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Morganton Resident Named as Blue Ridge Energies Operations Manager  

For Immediate Release 

Contact: Renee R. Whitener, Director of Corporate Communications, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, Phone: (828) 758-2383 
E-mail:  Renee Whitener


March 10, 2000 – Bill Hutchins, of the Salem community in Morganton, has been named Operations Manager of the Morganton office of Blue Ridge Energies, a provider of propane, home heating fuels, and commercial gasoline.


Hutchins, 57, previously served as support services manager with Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, the parent company of Blue Ridge Energies. He has had a 21-year career with the electric cooperative, serving in the computer technology/information services field during that time. Hutchins also spent four years in the Marines and attended college in Southern California. 


Hutchins is a charter member and continues to serve on the national user advisory board of ITRON, the nation’s largest meter-reading technology manufacturer. 


He also serves as secretary/treasurer of the Salem Fire and Rescue Protection Association. He and his wife, Cassandra, live in the Salem community and have four children and eight grandchildren. 


“I’m very excited to be joining the team at Blue Ridge Energies and becoming a part of an energy provider that is experiencing tremendous growth in serving customers 
in Burke County and this entire region,” said Hutchins. “We have a fine staff that is eager to meet customer needs, and I invite the community to call us at any time to find out how we can serve their business or residential energy needs,” Hutchins said.

 
Located across from Wal-Mart at 1240 Burkemont Avenue, Blue Ridge Energies features a showroom and offers appliance sales and installation in addition to providing residential and commercial propane, heating fuels and commercial gasoline. 


A wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Ridge Electric, which has headquarters in Lenoir, Blue Ridge Energies serves customers from offices in Morganton, Lenoir, Boone, and West Jefferson. 


For more information about Blue Ridge Energies, call 437-5585.


Bill Hutchins, 
Operations Manager, 
Blue Ridge Energies,
Morganton, NC


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