Independent Electrical Contractors

Future Workforce, Insights

March 11, 2024

Jeremy Bass, Justin Garnett, Larry Burmeister, and Phil Burmeister. By IEC Staff Make your company a place where someone wants to spend their time, expend their energy, and do good

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

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

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

September 22, 2022

Mission Critical Solutions (MCS) is a leading-edge technology solutions integrator, headquartered in Tampa, FL. Established in March 1991, MCS provides a diverse range of technology products and services including information

August 3, 2022

APG Takes Recruitment Efforts to New Levels APG Electric, Inc. has been doing business in the Tampa Bay area since 1984. The company is a full-service electrical and systems contractor,

May 26, 2022

Every successful business has one thing in common: great employees. Employees are the most valuable asset to any business and the most difficult part is finding them and then keeping