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August 14, 2017
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Spotlights IBEW/NECA Workforce Development
St. Louis – On Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, St. Louis Post-Dispatch business columnist Dave Nicklaus took an in depth look at the Electrical Connection’s workforce development and diversity initiatives in an examination of President Trump’s plan to invest in apprenticeships. For the interviews, Nicklaus visited with Frank Jacobs, IBEW ...
July 10, 2017
Three IBEW/NECA Projects Saluted in AGC Keystone Awards
ST. LOUIS — The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Missouri is saluting three IBEW/NECA projects as finalists in its AGC Keystone Awards. This is the 20th anniversary for prestigious construction awards program. Since 1997, nearly 100 IBEW/NECA projects have been honored as finalists. The annual awards salute building ...
July 7, 2017
Electrical Connection & St. Louis FC Partner to Support "Shop with a Cop"
ST. LOUIS — For the second year in a row, one of the most successful law enforcement community trust-building programs is receiving a big boost from a partnership between the Electrical Connection and Saint Louis FC. The Electrical Connection is sponsoring Saint Louis FC’s “Christmas in July” fundraiser ...
June 14, 2017
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
NECA contractor J.F. Electric in Edwardsville is celebrating 92 years in business by being named one of the “Fastest Growing Companies” by the St. Louis Business Journal. In noting the firm’s 15 percent revenue growth in 2016, the Business Journal spotlighted two fast-track Amazon fulfillment centers completed by ...
May 25, 2017
Electrical Connection Volunteers Repair Low Income Homes
ST. LOUIS — The Electrical Connection will wrap up work in the coming weeks on 35 low income homes to make them more electrically safe. Electrical Connection volunteers are making the improvements for Rebuilding Together St. Louis. The effort includes than 150 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ...
May 25, 2017
Electrical Connection Develops High-Tech Careers
As appeared in the St. Louis American Trisa Newburn’s career derailed when the Great Recession closed her massage therapy business. She needed something sustainable. Something she could grow into to fulfill aspirations. She found it at the IBEW/NECA Electrical Industry Training Center. ...
May 9, 2017
Electrical Connection Saves Festus Little League Season!
FESTUS, MO — For a time, it appeared that the joys of summer with the crack of the bat and kids playing baseball might be silenced at the Twin City Little League in Festus, Mo. That’s because the lighting for the field was in bad need of repair and ...
May 9, 2017
Electrical Connection Supports St. Louis Homebuilding Stimulus Program
ST. LOUIS — A home buying stimulus program that successfully energized homebuilding during the Great Recession will launch its seventh year in May and support emerging trends in home ownership. The Neighborhoods Built by Your Neighbors Program unites a group of St. Louis’ largest homebuilders and the construction trades ...
April 13, 2017
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
Planning a visit to St. Louis? Be sure to check the work of NECA contractor Briner Electric, which was part of the team that built the North Gateway project at the Gateway Arch. Meanwhile, IBEW Local 1 is proudly chronicling its work on the Gateway Arch ...
March 28, 2017
Electrical Connection Sponsors Saint Louis FC’s Third Season in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS -- Saint Louis Football Club (Saint Louis FC) kicks off its third season with a new look and a continuing prominent sponsorship by the Electrical Connection. Saint Louis FC made significant roster changes in the off season, including naming Preki Radosavljevic its new head coach, and unveiled ...
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