In 1920, Paul J. Grunau established Grunau Company, Inc. located in Milwaukee, Wisc. Originally a plumbing contractor, by 1923 Grunau had also added HVAC services to the company’s capabilities. Soon after, Grunau brought its mechanical expertise to the area of fire protection and sheet metal services. After 40 successful years in Milwaukee, Grunau Company expanded…
NECA-IBEW Electricians supported the annual Building Trades Bike Run benefiting the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley’s AFL-CIO Community Services this past weekend. IBEW Local 573 President/Organizer Mike Nemkovich rode among the 100 or so participants, and the Youngstown and Warren LMCCs contributed raffle basket prize items. The ride originated at the Operating…
Our Jim Burgham, business manager for IBEW Local 64 in Youngstown, was among 270 riders in the IBEW Cystic Fibrosis Motorcycle Ride last weekend that started and ended at the Canaan Valley Resort in Davis, W. Va. The annual ride brought awareness to cystic fibrosis, and half of the registration fees were donated to the…
Volunteers from IBEW Local 573 in Warren carried on a recent tradition started by a now-deceased member of their union by hanging flower baskets throughout Warren’s Courthouse Square, amphitheater and surrounding roads in downtown Warren. More than 20 IBEW members and their families donated their time and labor to assist the Trumbull 100, of which…
The NECA-IBEW Electricians partnered with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers on a promotional program that included sponsorship of the home opener’s fireworks display. As the more than 5,000 fans arrived at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio, they were given flying discs with the NECA-IBEW Electricians logo promoting the electrician apprentice program. And before the game started,…
Eight year-old Corena Carolyne might not yet know which hand she’s going to throw with, but she was certainly excited to meet and play catch with a professional baseball player during Mahoning Valley Scrappers Media Day. Carolyne, of North Lima, was chosen to throw the ceremonial first pitch at the June 25 Scrappers home opener,…
It’s a scoreboard where everybody wins. The new centerpiece to South Range Baseball Association’s baseball field complex on Nila Road in North Lima is this beautiful, two-sided electronic scoreboard donated by NECA-IBEW Electricians and installed by “Joe” Dickey Electric. “It’s an awesome addition to the ballpark, and an honor to give back to a community…
NECA-IBEW Electricians member contractors and IBEW representatives unanimously approved an initiative to support Youngstown CityScape’s “Streetscape 2015: Bloom or Bust” program in the downtown area. The local association of union electrical contractors and IBEW locals donated financial assistance to “adopt a pot” to assist with the cost of purchasing landscaping materials. Dozens of community volunteers…
Not all electrician apprentice programs are the same. Just ask Charley Grimes. According to Grimes, a current apprentice in the local union commercial/industrial electrical program, “I learned more in a five month period here that I did in a year (in a non-union shop). Two-three years went by, and I wasn’t really getting any training—I…
Not sure you have what it takes to become an electrician? You might be surprised. The NECA-IBEW Electricians, and Youngstown and Warren Area Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committees offer unique opportunities for individuals to learn critical skills in the electrical industry while they work. Apprenticeship opportunities include a three-year residential electrician program and a…