• Call Us 800-322-5085

Category Archives: General News

Alamo 1 Announces New President, Mike Sellers

Alamo1 is pleased to announce that it has named Mike Sellers as its new President, effective June 15, 2021. Mike is a dynamic entrepreneur and global business leader, who brings a wealth of leadership experience and a passion for positive change within local communities. “We are thrilled to introduce a leader of Mike’s caliber into […]

read more »
Oil on the Kalamazoo

Oil on the Kalamazoo

In late 2010, I was returning from the second of two large concurrent U.S. oil spills.  In another post, you read about efforts to prepare the Florida Keys for Deepwater Horizon oil, the first of the two.  That spill overshadowed the second – the Enbridge Energy pipeline release. On July 25, 2010 Enbridge’s 30-inch diameter […]

read more »

Reason #44 for Attending College

A letter from my father to his grandson on his grandson’s 18th birthday.  Many lessons here on making a living and safety in the workplace.  As Clint Eastwood (Josey Wales) once told a soon-to-be-dead bounty hunter, “Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’, boy.” We make our living from the neck up or the neck down. […]

read more »
Alamo1 Now Gold Shovel Certified

Alamo1 Now Gold Shovel Certified

Alamo1 is now Gold Shovel certified.  By some national estimates, a utility line is damaged every three minutes by digging.  The Gold Shovel Standard is a first-of-its kind excavation safety program designed to reduce dig-ins and protect underground gas and electric systems.  With safety as its highest priority, the Gold Shovel Standard Certification process was […]

read more »