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April 2, 2020
IBEW/NECA Adapt To Serve Critical Community Needs During Pandemic
ST. LOUIS -- NECA contractors and IBEW Local 1 are adapting to serve critical community power and communication needs while working to keep its workforce safe during the pandemic. One such example is Guarantee Electrical Construction Co. which has been ...
March 27, 2020
Stormy Weather: Lightning Strikes, Electric Grid Surges & Your Home
No one knows when or where lightning will strike, but when it strikes a home it can cause massive damage to electrical systems, appliances and electronics in the home. Indeed, the Insurance Information Institute reports that $909 million in lightning claims were ...
March 26, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
As the world continues to fight off the Covid 19 pandemic, IBEW/NECA has taken proactive steps to protect its workforce and contractors and ensure it can still serve critical infrastructure and building needs. Our partners are currently working under an emergency agreement enacted on March 1, ...
March 10, 2020
Electrical Connection Sponsors Saint Louis FC’s Sixth Season
ST. LOUIS – As soccer fans excitedly await the groundbreaking of the new MLS stadium downtown, the Electrical Connection continues to support professional soccer locally with its sixth year sponsoring Saint Louis Football Club’s (Saint Louis FC). Saint Louis FC ...
March 9, 2020
Electrical Connection Salutes Students Excelling in STEM Subjects
ST. CHARLES – The Electrical Connection continued its yearly support of STEM education at the annual STEM Celebration Breakfast presented by EDC Business & Community Partners in St. Charles County. The March 6, 2020 event saluted 19 students in St. Charles County ...
February 25, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
St. Louis Construction News and Review (CNR) recently examined how Millennials are building careers in the construction trades. Among those featured is Kelly Stokes, an IBEW Local 1 electrician, whose pathway to the trades was an interesting one to say the least. The Ritenour High ...
February 6, 2020
Electrical Connection supports the 2020 St. Jude Dream Home® Giveaway
ST. LOUIS – By this spring, a very special home will emerge from the ground in O’Fallon, Mo. to help support the kids served by the renowned St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® . The amenity-laden St. Jude Dream Home is being built with ...
January 24, 2020
IBEW Local 1 Hosts 2020 U.S. Green Building Council- Missouri Gateway Chapter “State of the Chapter” Meeting
ST. LOUIS – It has been a momentous first two decades of the millennium for advocates of greater energy efficiency and sustainability in the built environment. LED lighting, solar and renewable forms of energy, smart buildings, smart cities and smart infrastructure including electric vehicle ...
January 20, 2020
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
Lighting a sports venue requires a meticulous game plan, especially if it’s to be completed in a three-week time frame without disrupting scheduled games, concerts and special events. NECA contractor Aschinger Electric did just that in modernizing lighting at Saint Louis University’s Chaifetz ...
December 26, 2019
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
IBEW and NECA members offered a peak into the future in the latest edition of St. Louis Construction News and Review in a feature entitled “Construction Workforce 2030: Who Will We See Working? What Technologies Will They Be Leveraging?” IBEW Local 1 Business Manager Frank ...
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