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August 2025 Edition
Check out our new XKIG website, our Xylem blog, along with who received a compliment and obtained their CDL!
Learn More About the XKIG Rollout
Our new XKIG site is officially live! Here are some highlights:
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About Us includes information and website links for Kendall, River City, and Xylem, as well as our shared mission, vision, and values.
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Latest News aggregates the most recent news and blogs from our companies.
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Careers is a comprehensive site for all XKIG opportunities, offering over 600 current openings!
Have you followed XKIG on social media yet?
Our XKIG LinkedIn account is now active. If you have an account, please follow the corporate profile and share/repost/comment on our posts.
Our XKIG Facebook and XKIG Instagram accounts are also active—please visit us and follow our profiles. We are always looking for more good news to share on social media. Please email us at marketinghelp@xkig.com with ideas!
Blogs: “A Storm is Brewing: Readiness and Response”
Check out our latest blog about how our central office team helps prepare our frontline for storms. Click here.
August GF School is Complete!
We wrapped up another great GF School session with the following 18 attendees:
Kacey Norton, John Bell, Joshua Locklear, Daniel Buckner, Thomas Medley, Joseph Schultz, James Hurt, Wayne Phillips, Mark Johnson, Royal Dunn, Joseph Davis, Blake Hurst, Omar Orihuela, Kaleb Gans, Bobby Harrelson, Ralph Searan, Paul Groves, and Eduardo Fuentes.
Between the Branches
Congrats to our Newly Licensed Commercial Drivers!
Congratulations to the employees who participated in our most recent training class in Aurora, MO, and to the following three team members who obtained their Commercial Driver’s License last month:
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Class A Pintle Hook Restriction: Jay Bradley
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Class B: Cody Verdine, Hunter Tallman
We applaud these three employees for successfully completing the classroom session, field training course, and skills test to achieve these qualifications!
Our upcoming training session in Hamlet, NC, on August 29. For more information about the CDL program, contact Tim Haynes at thaynes@xylemtree.com.
Compliments for the Crew
“Big shout out to Brian Houston for such an amazing job on the tree trimming. He was not only very friendly but also very professional. Thanks for the outstanding works.” - Betty B.
Compliments for the Crew
“I have to say that the gentleman, Jeremy Varner, was extremely kind and did an amazing job trimming the trees. The area was clean and professional looking. Thank you again for such an amazing job.” - Barbara D.
Compliments for the Crew
“I had one of your crews (Buck Anderson, James Jones, and Laurie Burtt) come and they had a really difficult job on my right of way. It now looks like a golf course. I will give them compliments for the hard work they have done and accomplished. It looked like it was impossible, but they did it.” - John P.
We Want to Hear from You!
Do you have suggested article ideas or pictures to share? Email us at feedback@xylemtree.com!