ST. LOUIS – The Electrical Connection brought business, civic and state leadership together, including Missouri Governor Mike Parson, for a Hawthorn Foundation networking event at the August 13, 2022 St. Louis Cardinal game at Busch Stadium.  The event, held in partnership with the Hawthorn Foundation, was designed to advance business and economic development initiatives in the state.  The Electrical Connection is a partnership of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1 and St. Louis Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA).

 Left to right, Doug Rasmussen, CEO and managing principal, Steadfast City Economic & Community Partners; Frank Jacobs, business manager, IBEW Local 1; Missouri Governor Mike Parson; Jim Curran, executive vice president, Electrical Connection; and Kyle McKenna, executive vice president, St. Louis Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA).

Among the attendees was Doug Rasmussen, CEO and managing principal, Steadfast City Economic & Community Partners, who just days earlier detailed a development team’s $1.2 billion plan for Chouteau’s Landing in the St. Louis Business Journal.

Left to right, Missouri Governor Mike Parson; David Haskell, president of business development, Gateway Studios and Production Services and Jim Curran, executive vice president, Electrical Connection;

“Our IBEW/NECA partnership understands that business opportunities for our electrical contractors and workforce go hand in hand with a unified effort to advance prosperity throughout our region,” noted Jim Curran, executive vice president, Electrical Connection. “We are proud to work with the Hawthorn Foundation to connect business, civic and state leadership to do just that.”  This was the fourth year the Electrical Connection sponsored and hosted a networking event for the Hawthorn Foundation at Busch Stadium.

Left to right, Jim Curran, executive vice president, Electrical Connection; Chris Neville, asset manager, Doe Run Co; former Missouri Senator and Governor Kit Bond; Missouri Governor Mike Parson; and Matt Wohl, president, Doe Run Co.

Left to right, Randy Schilling, owner and founder, OPO Startups; John Clark, CEO, Masterclock; John Nations, partner, Doster, Ullom, & Boyle LLC; Missouri Governor Mike Parson; Scott Drachnik, CEO and president, Economic Development Council of St. Charles County; and Jim Curran, executive vice president, Electrical Connection.

Joining Steadfast City, the Hawthorn Foundation, the IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection partnership and Missouri Governor Parson at the event were key business and civic leadership from several firms including:

Left to right, Jim Curran, executive vice president, Electrical Connection; Scott Drachnik, CEO and president, Economic Development Council of St. Charles County; John Clark, CEO, Masterclock;  St. Louis Cardinal Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith; and Marilyn Bush, president, Bank of America.

Former Missouri Senator and Governor Kit Bond also attended the event.  Bond founded the Hawthorn Foundation. 

 Left to right, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and Former Missouri Senator and Governor Kit Bond

 Missouri Governor Mike Parson throws out the first pitch

Members of the Electrical Connection provide safe and reliable electrical construction, maintenance, repair and replacement services across Missouri, the nation and the world.  Learn more at www.electricalconnection.org.