by Jenny Boone | Aug 7, 2017 | IEC News and Events
IEC Chesapeake’s Nominating Chair Mike Knecht is asking for your assistance in identifying potential members willing to serve in the following leadership positions: President Vice President Secretary/Treasurer A vital component to our Chapter successfully meeting...
by Jenny Boone | Jul 26, 2017 | IEC News and Events
We blogged about this- several different ways in fact- all last year. The skilled worker shortage, both in the United States and globally, is real. Pipelined work opening up in the last 6 months is real. When the two converge it’s not a pretty sight. “Construction...
by Jenny Boone | Jul 9, 2017 | Industry News and Articles
It’s Back! Bigger & Better for 2017 Thursday, September 21, 2017 10am-6pm Martin’s Crosswinds7400 Greenway Center DriveGreenbelt, MD 20770 Click to download 4-page PDF Click to download...
by Jenny Boone | Jul 5, 2017 | Industry News and Articles
We hear a lot about millennials these days, and with good reason. They’re buying houses, paying off student debt, getting involved, and working at their first real job. You might have one or a few working for you right now. Give them what they need to be fulfilled by...
by Jenny Boone | Jul 5, 2017 | IEC News and Events
Choose Wisely Online or “brick and mortar” education? Your educational choices are always important, difficult to make, and deserve research on your part. IEC Chesapeake is no stranger to providing a quality, four- year electrical apprenticeship program; for over...
by Jenny Boone | Jul 3, 2017 | Industry News and Articles
Develop talent now for a successful future While incentives such as bonuses and profit sharing are important, recognizing achievements and building self-esteem are priceless. Some business owners procrastinate or avoid communicating their succession plans because they...
by Jenny Boone | Jul 3, 2017 | Industry News and Articles
First things first: there is no magic solution to raising your credit score overnight. If you have a low score due to, say, bankruptcy (which can affect your credit for up to seven years), boosting it requires a long-term plan of consistent on-time payments, and other...
by Jenny Boone | Jul 3, 2017 | Industry News and Articles
IEC Chesapeake member Jeff Gilbert, Azimuth Solar Training, LLC, represented our chapter and his company by leading a directed study on solar energy at the National Youth Science Camp at Camp Pocahontas near Bartow, in the eastern mountains of West Virginia’s Potomac...
by Jenny Boone | Jul 3, 2017 | Industry News and Articles
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity! Unless you work outdoors, that is. Then it’s both. Working outside on a nice summer day can be a pleasure. But if your job takes you outdoors when it’s hot and humid, it can stop being pleasurable and become downright dangerous....
by Jenny Boone | Jun 27, 2017 | Industry News and Articles
MANASSAS, Va. (June 26, 2017)—Republican candidate for governor Ed Gillespie visited Ennis Electric last week to speak at an employee town hall. Gillespie spent about an hour speaking with Ennis Electric employees about his plans and vision for the state. He discussed...
