North Lima-based “Joe” Dickey Electric is helping General Motors expand its automotive industry-leading solar energy footprint by installing an 8,500-panel, 6-acre large solar array at the GM Lordstown complex. The 2.2 megawatt system is the largest automotive industry solar array in the Western Hemisphere, the company said, and electricians from local electrical contractor Joe Dickey…
GIRARD. Ohio — Valley Electrical Consolidated Inc. awarded a $5,000 grant to Sister Jerome’s Poor to sponsor a local college student as well as to provide mentoring for the student. The check for sponsorship was presented to Sister Jerome Corcoran at VEC’s headquarters Oct. 31. VEC, Inc. is the parent company of Valley Electrical and…
Union electricians from IBEW Local 64 in Youngstown, IBEW Local 573 in Warren and NECA-IBEW Electricians member contractors boned up on the latest in LED lighting and electrical devices at a training seminar held this week. Representatives from Hubbell conducted the training, and NECA-IBEW Electricians sponsored the session as part of its ongoing efforts to…
A celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the culmination of a year-long construction project at Youngstown State University as it officially opened its new Veterans Center this week. The $1.25 million project was supported by a $2,500 donation from NECA-IBEW Electricians. Local media covered the event. The 6,000 square-foot facility expands services to military veterans and service…
The Mahoning Valley chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association named Jack Savage as Assistant Executive Director. Savage will replace Thomas Travers as Executive Director upon his retirement at the end of 2014. Savage is an attorney, formerly with Manchester, Bennett, Powers & Ullman (now Manchester Newman & Bennett) in Youngstown, and also owned and…
NECA-IBEW Electricians is proud to welcome former serviceman James Skok and his family into their new Habitat for Humanity veteran’s build home in Austintown. The organization as a whole, and specifically member contractor Joe Dickey Electric and IBEW Local 64 in Youngstown, provided the skilled labor and materials to install the home’s electrical service as…
Jim Burgham, business manager for IBEW Local 64 in Youngstown, was appointed to the 8-person IBEW International Executive Council, effective this month. He’s the first local officer to ever hold this position. Burgham represents District 3, comprised of Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana and Michigan. His business manager role with Local 64 will not change….
Almost there. Former U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant James Skok and his family are weeks away from moving into their nearly completed Habitat for Humanity home in Austintown, and this week a group of journeyman electricians from Dickey Electric and electrician apprentices from the YJATC did the finishing work on the home’s electrical service. The Skoks…
The 2014-2015 edition of the OH-PENN Interstate Region Economic Development magazine has hit the streets, and it’s hard to miss the splash made by the Youngstown, Warren and Western Pennsylvania union electrical contractors and IBEW electricians locals. The NECA-IBEW Electricians group placed a full-page ad on the inside front cover that touts, in part, “We…
He’s amassing quite a hardware collection, and by all accounts at the July Mahoning Valley NECA chapter meeting he’s well-deserving of these and many more. Rex Ferry, owner and CEO of VEC, Inc., was presented the James Robert “Bob” Pritchard Electrical Industry Award with his family by his side from a distinguished group of executives…