NECA charts electrical history with new book

Jan. 11, 2002
Did you know a NECA member was in charge of the power system that supported the Woodstock music festival of 1969? Are you familiar with the intertwined history of NECA and IBEW? NECA history buffs rejoice: After 100 years the association is releasing a century retrospective, titled Empowering an Industry: One Hundred Years of the National Electrical Contractors’ Association. Written by Kathleen J.

Did you know a NECA member was in charge of the power system that supported the Woodstock music festival of 1969? Are you familiar with the intertwined history of NECA and IBEW? NECA history buffs rejoice: After 100 years the association is releasing a century retrospective, titled Empowering an Industry: One Hundred Years of the National Electrical Contractors’ Association.

Written by Kathleen J. Nawyn and covering every significant event from NECA’s first meeting at the Pan American Exhibition in 1901 to the present, the book describes the association’s work to organize the electrical industry.

For ordering information, contact NECA at [email protected].

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