Community Relations

RMT supports, values, and honors the contributions our employees make not only to our business, but to the places where we live and work. This commitment to our communities is built directly into our company's values: We are responsible corporate citizens—actively working to improve the economic and social conditions in our communities.

Across the Organization

We believe that there are many ways to contribute to the community—at the corporate, local office, project, and individual employee levels. As a company, RMT makes regular monetary donations to many charities. Offices regularly engage in food, blood, and clothing drives; walks and runs for local charities; and other charitable activities.

In addition, we encourage our employees to organize community activities and seek the involvement of their colleagues. In 2006, we established a Community Service Award as part of RMT's Individual Excellence Awards to recognize our employees that give of themselves "off the clock" in support of their own personal causes.

Creating Home Communities

Perhaps the most noticeable social impacts we make tie directly back to our projects. When RMT mobilizes to start a project like a new wind farm development, we are often moving into small rural communities. RMT employees essentially become residents of these towns, spending months on end working and living as members of the community. Many of our team members choose to not only make an impact on the economy through our project work, they choose to become a part of the community and give back to the places they call "home" for months at a time.

Highlights

The examples of RMT's commitment to giving back are many. Scroll through a few recent highlights:

Game Time

In April 2010, more than 20 RMT employees participated in a community fundraiser for the family of a four-year-old girl recently diagnosed with cancer. "Your employees don't even know me, and yet they supported me and my family," said Ian Spaulding, Milford resident and father to this little girl. "I have been so impressed with RMT's generosity, classiness, and kindness to our community."

Clearing Local Roads

When a late-2009 winter storm dropped heavy snow on Minot, North Dakota, RMT staff mobilized to help clear local streets for residents and project workers.

Emerging Lumberjacks

In early April 2010, Milford, Utah, experienced a severe wind storm that blew a pine tree down on a house. Within minutes–before other community members could even respond–RMT employees were there with the equipment necessary to remove the tree, saw it up, and haul it off.

Rebuilding New Orleans

In early December 2007, nearly 100 RMT senior staff came together to help revitalize the Fannie C. Williams Middle School, which was flooded and rendered unusable after Hurricane Katrina. RMT worked with Hands On New Orleans transform the temporary modular school into a place that entices and inspires youngsters of this campus.

Taking to the Roads

In November 2010, RMT staff at the Milford II Wind Corridor organized an effort to clean up local highways.

Hitting the Beach

RMT's Kahuku Wind construction crew teamed up with First Wind and the Surfrider Foundation to spruce up an area beach in November 2010.

Educating the Community

RMT participated in Milford High School's Renewable Energy Fair, educating students and the community about the Milford Wind project and renewable energy.

Putting Out Fires

In early October 2011, the home of an elderly Ellsworth, Kansas resident caught fire. RMT’s Post Rock Wind crew sent water trucks filled with 20,000 gallons of water to her home and helped the local fire department fight the fire. RMT site workers also pooled their resources, donating funds to help the resident rebuild.

Thanking Our Veterans

In an effort to give back to the community, employees at the Post Rock site took up a collection to help aide local veterans battling cancer. All of the money collected came from the pockets of the workers onsite.