Projects in the region benefiting from Duke Energy Foundation grant funds include marketing upgrades in Taylor, Madison and Levy counties. Hendry says the Levy County work will dovetail into another pretty large project that Duke Energy is investing in, an update of the region's strategic sites inventory that was assembled in 2014. "Some of the properties have been enhanced because of infrastructure investment over the last decade," he says. "I put out a proposal to a number of potential funding groups, and Duke Energy was the first to respond to us. I got a quick response from Marc Hoenstine, who said, 'Sure, we'd love to invest in that.' At the end of the day we hope to bring value to them through the parcels we serve."