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…
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…
For the second year, an IBEW Local 573 apprentice has been awarded a $600 scholarship in memory of Adam Connelly, who passed away following a car accident in November 2022. Instructors at the Warren JATC chose Mike Ferradino as this year’s recipient. Connelly’s parents, Amy and Matt, decided that starting a scholarship was the best…
Three local students pursuing degrees at Youngstown State University received a jolt of support thanks to the Youngstown LMCC scholarship through the YSU Foundation. For 2025, three deserving recipients each received $500 scholarships: Braedyn Flynn, Zane Jakovina and Emme Rubin. Inspiration sparked by family Rubin, 21, is a Canfield graduate and pursuing a degree in…
It’s rare for electricians from two NECA-IBEW contractors to be on expansion projects at the same location, but that’s the case for Boot Electric and Tri-Area Electric. They’re respectively powering new buildings at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center that will prepare students for careers in healthcare, technology and skilled trades. Wiring a new…
Energy is flowing for MG Electric as the Boardman-area electrical contractor rewires a former grocery store in Youngstown that will soon be a hub for veterans’ services. The building, which sat vacant for years on Belmont Avenue, is the new home for the Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission. It’s currently located at Oak Hill Renaissance….
Deciding on an electrical career was a big, first step, for Isaac Arnold, but he has the grit, patience and determination to build a solid future. The 22-year-old Lowellville native, now a third-year apprentice, didn’t waste time after high school. He had his sights set on being an electrician and got the nudge from a…
There’s a full-scale makeover happening at the Ken Ganley Kia dealership on Market Street in Boardman, and Santon Electric is leading the charge on electrical changes. A crew has been on-site since early spring managing a complete overhaul of the building’s electrical infrastructure. Steve Boyce, the foreman on the job for Santon Electric, is no…
The transformation of the former JCPenney location in Austintown continues, and CR Electric is playing a key role in the changes. A Grocery Outlet store is moving in, and for these local electricians, it’s been quite an overhaul. “When we walked in, the building was empty,” said Tom McCleery, project manager for CR Electric. “This…
The call to bring power back to the Copper Ridge injection well in Vienna meant activating a full-scale, high-voltage operation for Girard-based electrical contractor CR Electric. It’s an atypical job that demanded some engineering expertise, heavy duty equipment and thousands of feet of wire. “The well site is about 4,000 feet back from the road,”…