Not all projects take weeks or months to complete, but CR Electric applied a lot of expertise and attention to detail on a recent residential job. Electricians were called to Austintown to run power from a house to a newly built 16-by-20-foot shed in the backyard. The groundwork for power What may seem like a…
The power of NECA-IBEW Electricians is flowing into a nonprofit focused on meeting critical housing needs for adults with autism. Santon Electric has been working on the first-ever Dylan’s House on Judith Lane in Struthers, which is expected to open in the coming months. The city donated the land for the home, and local contractors…
Representatives from the electrical trade recently joined other building trades at a presentation for school counselors hosted by Mahoning Valley Skilled Trades, The Builders Association and Western Reserve Building Trades. The March 19 event, held at Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 396’s training center in Boardman, was designed to give the region’s guidance counselors a clearer…
The Youngstown and Warren LMCCs put big energy behind the fight against childhood cancer by contributing $500 to a local electrician’s fundraising effort for the recent St. Baldrick’s Shave Youngstown event. Peter Barone, an IBEW Local 64 member and MG Electric employee, took that support to the barber’s chair on March 14 at Penguin City,…
The commitment from NECA-IBEW Electricians reaches beyond industry and into the heart of the communities they serve. VEC served as a sponsor of the Tri-County Heart Ball held in Canfield on February 28 – and brought a couple of other NECA Mahoning Valley contractors along to support the American Heart Association and its mission. Rachel…
The new Mercy Health – Champion Emergency Center is taking shape, and Dickey Electric is helping power the progress. Ground was broken on the project in August 2025, and Dickey Electric has been working at the site since September. The facility is located on Educational Highway – near Trumbull Career and Technical Center and Kent…
Not only has “Joe” Dickey Electric energized a Boardman property now renovated to support area first responders, but the electrical contractor also brings unique connections to the project. The Clarence R. Smith Jr. Family Mahoning Valley First Responder Wellness Center on Raupp Avenue opened on October 28, which is First Responders Day. The center serves…
Plugged into progress, NECA-IBEW Electricians delivered some real power across the Mahoning Valley in 2025. From transforming spaces like a former department store into a grocery store, to rewiring a home into a wellness center for first responders, our electrical contractors and electricians made a bright impact. Their work brought new life to a downtown…
IBEW Local 573 is making a bigger impact this holiday season after donating 26 new bikes to Trumbull County Children Services. It’s the most ever since the membership started the tradition over a decade ago. Union leadership, along with three apprentices, made the delivery on December 9 and helped the agency staff get the bikes…
On an active job site in Salem, Joey Hawkins is not only laying the groundwork for a new senior living community, but also his future. Hawkins, 22, is a third-year apprentice with IBEW Local 64 and is currently working with Santon Electric at the future Shepherd of the Valley facility. He’s found solid footing in…