More and more women are finding rewarding careers in the building trades. While secretaries, nurses and school teachers comprise the top three career fields employing women, a greater percentage are becoming interested in more men-dominated jobs. One such industry is the building trades, including electrical work. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, only 1.5…
Next is our series of reasons to consider a career in the electrical trade we appeal to those who like to work with their hands – and we don’t mean sitting in a cubicle – as well as those who don’t want to be saddled with a decade or more of student loan payments. Working…
There was a light rain falling on Eastwood Field July 4 that caused a slight delay and a modest restructuring of how 16 military heroes were going to be honored before the Mahoning Valley Scrappers game that night. But it would take a lot more to put a damper on the enthusiasm the thousands in attendance…
Friday night won’t be the first time on the mound for veteran softball player and current IBEW electrician apprentice Brittany Massacci. But it’ll be her first time in front of thousands of fans. Massacci has played slow-pitch softball for more than 20 years, and she currently plays in a league at Packard Park. “I’m nervous to throw the first pitch,”…
More than a dozen members of IBEW Local 573 in Warren spent part of their Saturday morning hanging flower baskets in and around Courthouse Square in downtown Warren, carrying on a tradition in memory of a deceased former member, Bill Horton. “Bill was a special guy, and this was ‘his project’ as part of the…
No one wants to be a bench warmer. This is just as true in athletics as it is in the working world. Not only is sitting on the sidelines no fun, it can also be costly. In order to learn new skills, gain experience, earn a living and prepare for future success, you have to…
With site prep work well underway the ribbon was officially cut today to begin construction of the long-awaited Lordstown Energy Center in Trumbull County. Jack Morse, business manager for IBEW Local 573 in Warren, was on-hand as a representative of the local electrical union, whose workforce will be kept quite busy throughout the project. “The…
Help Wanted: Electrical contractors seek candidate 18 years or older with a driver’s license, high school diploma (or GED) and some basic algebra and reading comprehension skills. Make $50,000 a year – no experience needed. Sounds pretty good, right? For many non-college graduates, “decent paying” jobs can be hard to come by. But for those…
The CR Electric crew donates time, skill and equipment to install power at the May 20-21 American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Liberty Township, continuing a 16-year tradition. “When we first started installing power for the event, 16 years ago, Liberty was the first Relay for Life in Ohio to have power,” said Jason…
College isn’t for everyone, but there’s a false perception that it should be. Sure, the majority of high school graduates —66 percent! — enroll in college; and for many onlookers, those students are deemed the “successful” ones. But nobody tells you that a whopping 41 percent of those students eventually drop out before completing their degree….