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ELAINE BITTNER, CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION, RECEIVES TOP INTERNATIONAL HONOR AS FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AT 2016 STEVIE® AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS GalleryELAINE BITTNER, CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION, RECEIVES TOP INTERNATIONAL HONOR AS FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AT 2016 STEVIE® AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS
ELAINE BITTNER, CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION, RECEIVES TOP INTERNATIONAL HONOR AS FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AT 2016 STEVIE® AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Elaine Bittner, Senior Vice President of Strategic Development, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (right) receives a Gold Stevie Award for Female Executive of the Year at the 2016 Stevie Awards for Women in Business – presented by Michael Gallagher, President of the Stevie Awards (left). Dover, Delaware – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (Chesapeake Utilities) Senior Vice President of Strategic Development Elaine Bittner was named “Female Executive of the Year.” Ms. Bittner accepted the Gold Stevie Award during the 13th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, held in New York City on November 18, 2016. “Congratulations to Elaine and the other [...]
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PARTNER WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPLY FAMILIES WITH THANKSGIVING MEALS
Chad Robinson, Milford Branch Director of the Food Bank of Delaware (right) accepts a donation made on behalf of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, presented by Michael P. McMasters, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer (left). Dover, Delaware – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (Chesapeake Utilities) (NYSE: CPK) employees from Delaware, Florida, Ohio and Maryland spent the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving working with local community organizations to pack and distribute meals for families in need through the Company’s annual Thanksgiving for All program. In total, employees packaged and delivered more than 1,300 meals. Since the program began five years ago, the [...]
SANDPIPER ENERGY AGREES TO A MULTI-YEAR RATE REDUCTION FOR CUSTOMERS, NEW SERVICE OFFERINGS
Dover, Delaware — Sandpiper Energy, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, announced today that the Public Service Commission of Maryland has approved a settlement agreement associated with its 2015 base rate case filing, which will result in a reduction in its delivery service rates over the next six years. The agreement also includes an introduction of several new service offerings, including a natural gas compression service for commercial customers and a program to support the use of propane or natural gas in multi-family housing. “Sandpiper Energy began conversions to natural gas for the majority of its customers [...]
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION NAMED TOP WORKPLACE FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Dover, Delaware – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (Chesapeake Utilities) announced that the Company has been recognized as a Top Workplace in 2016 for the fifth consecutive year. The Top Workplaces award is sponsored by Workplace Dynamics, a research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace engagement. According to the results, Chesapeake Utilities’ employees noted strong values and ethics, genuine appreciation, and confidence in the direction of the Company among the reasons they believe Chesapeake Utilities is a Top Workplace. “We are honored to be recognized as a Top Workplace again this year, making this the fifth year in [...]
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES LARGEST NATURAL GAS PIPELINE EXPANSION IN COMPANY HISTORY
Dover, Delaware – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (Chesapeake Utilities) announced today that Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company (ESNG), Chesapeake Utilities’ interstate natural gas transmission subsidiary, finalized precedent agreements with customers for its 2017 Expansion Project that will add significant firm transportation pipeline capacity in the region. “This project is the single largest expansion in Eastern Shore Natural Gas’ long history of providing safe, clean, domestic and affordable natural gas,” said Michael P. McMasters, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our company continues to invest in energy infrastructure throughout the Mid-Atlantic area. This project will increase the firm [...]
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Today, the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.305 per share on the Company’s common stock.
SHARP ENERGY RECOGNIZED WITH TWO AWARDS FOR “BEST GAS COMPANY” BY METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE
The Sharp Energy team accepts two awards for “Best Gas Company” at Metropolitan Magazine’s Best of the Eastern Shore gala in Salisbury, Maryland. Pictured from left: Marty Linton, Operations Manager; Mandie Granger, Operations Manager; S. Robert Zola, President; Andy Hesson, Operations Director; Suzy Hutchison, Customer Experience Manager; Rodney Baylous, Sales Representative; and Lynn Muir, Customer Service Manager. Dover, Delaware — Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (Chesapeake Utilities) announced today that its propane distribution subsidiary, Sharp Energy, received the inaugural awards for “Best Gas Company -- Overall” and “Best Southern Delaware Gas Company – Sussex County” by Metropolitan Magazine. “Sharp Energy [...]
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION AND CODE PURPLE PARTNER TO PROVIDE COATS FOR THOSE IN NEED THIS WINTER
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation today announced a partnership with Code Purple, a Delaware-based non-profit organization, to collect new and gently-used winter coats during the fall and winter months for individuals and families in need.
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION HOLDS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR NEW BUSINESS CAMPUS IN DOVER, DELAWARE
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony for their new Business Campus and CNG fueling station in Dover, Delaware. Pictured from left: Jeffry M. Householder, President, Florida Public Utilities Company and Peninsula Pipeline Company, Inc.; Nicole T. Carter, Assistant Vice President of Customer Care, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation; James F. Moriarty, Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation; Beth W. Cooper, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Assistant Secretary, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation; Stephen C. Thompson, Senior Vice President, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company and Sandpiper Energy, Inc.; Robin R. Christiansen, [...]
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION PRICES PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 835,207 shares of its common stock, at a price to the public of $62.26 per share.
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES COMMON STOCK OFFERING
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation announced today the commencement of an underwritten public offering of its common stock, with an aggregate value not to exceed $52 million.
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES ITS 2016 “ASPIRING SCHOLARS” SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS
Dover, Delaware — Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (“Chesapeake Utilities”) announced today, the recipients of scholarship awards through its Aspiring Scholars Program. Ten children of Company employees have been selected to receive $1,500 each in scholarship funds toward their study at an accredited college, university or post-secondary education technical school. “We value our employees and their families. We recognize the challenges of paying for higher education and want to help support our employees and their children in reaching their goals and turning aspirations into reality,” said Michael P. McMasters, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. “Through this [...]
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION TO CELEBRATE COMMENCEMENT OF FIRST COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANT OPERATION
Dover, Delaware - Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (Chesapeake Utilities) will celebrate the commencement of operations of its first combined heat and power (CHP) plant, Eight Flags Energy, on September 6 in Fernandina Beach, Florida with a scheduled commissioning event at the plant. During the commissioning event, officials representing the Florida Environmental Protection (FDEP), the State of Florida, Nassau County, the City of Fernandina Beach and the Public Service Commission will join the Company’s leadership and partners who helped construct the plant. The CHP plant will yield significant cost-savings for customers on Amelia Island, while reducing the risk of electric [...]
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Kicks Off Fourth Annual Summer Cares Program with the Food Bank of Delaware
Dover, Delaware – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (“Chesapeake”) announced its fourth annual Chesapeake Summer Cares Volunteer Program with more than 100 Delmarva employees and family members donating their time and energy at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford facility. For three days in August, employees from Chesapeake Utilities, Eastern Shore Natural Gas, Sharp Energy and the corporate office cleaned coolers, sorted donated canned goods and produce, and packed Summer Food Nutrition Program meals for kids in the community.
EASTERN SHORE NATURAL GAS RECEIVES FERC APPROVAL TO PROVIDE FIRM NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE TO CALPINE’S GARRISON ENERGY CENTER
Dover, Delaware – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (“Chesapeake Utilities”) announced today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) approved on July 21 the application by Eastern Shore Natural Gas (“ESNG”), Chesapeake Utilities’ interstate natural gas transmission subsidiary, to expand firm natural gas transportation service to Calpine Energy Services’ Garrison Energy Center in Dover, Delaware. ESNG will transport 45,000 dekatherms per day (“dt/d”) of natural gas to service Calpine’s 309 MW electric generation plant. “This project is an example of our ability to provide clean natural gas thereby generating long-term value for our customers, investors, employees and our communities,” said [...]
