Prairie State Attends VPP Conference

Prairie State Attends VPP Conference

A group of Prairie State’s power plant employees are attending the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association (VPPPA) Regional Conference in Indianapolis this week. This conference brings together organizations who have either attained Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star status from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or are actively pursui… More
Prairie State Volunteers Teach Junior Achievement

Prairie State Volunteers Teach Junior Achievement

Prairie State is committed to giving back to our community. One of our most successful programs has been our partnership with Junior Achievement to educate young people about work readiness, entrepreneurship, and personal finance with engaging, interactive programs. We bring this curriculum to area schools each year to help inspire and prepare our young people to take leadership roles in the gl… More

Missouri S&T Engineering Tour

Prairie State hosted engineering students from Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) for a tour of our underground mine last week. The students are currently enrolled in a mining engineering course and used this opportunity to apply their curriculum to a real-world experience. This is the second year Prairie State has hosted students from Missouri S&T for a tour. More
Prairie State Engineers Participate in Local High School Panel

Prairie State Engineers Participate in Local High School Panel

Prairie State engineers Christian Lee, Tom Buhr, Kunal Singh, and Bryan Polczynski recently participated in an Engineers’ Panel at Mascoutah High School. They joined other local engineers to speak with students about their backgrounds, education, and what their typical day is like at work. Students interested in a future career as an engineer attended the panel and also had the opportun… More
93 Units of Blood Donated from PSGC Winter Blood Drive

93 Units of Blood Donated from PSGC Winter Blood Drive

Prairie State Energy Campus recently conducted a campus-wide blood drive helping donate 93 total units of blood to the American Red Cross. The PSGC Winter Blood Drive brought out 96 donors in total. Congratulations to Jim Owens who reached a personal donation milestone of 50 total units at this year’s drive. Mike Griffin, Brock Stahl and Josh Haley made Power Red donations, which provide twic… More