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Through a corporate gift and donations from many generous staff, On Target has been named one of United Way’s 12 Cornerstone Partners, which collectively make up more than 45 percent of United Way of Kennebec Valley’s annual campaign.

On Target employees are also considered heroes for their support of United Way of Kennebec Valley’s (UWKV's) mission, with the business pledging to contribute a total of $40,228 in 2017.

"On Target Utility Services values all of the support and services the United Way brings to the Kennebec Valley region,” said John Fallona, Chief Executive Officer of On Target. “Partnering with the United Way to support this area and the services they provide is a point of pride for us, and we continue to be very thankful for the efforts the United Way puts forth."

On Target supports a variety of United Way’s program initiatives, including the annual Day of Caring event that connects student volunteers from 18 local schools with work projects throughout Kennebec Valley. The company also hosts the United Way’s Food Pantry Project, for which employees generously collect non-perishable items to donate to local food banks.

(Pictured L to R: Rob Gordon, Executive Director of United Way, Kennebec Valley; Mike Fallona, President of On Target; Rita Bilodeau, Vice President On Target; Karen Kearney, United Way Board Member; Boucher, General Manager, On Target; Susan Linscott, Treasurer, On Target;  Jenny Small, United Way board member)

Crews were recently called to complete an emergency restoration for Kennebunk Light & Power (KLP) after a car hit a very busy pole. The crews responded on Saturday July 30th and completed the restoration. Mark D, General Foreman at KLP, was very pleased and sent John Fallona the email below after the crews had completed the job:

"Good afternoon, Mark from Kennebunk Light and Power here. We had a car break a 50/2 pole with 2 spacer cable circuits and an open crossarmcircuit on Thursday night. I got ahold of Jim Conroy an hour after the accident and we made plans to look at it Friday am. We got a plan in place to change it out today I spent the rest of the day notifying a handful of businesses that we needed a 1 hour outage Sat am. Jim and his crews - 2 diggers & 3 buckets - did an amazing job. You definitely have some hard working crews that have obviously spent a lot of hours together. This was a hard corner pole which involved setting a temporary 50' pole just to be able to handle the top of the broken pole. It is always a pleasure and as stress free as these jobs could possibly be when working with On Target, Jim and the boys.

Big thanks from KLP."
Mark D, Gen. Foreman

The Maine Red Claws are thrilled to welcome On Target Utility Services aboard as one of our brand new corporate partners. Fans will recognize On Target as the new sponsor of Hoops For Hope. For every free throw made this season, a donation will be made to the Center For Grieving Children, thanks to the Red Claws and On Target.

Having a meaningful presence throughout the state of Maine and working hard to not only do business in the community, but also play an active role in the growth and support of the community is important to both the Red Claws and On Target, which makes the relationship between the two businesses a perfect fit.
 
"The Center for Grieving Children provides tremendous support to so many in need in this area. After meeting Anne Heros from the Center and getting a tour of the facility, we were impressed with how much impact the Center has not only within Portland, but also throughout the entire state," said Michael Fallona, Vice President of Locating and Corporate Services.

"After learning of that impact and seeing how the Red Claws have been connecting local businesses to the Center, we were happy and proud to come on board as a partner for the Hoops for Hope Program."
 
Thank you, On Target, for being one of our great partners!

Kevin McKay, of Vassalboro, followed in his family's footsteps in taking up a career as a line worker at On Target Utility Services.
Full Story: http://www.centralmaine.com/2016/08/01/gardiner-company-taps-fairfield-community-college-pipeline-for-workers/

On Target processes and responds to over 2 million locate requests per year on behalf of its customers across New England. We consider it a testament to our accuracy and service that our long standing customer, FairPoint Communications, will continue to retain our locating services.

We are also proud to welcome the City of Portland to the On Target family. Starting in 2016, On Target will provide locating services to the City of Portland and we look forward to demonstrating our commitment to safety, accuracy, and service to our newest customer.

GARDINER, ME (July 27, 2016) – On Target Utility Services recently hired nine graduates of Kennebec Valley Community College’s (KVCC) Electrical Lineworker Technology (ELT) Program. The one-of-its kind program, developed with the support of On Target, produces the region’s utility industry workforce.

ELT graduates Josiah Audet, Samuel Benson, Joshua Craig, Kaleb Forsman, Shawn Gray, Edwin Greenlaw, III, Jeffrey Merrill, III, and Dalton Skidgel were hired by On Target as Line Worker Apprentices. Dustin Fisher was hired as a Locate Technician. All nine graduated from the ELT program with the technical background and the manual skills necessary for careers in the installation and maintenance of electrical power, telephone, and cable television systems.

The Line Worker Apprentice position is part of On Target’s utility construction division. In this role, the graduates will employ education and skills in the performance of transmission and distribution construction and maintenance, storm and emergency restoration, dedicated utility pole setting, smart grid infrastructure construction, and fiber optic cable installation and splicing services.

The Locate Technician position performs the essential role of On Target’s locate division. The company processes and responds to over 2 million locate requests annually across New England. Locate Technicians are the frontline of that effort, marking the location of underground utility facilities to ensure safe excavation. 

On Target’s continued support of the ELT program is reflective of the company’s commitment to training and safety. Company leadership helps to shape the program’s curriculum and even leads training courses. However, its support is most evident in their personnel – more than 80% of On Target’s construction division workforce are graduates of the ELT program and division management can be traced back to the program.

“As utility construction professionals, we are in the business of technical proficiency and safety,” remarked John Boucher, Construction Division Manager at On Target. “Training is therefore essential to our trade and we place a lot of confidence in ELT graduates. We’re looking forward to their careers developing with us.”

The largest private locating company in New England, On Target sets the standard for locating, ticket screening and damage investigation services.

Service Area
On Target provides locating services for utilities and their customers in all six New England states. The map below indicates the number of locates by state that On Target serviced in 2015.