New OHIO811 team member dreams big in sharing the core message
By Michael Downes, 811 Magazines OHIO811 continues to increase outreach to excavators and the general public and their newest hire looks to contribute toward the goal of reaching every resident in Ohio. Jeff Kursman, senior director of external operations joins an...
2018 Alabama 811 Damage Prevention Summit
The 2018 Alabama Damage Prevention Summit broke attendance records and raised the bar for damage prevention events in upcoming years. This year’s event proved to be successful for exhibitors and attendees. Participation in sessions was at an all-time high, the exhibit...
Arkansas 811 Readership Survey
Recently the Arkansas 811 Magazine team hired a third-party consulting group to conduct an online readership survey. The link to the survey was emailed to approximately 1,000 recipients of the 811 Magazine whose email addresses had been collected. The survey has now...
NM811 continues enhanced outreach to industry, individuals
By Michael Downes 811 Magazines With a state as large and geographically diverse as New Mexico, it’s sometimes difficult to reach each industry and resident with a consistent and powerful message. That challenge has been taken up by New Mexico 811 Executive Director...
Electric Co-op Breaks Safety Records and Shares Its Secrets
By Billy Gibson, Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives It’s not every day that an auditorium full of general managers gets taken to task. But Kenny Marvin had a strong message to deliver to top executives at the recent annual meeting of the Association of...
From the Call Center to the Garden Center
Louisiana 811 brings their damage prevention message to national retailer By Michael Downes, Staff Writer Louisiana 811’s continued initiative to team up with area retail and rental companies has reached a new milestone as ten Home Depot locations have agreed to...
Locate Rodeo Finals Return to Texas
Texas811 is proud to be hosting the International Utility Locate Rodeo finals again this year. The dates are October 11 – 13 in Denton, Texas. The event is a multi-level skills course for accurately reading and identifying underground utilities in the shortest amount...
How a Typical Day at Work Can Turn Deadly
By Michael Downes, Staff Writer In the damage prevention industry, we constantly talk about the importance of calling 811 before you dig, respecting locating lines and thinking about safety at every step. But even mundane job sites can turn into accident scenes in...
