Associate Members

Physical Address: One Innovation Circle, Lake St. Louis, MO 63367
Mailing Address: One Innovation Circle, Lake St. Louis, MO 63367
Toll Free: 866.999.6472  
Fax: 701.667.1936
Website: www.nisc.coop

Linda Richardson, Manager Business Development & Sales
Phone:  866.999.6472

NISC is a leading provider of software solutions and services for utilities and telecoms. NISC offers advanced, integrated solutions featuring automated workflows, electronic approvals, and more in areas billing & customer service, accounting, engineering & operations, meter data management, payment channels, cyber security and e-Services / Apps. Over twenty million consumers in 50 states receive utility or telecommunications services from over 860 companies utilizing NISC advanced solutions.

Physical Address: 104 South Pine Street, Grantsburg, WI 54840
Mailing Address: PO Box 167, Grantsburg, WI 54840-0167
Phone: 715.463.5371  
Fax: 715.463.2765

James Dahlberg, President

North Central Power Company, Inc. is an electric utility engaged in the production, distribution, and sale of electric energy in Sawyer, Rusk, Washburn, Ashland, and Barron Counties in Wisconsin. The customer office is located at Radisson, Wisconsin and the principal office is at Grantsburg, Wisconsin. The company serves approximately 5,350 customers and has been incorporated since 1928.

Physical Address: 150 South 5th Street Suite 3300, Minneapolis, MN 554024205
Mailing Address: 150 South 5th Street Suite 3300, Minneapolis, MN 554024205
Phone: 612.851.5906  
Fax: 612.851.5918
Website: www.northlandsecurities.com

Northland Securities provides financial advisory, bond underwriting and investment services to Minnesota municipal utilities and local governments. Northland specializes in the planning, issuance and management of debt for infrastructure and other capital projects. Northland provides unique insights from the bond market to help issuers find the most effective means to achieve their financing objectives. Northland is the leading underwriter (based on number of issues) of new long-term municipal bonds in Minnesota (2013 Thomson Reuters). Northland also provides consulting services for rate studies, financial planning and economic development.

Physical Address: 7600 South Meridian Road, Meridian, ID 83642
Mailing Address: 7600 South Meridian Road, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone: 208.888.4817  
Fax: 208.888.4275
Website: www.lineman.edu

Northwest Lineman College provides customized training services to power and construction companies worldwide. NLC takes on the most challenging training projects and exceeds customer expectations. NLC does this by conducting thorough needs assessments and paying close attention to detail in the design and delivery of educational models. Projects are carefully selected to match the educational goals of the customer with NLC's capabilities.

Physical Address: 104 South Pine Street, Grantsburg, WI 54840
Mailing Address: PO Box 9, Grantsburg, WI 54840-0009
Phone: 715.463.5371   Toll Free: 800.261.1200  
Fax: 715.463.2765
Website: nweco.com

John Richards, President

Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Company (NWE) is an investor-owned regulated electric utility serving Burnett and Polk Counties in Wisconsin, and Pine County in Minnesota. NWE's corporate office is located in Grantsburg, WI. NWE has approximately 35 employees who proudly provide retail electric service to over 14,000 customers located in the communities it serves. Our field staff maintains both the electric distribution and transmission systems that link the communities that we serve. NWE has worked with the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) since 2012 to provide safety programming and compliance services to NWE's staff.

Physical Address: 16200 Highway 7, Minnetonka, MN 55345
Mailing Address: 16200 Highway 7, Minnetonka, MN 55345
Phone: 763.432.3818  
Fax: 763.432.3811
Website: www.okonite.com

The Okonite Company is a manufacturer of cables that range from 300 V to 345 KV insultated products that include instrumentation, power & control, medium voltage, and high voltage cables. Okonite serves a magnitude of industry markets including electric utility, oil & gas, military bases, transit and pulp & paper. The Okonite Company was founded in 1878 making it one of the original insulators of electrical wire and cable in the U.S.

Physical Address: 3660 Technology Drive NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
Mailing Address: 3660 Technology Drive NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
Phone: 763.201.2000  
Fax: 763.201.5333
Website: www.oati.com

Danah Ortaleza, Manager Communications, 763.201.2062

As the most trusted name in energy, OATI provides innovative technologies that simplify, streamline, and empower the operational tasks required in today’s energy commerce. As the leading provider of Smart Grid, Energy Trading, Risk Management, Transmission Scheduling, Congestion Management, and Market Management products and services, we have the solutions you need to keep your operations running smoothly. To learn more about our products and services, visit oati.com.

Physical Address: 635 Hwy. 74 South, Peachtree City, GA 30269
Mailing Address: 635 Hwy. 74 South, Peachtree City, GA 30269
Phone: 573.590.0137  
Website: www.osmose.com

Lisa Fennell, Sr. Director of Business Development
Phone: 612.963.6867

Osmose provides inspection, life extension and rehabilitation services designed to build resiliency into T&D infrastructure. Osmose also provides corrosion mitigation and engineered repairs for steel structures, structural load analysis and a variety of turnkey infrastructure enhancement and upgrade solutions. As an industry leader, Osmose leverages decades of inspection data by using analytics to help customers understand their asset health and optimize their approach to structure maintenance. 

Physical Address: 215 South Cascade Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56538
Mailing Address: 215 South Cascade Street, Fergus Falls, MN 56538
Phone: 218.739.8200  
Website: www.otpco.com

Physical Address: 5298 Kyler Avenue NE, 2nd Floor, Albertville, MN 55301
Mailing Address: 5298 Kyler Avenue NE, 2nd Floor, Albertville, MN 55301
Phone: 763.497.1490   Toll Free: 800.783.4273  
Fax: 763.497.1491
Website: www.4mfund.com

Kent Johnson, Sr. VP, Director - MN Office
Phone: 612.509.2560

PMA Financial Network has been a leading provider of public sector financial services since 1984, currently serving over 2,400 public entities in eleven states. Through our administration of the League of Minnesota Cities-sponsored 4M Fund for Minnesota municipal entities, PMA has built a reputation as a reliable, professional financial organization offering unique products and services to meet community needs. Public entities in Minnesota turn to PMA as a trusted partner and integral component of their long-term financial success.