News Release

The Clean Air Campaign® Welcomes Fifty-Two New Employer Partners

New Employer Partners join more than 450 regional employers involved in clean air efforts

ATLANTA (July 07, 2005) — The Clean Air Campaign® welcomes 52 new employers to its Partnership program. The addition of these employers brings the total number of Clean Air Campaign Partners to 459 across the 20-county region.

"These new employer Partners have made a commitment to address metro Atlanta's year-round air quality and traffic congestion challenges over the long-term," said Ellen Macht, executive director of The Clean Air Campaign. “As employers and property managers continue to follow these examples, the entire region benefits from their good work.”

New employer Partners include: Barrow County: Keep Barrow Beautiful; Cherokee County: Chart Industries, Inc.; Clayton County: GE Consumer Finance, Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety, Georgia Department of Revenue - International Parkway, Georgia Medical Institute, HCA Supply Chain Services; DeKalb County: Atlanta Silverbacks, AvailStaff, City of Chamblee, City of Doraville, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Jones Lang LaSalle, Lanier Worldwide, University of Phoenix; Fayette County: Town of Tyrone, World Airways; Fulton County: AGL Resources, AIG Claim Services Brookside, Alcoa Home Exteriors, American Honda Motor Company, Atlanta Community Food Bank, Corporate Express, Dogwood Health & Rehabilitation, Keep Sandy Springs Beautiful, Sun Microsystems, The Interdenominational Theological Center, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. Social Security Administration, U. S. Department of Commerce; Gwinnett County: Atlanta Marriott Gwinnett Place, Canvas Systems, Fair Isaac Corporation, Federated Systems Group Inc., Glenayre Electronics Inc., Greentree, HoneyBaked Ham Co of GA Inc., Intracorp, IPS Sendero, Life Care Center of Gwinnett, Lindsay, Pope, Brayfield & Associates, Inc., Melaver, Inc., NexPak, Optimus Solutions, LLC, Parsons, Ricoh Electronics, Inc., Shop 'N Chek Worldwide, Inc., Warranty Corporation of America; Hall County: Keep Hall Beautiful; Henry County: Sports Authority; Spalding County: AEP Industries; and Walton County: Keep Walton Beautiful.

The Clean Air Campaign’s free employer service program is part of a multi-tiered effort to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality throughout the 20-county region. Each Partner is assigned a level of Participant, Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum (the highest level) based on the elements of its program and its commitment to providing transportation choices for employees.

The Clean Air Campaign's outreach coordinators provide on-site program development, ongoing program support through no-cost transportation fairs, marketing tools, training seminars and networking programs. Partners also have an opportunity to receive recognition at the annual PACE Awards honoring the best commute option programs, scheduled this year for October 6th.

About The Clean Air Campaign

The Clean Air Campaign® is a not-for-profit organization that offers employers free assistance in the design and implementation of commute options and other smog-reducing programs as part of its role as the region’s clearinghouse for solutions to air pollution and traffic congestion. In addition, the organization provides a children's education program, issues Smog Alert notifications and provides financial incentives to promote alternative commuting behavior. For more information, call 1-877-CLEANAIR; or visit cleanaircampaign.com