From courses on estimation and code updates to leadership and emotional intelligence, 2019 will have topics to benefit all member employees. The full course selection is available below, click on each course to learn more and register. 2019 Course Schedule Foreman Training, January 17 Basic Estimating (4 – Day Course),… Read more
On November 19, the Chapter held an awards reception at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia to celebrate the winners of the NECA Penn-Del-Jersey Project Excellence Awards. The Chapter’s Project Excellence Awards program acknowledges the best in electrical construction within its jurisdiction. These awards recognize members for outstanding commitment, professionalism, and… Read more
On Sunday, September 30th, the NECA Convention Apprentice Appreciation Day shattered records of attendance and participation with about 3,000 registrations from 33 different IBEW Locals and 15 NECA Chapters. The day included a program moderated by Penn-Del-Jersey Chapter Director of Business Development Ken MacDougall with presentations by John Dougherty of… Read more
On Monday, October 1st more than 300 runners and walkers participated in a sold out 5k and one mile walk and raised $40,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation and breast cancer research. A special thank you to IBEW Local 98 who matched a $20,000 donation to the Susan G…. Read more
The Penn State Student Chapter continued to prove why they are one of the top Student Chapters in the country! The Students once again made it to the finals of Electri’s Green Energy Challenge and on Saturday, September 30th they presented their Green Energy project to a judging panel made… Read more
The Penn-Del-Jersey Chapter held the first ever Rocky Fun Run at the 2018 NECA Convention to help benefit Susan G. Komen Foundation and breast cancer research. The Chapter sold raffle tickets at its Opening Reception at the Union League, at the Rocky Fun Run Registration Table, and at the Rocky… Read more
The Lehigh Valley’s own Luke R. Cunningham, President of West Side Hammer Electric, Inc., has been named a Fellow to the Academy of Electrical Contracting, a national honor established in Philadelphia in 1968 by the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) that recognizes outstanding leaders in the electrical contracting field. The… Read more
For the eighth consecutive year, members of NECA’s Penn State Student Chapter traveled to Honduras to install solar-powered water pumps to help local residents gain access to clean water. This year the students made two philanthropic trips to Central America in March and May. During the visits to West End, Roatan,… Read more
The Penn-Del-Jersey Chapter, NECA is proud to announce the Chapter’s second annual Project Excellence Awards Program. The Project Excellence Awards will recognize Chapter contractor members for outstanding commitment, professionalism, and ingenuity in delivering their completed project within the Chapter’s jurisdiction. The Program will consider the ten (10) categories below: Commercial/Institutional… Read more
On May 23rd, the Chapter achieved two hard-fought legislative wins. The Pennsylvania General Assembly approved the NECA-supported House Bill 566 for Timely Payment to Contractors and Subcontractors with a vote of 175-16 in the House and 43-5 in the Senate. The same day, it approved Senate Bill 234, NECA-supported legislation… Read more
