Elkridge, MD. January 26, 2010 – GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) announced today that its subsidiary, global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), was awarded over $3.4 million in new contracts at the close of 2009 for its Energy Services Workforce Development business unit to provide customized training services and content development for industry-leading power companies throughout the United States, including We Energies and Kansas City Power and Light. These new contracts require custom-tailored solutions that align with the company’s culture, equipment, processes and objectives to meet specific workforce development needs.
Mr. Joe Nasal, Senior Vice President for GP Energy Services, commented, “We expect demand for training new and existing power plant personnel on new equipment and environmental control systems to continue to grow. We are very pleased to provide workforce training support services to our many valued clients, as they continue to invest in improving the knowledge and skills of their workforces.”
About GP
GP is the principal operating subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX). GP is a global performance improvement solutions provider of sales and technical training, e-Learning solutions, management consulting and engineering services. GP’s solutions improve the effectiveness of organizations by delivering innovative and superior training, consulting and business improvement services, customized to meet the specific needs of its clients. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, manufacturing, process and energy industries, and other commercial and government customers. Additional information may be found at www.gpworldwide.com.
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