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VEC Inc.’s Chris Jaskiewicz stood with other Mahoning Valley business, labor and community leaders last week to vocally oppose a proposed Youngstown city charter amendment that would ban many oil and gas related activities and businesses within the city limits. The measure is slated for the May 7 primary ballot.

Bruce & Merrilees Electric is proud to be the electrical contractor for the recently completed new emergency and surgical wing at Jameson Hospital in New Castle, Pa. Company officials say it’s a critical community improvement project and truly state-of-the-art facility.

See it for yourself at a Community Open House scheduled for Saturday, March 23 from 11-2.

Not all electricians are created equal. When you need to hire an electrician for a residential or commercial project it’s important to not only solicit multiple bids, but to consider a range of factors in your decision.

The NECA-IBEW Electricians in the Mahoning Valley recommend asking the following questions when evaluating electrical contractors:

As Shell Oil considers plans to build a billion-dollar ethane cracker plant in Western Pennsylvania, the IBEW is assertively positioning itself to win construction work for its signatory contractors.

Recently an IBEW international film crew was in the Mahoning Valley gathering interviews and footage to include in a sales video touting the IBEW’s unique capabilities to service Shell’s needs with union electricians from among the local workforce.

Republished from WKBN-TV. Click here to view TV coverage.

A homeless shelter in downtown Sharon is expanding into Trumbull County.

Joshua’s Haven is in the process of renovating an old grocery store in Masury in Brookfield Township. On Thursday, students from the fourth-year apprentice class of the Electrical Workers Union were busy putting in new wiring for the building.

YOUNGSTOWN (February 13, 2013) – Jeff Barber was re-elected president of the Mahoning Valley chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) at its annual election meeting held recently. He will serve a second one-year term as the group’s leader.

WARREN (February 11, 2013) – Trumbull County union electrician Steve Fife was named the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee’s “Instructor of the Year.”

While he’ll be formally recognized at the IBEW’s national Construction and Maintenance Conference in Washington, D.C. in April, a local celebration was held in Fife’s honor at the IBEW Local 573 Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in Warren.

As published in the Mid January 2013 issue of The Business Journal … Union electricians, contractors see steady rise in work. A combination of work expected from major projects and a projected increase in smaller commercial construction activity bodes well for business in 2013, according to the National Electrical Contractors Association/International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers….