ST. LOUIS — Amid a theme of cooperation and working together at the St. Louis Business Journal’s annual “State of St. Louis” breakfast, the Electrical Connection engaged business and civic leaders on a united approach to advance prosperity for all. Left to right are St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann, Electrical Connection Executive Vice President Jim Curran, St. Louis Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Aboussie., and Missouri Republican State Representative John Diehl. Among the issues discussed at the Jan. 4, 2013 event were job creation and infrastructure improvements.

Based in St. Louis, 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.