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GDF SUEZ Energy Resources Enters Exclusive Partnership to Provide Customers with Market, Pricing Data

GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA announced an exclusive agreement with EBW MarketPro to provide customers with analytical tools to model energy prices and assess price risk and exposure. Through the agreement, GDF SUEZ Energy Resources' customers will receive a free trial and special pricing of the complete EBW MarketPro product suite.

ConEdison Solutions Signs Efficiency Contract with U.S. Army Reserve

ConEdison Solutions said that it has signed a $56 million contract with the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command (RSC) to provide energy efficiency services and operations and maintenance support at 90 sites in 11 states.

Businesses Continue to Flock to Texas Despite Alleged Resource Inadequacy

HID Global, a secure identity technology company, announced the opening of its new corporate world headquarters and North American operations center in Austin. This announcement follows the company's September 2012 announcement of an expansion in Texas. HID expects to be fully operational by Q3 2015. The North Austin headquarters will be HID Global's largest facility worldwide, consolidating the company's corporate functions, manufacturing assembly, test operations, distribution and sales operations. This follows a recent Milken Institute report on best-performing cities based on job creation and retention, the quality of new jobs, and other criteria related to economic success, in which Texas landed 3 of the top 10 spots (and 7 of the top 25), including #1 Austin. No city in a state with a centralized capacity market was included in the top 15. Link to Milken Report