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July 20, 2021
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
Electrical Connection members were part of a roundtable discussion hosted by U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on July 15, 2021 at Rung for Women in St. Louis. Among the topics was women in construction. Aschinger Electric President Emily Martin and IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training ...
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July 14, 2021
Two St. Louis Business Publications Honor Dr Linda Little of the IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center
ST. LOUIS – Dr. Linda Little , who has helped pioneer national training in electric vehicle infrastructure, is being saluted by two St. Louis business publications. Little, assistant director of the IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center , is being honor in the St. Louis ...
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July 13, 2021
Electrical Connection Contractor Guarantee Electrical Co. Earns Two Finalist Projects in AGC Keystone Awards
ST. LOUIS – Electrical Connection member contractor Guarantee Electrical Co. has two projects vying for Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Missouri Keystone Awards this year. The projects competing for top honors in construction excellence include New Growth Horizon Medical ...
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July 12, 2021
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
Two Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA contractors earned honors from the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) Midwest Council with Aschinger Electric netting two awards. Aschinger earned the 2020 ASA Safety Cup and was named Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP) Contractor of the Year. The Safety Cup made the rounds at ...
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July 6, 2021
Shawn Levin Named Director of the IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center
ST. LOUIS – 25-year electrical industry veteran Shawn Levin has been named director of the IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center in St. Louis. The training center, now in its 80 th year, pioneered apprenticeship training in Missouri for the electrical and communications industry. ...
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June 24, 2021
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
One of the prime engines for economic development locally is also among the least known – union pension funds reinvested in the St. Louis region. There are several supported by IBEW and its NECA partners. They include AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT), AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust ...
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June 9, 2021
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
With the MLS stadium taking shape as it emerges from the ground downtown, excitement is building among downtown businesses according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Our Electrical Connection contractors and their IBEW workforce are working on this transformative project as they have for every landmark project ...
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May 20, 2021
Electrical Connection Warns of Issues with Home Electrical Repairs
ST. LOUIS – Many homeowners spent much of the pandemic performing “do-it-yourself” home repairs. But while the “can do” self-sufficiency of Americans is admirable, the Electrical Connection is warning about stretching skills too far and creating electrical hazards.
“The problem is twofold,” ...
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May 12, 2021
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
The Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA partnership is helping Ameren Missouri build its first-ever “neighborhood solar” facility. Located at Habitat for Humanity headquarters and ReStore at 3830 S Grand Blvd , NECA contractor Aschinger Electric is teaming with IBEW to build solar panel canopies ...
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May 11, 2021
Electrical Connection Strives for Limitless Safety
May is National Electrical Safety Month and if the past year taught us anything about safety, it is the relentless need to adapt to any safety challenge. No one could have foreseen a pandemic waylaying life in the manner that Covid-19 has, but it did shed light on the construction ...