The votes are in!! The 2012 Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Suppliers of the Year are AP Services, Material Suppler of the Year, and PKMJ Technical Services, Services Supplier of the Year. The winners were announced today at USA’s 19th Annual Executive Summit being held in Hot Springs, Virginia. “These two honorees reinforce and exhibit a...

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Recently Jim Kitchens, Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM), was named the USA Manager-Supply Chain. Jim is taking over the role formerly held by Daniel Dale, who is now the Supply Chain Manager at Energy Northwest’s Columbia station. Jim reports to Steve Willrett, Vice President-Supply Chain Business Unit. In this role, Jim is responsible for management and...

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The 2011 USA Suppliers of the Year were named at the USA’s 18th Annual Executive Summit, held in Colorado Springs, CO. AP Services was named the Material Supplier of the Year for the third year in a row, and PKMJ Technical Services was named Services Supplier of the Year for the second year in a...

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With a whopping $5,393,784 in savings and avoided costs, the most ever achieved by a USA member in a single year, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Company (WCNOC) won the coveted Optimizer Award for the third time since the award’s inception. “Any investment that returns $41.09 for every $1 invested in one year is pretty much...

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Each year for the past three years, several outstanding member utilities and supplier partners are honored at the USA Supply Chain Management (SCM) Winter Meeting. This year was no exception. The USA SCM staff was pleased to present awards to the following individuals and companies. SCM Optimizer Award: Each year at the annual Executive Summit...

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