Independent Electrical Contractors

Future Workforce, Insights

January 9, 2024

By IEC Staff Aey Electric is a family-owned merit shop electrical contracting business started in 1956 by Richard C. Aey out of his home. Today Richard’s sons Bob and Rick

January 9, 2024

By IEC Staff The IEC Emerging Leaders Program is a six-month leadership development experience for professionals in the electrical and systems contracting industry. Each year, six to ten individuals are

November 10, 2023

By IEC Staff The IEC Workforce Development Institute’s recent research report, Understanding Barriers to Entry in the Electrical Trade, included U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that show an estimated 73,500

September 7, 2023

Surrounded by students, Ted Athanas, president of IEC Northern Ohio Board of Trustees and longtime board member Darren Saulnier celebrate Jim’s 23 years of service to the chapter.   Jim

June 29, 2023

Mahsa Poorak believes with all her heart that we HAVE to change the message. As a former public defender turned electrical contracting company chief operating officer, she brings a unique

May 4, 2023

You might say Ken Kettner was born into the electrical contracting business. He started working in his dad’s union shop when he was only 14. He began the International Brotherhood

March 16, 2023

When thinking about who he would like to join his team at Young Electric, Inc. in Wichita, KS, President Cori J. Young thinks beyond top-notch electrical skills and necessary licensing.

January 20, 2023

As IEC Executive Director Thayer Long says elsewhere in this issue of Insights, “IEC exists to help our membership develop a top-notch workforce for today and for tomorrow. We stand

January 20, 2023

Colton Burpo didn’t go through his early years saying, ‘I want to be an electrician when I grow up.’ But life’s circumstances, introspection, prayer, and trusted colleagues led him to

September 22, 2022

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