Residential construction shows continued signs of recovery in September
Oct 21, 2002,
New construction volume continues to outperform predictions, as statistics from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Census Bureau demonstrate. Privately owned...
Fiber-to-the-home broadband installations expected to rise
Oct 18, 2002,
DSL may be the buzzword associated with broadband communications transfer right now, but according to a recent study, it may lose that title to FTTH....
Builders see signs of economic recovery
Oct 18, 2002,
The construction industry continues to show signs of an economic recovery. Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes declined only...
Study links overhead power lines to cancer, Lou Gehrig’s disease
Oct 14, 2002,
Those who argue that overhead power lines cause cancer received a boost of support recently when the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released...
Monitoring and control device market to enjoy large gains
Oct 9, 2002,
The market for wireless monitoring and control products will increase by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47% over the next five years, bringing...
Home automation market to reach $3 billion by 2007, report says
Oct 4, 2002,
Capitalizing on market segmentation that extends from do-it-yourself systems that employ equipment available at retail outlets to custom homes with hardwired...
October 2002 Web News
Oct 1, 2002, By EC&M Staff
Monthly archive of breaking industry news....
Market Watch
Oct 1, 2002, By EC&M Staff
Industry stats and trends...
Expanding Our Reach
Oct 1, 2002, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
Starting with this issue, EC&M just got bigger a lot bigger! The magazine now reaches 145,000 electrical professionals every month. That's a 45% increase...
North America market for intrinsically safe equipment to increase
Sep 18, 2002,
Already widely used in Europe, intrinsically safe electrical architecture is expected to enjoy large gains in popularity in the United States, according...
Siemens to lay off 140, maybe more next year
Sep 13, 2002,
If layoffs and job reductions are any indication, the sluggish U.S. economy still refuses to improve. Citing a potential 50% drop in demand for its products...
September 2002 Web News
Sep 1, 2002, by EC&M Staff
Monthly archive of breaking industry news....
Truck Manufacturers Roll Out New Models
Sep 1, 2002, By the editors of Fleet Owner Magazine
Almost every major truck manufacturer, from Ford to Freightliner has upgraded its light-, medium-, and heavy-duty models with everything from more powerful engines to additional carrying capacity. Fleet Owner magazine has rounded up the skinny on all of the pertinent changes to the 2003 truck models you're looking into buying....
New York gives $17 million to develop wind farm projects
Aug 23, 2002,
The Northeast isn’t exactly the first place you think of when you hear the word “farm,” but New York is the latest in a string of states along the Eastern...
Surge suppressor growth continues despite struggling economy
Aug 16, 2002,
“The 2002 Power Protection Market Intelligence Program,” a new study released by technology market research firm Venture Development Corp., Natick, Mass.,...
