Buffalo, New York 10/3/2009 5:35:00 AM
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American Electric Power Selected by Hispanic Business Magazine on the 2009 DIVERSITY ELITE 60

American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has been acknowledged by Hispanic Business magazine as one of the top 60 companies for Hispanics. The 2009 DIVERSITY ELITE 60 is an annual list that bases the company on its commitment to Hispanic hiring, promotion, marketing, philanthropy and supplier diversity.

 

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To be selected for the DIVERSITY ELITE 60 the company must have Hispanic and other minority representation on the board of directors. Show an effort to hire from minority groups including Hispanics. Offer efforts to support, retain and promote Hispanic and other minority employees. Create marketing and advertising campaigns designed to reach Hispanic consumers.

 

About American Electric Power

American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas). AEP's headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.

 

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