BGE Recognized by Downtown Partnership for its Role in Light City Baltimore
September 22 2016 - 1:11PM
Business Wire
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) was recently awarded
the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore’s 2016 Downtown Baltimore
Award in the Arts & Entertainment category. BGE was selected as
a recipient for the leadership role it took in helping to produce
Light City Baltimore – the first large-scale, international light,
music and innovation festival held in the U.S.
“As the lead founding partner of Light City, BGE truly is
honored to be recognized for helping to make this amazing festival
a reality, and this was only accomplished through great
partnerships and the efforts of many dedicated people and
businesses," said BGE CEO and Light City Baltimore Festival Chair,
Calvin G. Butler Jr. "Light City was a memorable week for our city
as so many creative minds put their talents on display and came
together to discuss solutions and opportunities for Baltimore and
beyond.”
BGE served as the lead sponsor of the free week-long festival,
which drew more than 400,000 people to Baltimore from across the
city and country. At the heart of the festival was the 1.5-mile BGE
Light Art Walk featuring visual artworks, musical and street
theater performances and concerts from Rash Field to Harbor East.
Light City was produced by the Baltimore Office of Promotion &
The Arts.
BGE accepted the award at Downtown Partnership’s annual meeting
– a marquee business event that attracts over 700 influential
businesses as well as government and community leaders from the
Greater Baltimore region. Downtown Partnership acknowledges a
select group of partners whose work in the area has impacted the
community in a considerable way.
Light City Baltimore is credited with contributing more than $33
million to the local economy and bringing together festival goers,
entrepreneurs, thinkers, business leaders and artists. BGE’s
sponsorship also helped mark the company’s 200th anniversary as the
first gas company in the U.S. BGE continues its sponsorship of
Light City in 2017, and Butler will co-chair the event. The 2017
festival will expand to 10 days beginning March 31 and running
through April 8, 2017.
BGE plays an integral role in working with Maryland communities
to address economic development, public safety, civic issues and
other initiatives that help enhance the neighborhoods it serves.
Through the use of shareholder dollars, BGE supports programs that
deliver measurable and sustainable impact in areas of education,
environment, community development and arts and culture.
BGE, founded in 1816 as the nation’s first gas utility, is
Maryland’s largest natural gas and electric utility. Headquartered
in Baltimore, BGE delivers power to more than 1.25 million electric
customers and more than 650,000 natural gas customers in central
Maryland. The company’s approximately 3,200 employees are committed
to the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas and electricity,
as well as enhanced energy management, conservation, environmental
stewardship and community assistance. BGE is a subsidiary of Exelon
Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive energy
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Downtown Partnership of Baltimore is a non-profit corporation
creating a more vibrant Downtown community for businesses, property
owners, residents, and employees. Through its many initiatives,
Downtown Partnership improves Downtown’s quality of life by
increasing investment, retaining business, solving transportation
challenges, improving parks and green space, and creating workforce
development opportunities. For more than 30 years, these programs
have been good for Downtown and good for Baltimore.
www.GoDowntownBaltimore.com @DowntownBalt
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Baltimore Gas & Electric Company (BGE)Justin Mulcahy,
justin.mulcahy@bge.comBGE Media Hotline: 410.470.7433
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