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October 4, 2016
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
Electrical Connection contractors again dominated the St. Louis Business Journal’s annual listing of the region’s largest electrical contractors. A total of 18 of the 21 companies listed were IBEW/NECA contractors. Aschinger Electric, led by Emily Martin, was spotlighted on the front page for the firm’s billings ...
September 19, 2016
IBEW St. Louis Convention Gives Back to the Gateway City
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) International Convention in St. Louis continues this week, providing a significant economic boost to the Gateway City. It is the third largest convention being held in St. Louis this year. St. Louis has hosted the international convention more than any other city ...
September 19, 2016
Electrical Connection Spotlighted in Salute to IBEW's 125th
While the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1 and members of the St. Louis Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) have teamed on projects for more than 100 years, both strengthened their bond in 1993 with the creation of the Electrical Connection. Since then, the Electrical ...
September 15, 2016
St. Louis: Where The Electrical Industry Began!
The birth an industry that safely powers all the necessities in life will be center stage as the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers brings its annual international convention to St. Louis where the professional electrical industry was launched 125 years ago. With a theme of “Our Founding, Our Future,” ...
September 2, 2016
IBEW Local 1 Brightens Day for Kids at Children’s Hospital
ST. LOUIS — They’ve become familiar faces to IBEW Local 1 electricians working at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis — young patients peering through their hospital windows at the construction workers. Some wave. Others just watch. But all of them inspired IBEW to engage in an extraordinary ...
August 30, 2016
Electrical Connection Brightens Friday Night Lights!
At the August 26, 2016 dedication of the new Northwest R1 High School digital scoreboard were, left to right, David Brand Jr. Piros Signs, Inc.; Chuck DeMoulin, IBEW Local 1 business representative; Dr. Paul Ziegler, superintendent, Northwest R1 School District; Frank Jacobs, business manager, IBEW Local 1; Tim Green, IBEW/NECA ...
August 23, 2016
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
The Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA partnership’s commitment to the community and its prowess in project delivery has been spotlighted in a number of ways this summer. NECA electrical contractor Aschinger Electric earned certification as a woman-owned business enterprise. Learn more about the firm’s electrical contracting services at www.aschinger.com ...
August 4, 2016
Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA in the News
The work and proficiencies of the Electrical Connection IBEW/NECA partnership have been recently spotlighted in a number of ways. Director of Governmental Affairs for IBEW/NECA Tim Green talks about careers in the electrical industy at the July 30, 2016 St. Louis Emerging Leaders Career Fair in ...
July 29, 2016
Electrical Connection & Saint Louis FC Energize "Shop with a Cop"
ST. LOUIS — One of the most successful law enforcement community trust-building programs received a big boost and is expanding thanks to a partnership between the Electrical Connection and Saint Louis FC. The Electrical Connection sponsored Saint Louis FC’s “Christmas in July” fundraiser at its July 30, 2016 ...
July 25, 2016
Powering the Electric Vehicle Market
In 1940s, as the U.S. transitioned to a war economy, it created the National Apprenticeship Standards for the Electrical Construction Industry to ensure repurposed manufacturing facilities would be reliably retrofitted. Those standards were authored with the help of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the National Electrical Contractors ...
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