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Field Trip!
NECA Transmissions features posts from CEO John Grau and other NECA staff and leaders about industry projects or issues they are following. Today’s post comes from: Adrianne Gracias, NECA’s Online Communications Manager Since I’ve lived in the D.C. area most of my life, it’s rare that I get to be a tourist in my own town. … Read more
Posted in Education/Training, Energy Efficiency, Market Development, Special Events and tagged 2011 Solar Decathlon, Adrianne Gracias, DOE, NECA Student Chapters, UMD.
Time to do what we’re not doing
The annual IBEW Construction Conference was in town last week. I dropped by to hear IBEW President Ed Hill address the business managers from IBEW local unions across the country. Ed threw some slides up on the screen showing the number of IBEW-signatory electrical contractors versus the total number of electrical contractors. He broke the … Read more
Celebrating the New American Heroes
It’s Tax Day 2009. Today as individuals all across our country rush to file their taxes, it’s time to publicly identify and honor the new American Hero.
Posted in Market Recovery, Special Events.
When in Rome (and Lihue)
I’ve been on the road again. This time for the Midwestern Region Conference in Lihue, Kauai, followed by the Eastern Region Conference in Rome, Italy. That’s half a world and twelve time zones apart. The meeting locations may seem a bit extravagant considering the tough economic times. They were booked a couple years ago when … Read more
What I Brought Back From Chicago
The just-completed NECA Convention in Chicago was my 31st. That doesn’t even come close to the record set by former NECA President Bob Colgan of Toledo, Ohio. This was his 57th! Bob was recognized at both the Convention Opening General Session and at a special Academy of Electrical Contracting Reception marking its 40th anniversary. Bob … Read more
