ST. LOUIS — More than 100 companies attended the Industrial and High Tech Summit hosted by the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County and co-sponsored by the Electrical Connection. The Feb. 20, 2013 event at the Old Hickory Golf Club in St. Peters, Mo. connected companies with state and local resources to grow manufacturing and high tech business operations in St. Charles County and the surrounding area.

Presentations included the new Ameren energy efficiency rebate program, local and state grants for employee training, tax credits for hiring new workers, sales tax exemptions for manufacturers, export assistance, and advantages of financing fixed assets through the 504 loan program.

The Electrical Connection is a partnership of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local One and the St. Louis Chapter, National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA). Members provide safe and reliable electrical construction, maintenance, repair and replacement services across Missouri, the nation and the world. Find a contractor near you in the Electrical Connection contractor database.

Cutline: Left to right, Eric Friedman, president or Housing & Community Solutions, listens as Jim Curran, executive vice president of the Electrical Connection explains the organization’s economic development initiatives benefiting manufacturing and high tech businesses.