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CRC Named One of Five Best Places to Work in Southeast Minnesota - 04/30/2013

Austin, Minn. – Cooperative Response Center, Inc. (CRC) is proud to announce it was one of five area recipients recently honored with the Best Places to Work in Southeast Minnesota recognition from Workforce Development, Inc. Overall, 15 local companies were recognized as “best workplaces” in either the small (100 employees or less), mid-size (101 More...

Harrell, Sinclair Join CRC's Board of Directors - 03/08/2013

Austin, Minnesota – Cooperative Response Center, Inc. (CRC) is pleased to announce that Tom Harrell, general manager of Alger Delta CEA of Gladstone, Mich., and Tony Sinclair, president and CEO of Coweta-Fayette EMC in Palmetto, Ga., recently became directors on CRC’s board. Harrell and Sinclair were appointed to CRC’s Board of Directors in Dec More...

CRC’s Central Station Helps Nab Utility Copper Thief - 01/30/2013

Thanks to CRC’s central station and I2C Technologies’ advance portable video surveillance device, one less copper thief is on the streets. Just this month, CRC associate member Alpena Power Company, based in Alpena, Michigan, was the victim of an attempted robbery. The suspect broke into Alpena Power Company’s pole yard looking for copper wire. More...

CRC Sponsors Wish of Make-A-Wish® Minnesota Recipient - 12/20/2012

Austin, Minn. – Cooperative Response Center, Inc. (CRC) is proud to announce that the company and its employees have sponsored the wish of a Blooming Prairie, Minn., child through Make-A-Wish® Minnesota. The mission of Make-A-Wish Minnesota is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience wi More...

Cooperative Response Center, Inc. Partners with Coweta-Fayette EMC for Alarm Monitoring Services - 12/06/2012

Austin, Minn. – Cooperative Response Center, Inc. (CRC) is pleased to announce it has partnered with Palmetto-Ga.-based Coweta-Fayette EMC to offer central station services to over 9,000 accounts beginning in early 2013. Coweta-Fayette EMC, a member of CRC since 2008, currently operates their own Underwriter Laboratories-listed central station, More...

CRC to Award $6,000 in Scholarships to Area Students - 11/28/2012

Austin, Minnesota – Cooperative Response Center, Inc. (CRC) is pleased to announce its scholarship program for the 2013-2014 school year, awarding up to $6,000 to students attending high schools in the communities in which it works. CRC will award up to six $1,000 scholarships to seniors attending high schools, both public and private, in the fo More...

Contact Information for Richard Picciotto, CRC's Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker - 07/25/2012

If you attended CRC's annual membership meeting and would like to order a personalized copy of "Last Man Down," written by our keynote speaker Richard Picciotto, you can contact him at bcpitch@aol.com. Questions? Contact Julie Schramek, CRC's Executive Assistant, at julieschramek@crc.coop or 507.437.2304. More...

CRC Announces Board of Director Election Results at Annual Meeting in New York City - 07/23/2012

Austin, Minnesota - Cooperative Response Center, Inc. (CRC) is pleased to announce the re-election of two board members and the addition of one new board member following CRC’s 19th annual membership meeting held Monday, July 9, in New York City, N.Y. Pre-meeting elections selected the directors to serve as part of CRC’s nine-member board. Board More...

RE Magazine: Calling CRC - 06/07/2012

For 20 years, the Cooperative Response Center has helped electric co-ops maintain personal contact with their members. By Reed Karaim For Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative, 2011 was “one of those years.” In April, tornadoes swept through the service territory of the Friendship, Wis.-based distribution system, followed five months later by a More...

CRC Awards $6,000 in Scholarships to Graduating Seniors - 06/06/2012

Austin, Minn.—Cooperative Response Center, Inc. (CRC) is pleased to announce the six recipients of its 2012 scholarship program, each awarded $1,000 for their post-secondary education costs. This year’s CRC scholarship recipients are as follows: Ashley Ambrus is a 2012 graduate of Rosemount High School in Rosemount, Minn. Ashley, who is the daug More...

CRC Partners with TextPower to Offer Outage Reporting Via Text Messaging - 03/01/2012

Austin, Minn. – Cooperative Response Center, Inc. (CRC), a nationwide contact center and central station, is pleased to announce its business partnership with TextPower, Inc., a text messaging (SMS) business solutions provider based in San Juan Capistrano, California. By utilizing TextPower’s SmartAlerts™ texting solution, CRC will enable its c More...

CRC to Award $6,000 in Scholarships to Area Students - 11/30/2011

Austin, Minnesota - Cooperative Response Center, Inc. (CRC) is pleased to announce its scholarship program for the 2012-2013 school year, awarding up to $6,000 to students attending high schools in the communities in which it works. CRC will award up to six $1,000 scholarships to seniors attending high schools, both public and private, in the fo More...

CRC’s Board Of Directors Appoints New President And CEO - 10/24/2011

Austin, Minnesota - Cooperative Response Center, Inc.’s (CRC) Board of Directors announced today that Christopher Holt has been appointed to President and CEO of the company. Holt has been serving as CRC’s interim President and CEO since March, and previous to that, as its Vice President of Operations/Chief Operating Officer. After CRC’s previou More...

CRC Celebrates Grand Opening of Southwest Regional Contact Center in Abilene, Texas - 09/29/2011

Austin, Minnesota - Cooperative Response Center, Inc. (CRC) celebrated the grand opening of its new southwest regional contact center in Abilene, Texas, with a ribbon cutting and open house on Friday, September 23. The contact center is the third CRC contact center to open since 1992, offering call handling for organizations in the utility industry More...

CRC Employees Support Make-A-Wish Foundation in June - 07/01/2011

Each month, CRC recognizes a national charitable organization or recognition event, with the goal to have employees working together to raise awareness of each charity/event at CRC and its surrounding communities. In June, CRC recognized the Make-A-Wish Foundation at all CRC sites. The Make-a-Wish Foundation helps grant the wishes of children with More...



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