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Jun 18, 2018

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Ranking Electrical Disturbances — Part 3 of 7

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Businesses Don’t Plan to Fail — They Fail to Plan

Jun 18, 2018

When Mother Nature strikes, don’t get left out in the cold by being unprepared.

Are You Qualified?

Jun 18, 2018

Confusion over what it means to be “qualified” can prove fatal.

Griffin Electric 16th Annual Apprentice Competition

Griffin Electric Celebrates 25 Years of Sponsoring Apprenticeship

Jun 18, 2018

Electrical subcontractor Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. (Griffin Electric) recently held its 16th annual...

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Why Connecting a PV System Can Be Confusing

Jun 15, 2018

Electrical inspector shines light on how to properly interpret the guidelines of NEC Article 705.

Recruiting/Retaining Top Talent Is Still Top of Mind for Design Firms

Jun 15, 2018

Based on the results of this year’s Top 40 Electrical Design Firms survey, 2017 was a year of slow but steady growth — with firms on the list bringing in a combined revenue total of $2.22 billion generated specifically from electrical...

Construction Prices Surge to Largest Monthly Increase in a Decade

Jun 15, 2018

Prices for inputs to construction materials expanded 2.2% in May and are 8.8% higher than at the same time one year ago, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. It was the largest...

The Estimating Sequence — Part 3 of 3

Jun 15, 2018

It’s finally time to check the estimate.

AGC Warns of Cost Increases and Project Delays Due to Tariffs

Jun 13, 2018

The Associated General Contractors (AGC) sounded an alarm on acceleration of construction costs. Based on its appraisal of May...

Blast from the Past: Vintage Tools of the Line Trade

Jun 09, 2018

In the early years, linemen worked without power tools, bucket trucks or modern-day climbing equipment. To preserve the history...

Klein Tools Electrician of the Year 2018 Contest

Klein Tools Opens Nominations for the 2018 Electrician of the Year

Jun 08, 2018

Contest offers grand prize winner $1,500 of Klein Tools products and a chance to experience the 2019 Big Game without powering...

IECRM to Graduate Largest Class of Electrical Apprentices in Its History

Jun 07, 2018

100% of graduates are employed and have no college debt

UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Marks on Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters

Jun 06, 2018

UL has issued a notification that the ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) identified below bears a counterfeit UL Mark for the United States and Canada. These GFCIs have not been evaluated by UL to the appropriate Standards for Safety and it...

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