEM opportunities for students attending Seminole County Public Schools next year! Their support enhances a number of Foundation and district projects including: Grants for Great Ideas, which is a competitive grant program that funds teacher-led STEM, Literacy, and Art projects; the 2nd SCPS Physics Bus, which will travel to each elementary school to deliver hands-on physics lessons; and the Engineering Program at Lyman High School,
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Duke Energy Florida Takes Action To Reduce Residential Customer Bills By Nearly 21% In May During The COVID-19 Pandemic
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Duke Energy Florida today filed a plan to significantly reduce customers’ bills for the May 2020 billing cycle, providing much-needed relief to customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.To help residential and business customers now, the company is requesting approval from the Florida Public Service Commission to offer immediate assistance during this crisis by giving the annual fuel savings in a single bill.Traditionally, these fuel savings would be refunded over the following year.“We
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Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas Take New Steps To Help Customers, Communities And Employees In
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas today announced a comprehensive set of steps to help customers, communities and employees manage the economic hardship caused by COVID-19. “This is an unprecedented crisis that requires an unprecedented response,” said Lynn Good, Duke Energy’s chairman, president and CEO. “We hope the customers and communities we are privileged to serve – and the outstanding Duke Energy employees who serve them – will take some comfort from these
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Duke Energy Implements Additional Steps To Protect Customers And Employees During Virus Pandemic
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke Energy has implemented additional steps to protect its customers and employees in the six states it serves during the COVID-19 pandemic. Duke Energy power plants, and electricity and natural gas delivery facilities, are staffed, ensuring dependable service to customers. The company has taken the following steps to protect its customers and employees: Duke Energy will not disconnect any customer’s service for non-payment, in order to give customers
Girl Scouts Robotics Team Joins NAWBO Orlando’s PropelHER Pitch Competition
The Girl Scouts of Citrus and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Orlando meet annually during the Orlando Business Journal’s Mentoring Monday event, but this year the organizations added another great event to their February calendar. For the first time, one of the robotics teams will be stepping onto Full Sail Live’s stage in Winter Park to pitch their innovative technology concept on February 18th from 9 AM – 12:00 PM. The Girl Scouts have an entrepreneurial focus and
SCPS Names 2021 Teacher of the Year
(SANFORD, Fla.) On Friday, February 7th, Seminole County Public Schools (SCPS) named its 2021 Teacher of the Year, Mr. William Furiosi of Oviedo High School! As part of this prestigious award, Mr. Furiosi will receive a Teacher of the Year ring from Herff Jones, a Disney Annual Pass for himself and each member of his immediate family, and $1,000 from the Foundation for SCPS. Plus, a 1-year lease to a new car courtesy of Carl Black Chevrolet/Buick/GMC. In addition, he will go on to represent Seminole County
