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Christmas in April season is here!! On April 27, 2024, (Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago) will be servicing the Englewood and Park Forest Communities.
Powering Chicago again requests your assistance in donating your time and resources to make this a truly successful event. “Thank you” in advance for your help.
A link to sign-up vehicles can be found here. Please contact Elbert Walters III or Carrie Spaeth for details on how you can have a positive impact.
The meeting place for the Cook County locale will be Park Forest Village Hall, located at 325 Victory Drive, Park Forest, Illinois. The meeting place for the city locale will be Lindblom Park, located at 6054 S. Damen, Chicago, Illinois. Volunteers need to be at the meeting locations no later than 7:00 a.m.
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Membership Meeting -
April 10, 2024
Please join us for the ECA Regular Membership Meeting.
This evening event is scheduled as follows:
ECA Membership Meeting
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Union League Club
65 W. Jackson
Chicago, IL
(312) 427-7800
Registration / Networking: 12:00 pm
Lunch: 12:30 pm
Business Session: 1:15 pm
Event Concludes: 2:30 pm
Complimentary Valet Parking / Validated Garage Parking
The Club requires at least Business Casual Attire
(Business Casual includes: collared shirt, including turtleneck, slacks or skirt with blouse or sweater. Dress denim is not considered Business Casual).
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2024 Project Excellence Awards
Now Accepting Submissions:
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The NECA Project Excellence Awards were established to honor member companies for their exceptional dedication, professionalism, and creativity in executing electrical projects across 13 diverse market sectors. We are eager to see the innovative and state-of-the-art projects that your company accomplished in 2023.
Deadline to submit is July 14, 2024. Applications submitted must be based on projects completed in 2023. View more information and rules here.
Submit Your Project
2023 Winners
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2024 CISCO's Annual Luncheon
Friday, April 26, 2024.
11 a.m. - Registration
Noon - Program/Lunch
Harry Caray's, inside the Westin
70 Yorktown Center, Lombard
Download Registration Forms
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2024 ECA/NECA Safety Forum
DATE: Friday, April 26, 2024
TIME: 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
LOCATION: DuPage / Local 701 JATC
28600 Bella Vista Parkway
Warrenville, Illinois
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
- John Newquist, CSC is the Instructor concerning the "Workplace Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Training.
- Local 701 MAP representatives will be giving a MAP update
- Local 134 MAP / ERS update by Kathleen Horton, ERS
- Construction Industry Alliance Suicide Prevention update by Kevin O'Shea, Shamrock Electric Company, Inc.
There is no cost to attend this event, but advance registration is required.
This program is complimentary to ECA members.
You need to use the COMP CODE: ECA MEMBER when registering (ECA MEMBER is all uppercase).
Please contact the ECA at: (708) 531-0022 with any questions. We look forward to seeing you, there!
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Jaemie L. Neely, Executive Director, Federation of Women Contractors | |
"Contracting with M/WBE Vendors- The Do's and The Don'ts" Seminar:
April 10, 2024
11:00 am - Noon
Union League Club of Chicago
65 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604
Join us for insight into the essential guidelines and pitfalls to avoid when engaging with minority and women-owned businesses in the electrical contracting industry. Discover strategies for diversity, compliance, and partnerships.
Register Now
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Bill Heffernan, co-founder of Employee Resource Systems, Inc. (ERS) and ScreenSafe, Inc. | Luci Manos, ScreenSafe, Inc. | |
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Reasonable Suspicion Seminar: April 11, 2024
8:00 am - 10:30 am
Maggiano's Banquets
240 Oakbrook Ctr.
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 368-0300
(Breakfast included - to be available by 7:45 am)
Substance abuse in the workplace is a problem with negative consequences for employees and employers.
Most people avoid having drug or alcohol use affect their work time and performance, but some employees struggle to keep their substance use from affecting their employment.
The Reasonable Suspicion training will cover topics such as:
- The signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol misuse and abuse,
- The importance of objective and factual documentation,
- Strategies and approaches to successful interventions and
This program is complimentary to ECA members!
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"Advance the Service & Maintenance of Your Electrical Contracting Business in 2024"
"Dominate Your Market, Learn the Ins and Outs of Compliancy Utilizing NFPA 70E and NFPA 70B."
Monday, March 25, 2024 & Tuesday, March 26, 2024
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
The Hyatt Lodge Conference Center
2715 Jorie Blvd. - Room 264
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 568-1234.
The fee for this program is $500.00 for ECA members.
Register Now
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Various Event Stipends
The Electrical Contractors' Association of City of Chicago (ECA) Executive Committee recently approved a number of educational stipends for various events throughout 2024. Please click on the link for the current listing. The registrations will be reimbursed to the applicable companies after the applicable Conference.
2024 Stipend Listings
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NECA Manual of Labor Units
Tomorrow, NECA will email the Primary Contacts for each member company with directions on how to obtain their free copy of the NECA Manual of Labor Units.
This year, NECA is offering members the choice of receiving their copy as a hard copy book or a 2-year electronic subscription.
You will be asked to fill out a form requesting a free copy, including a unique redemption code that will be provided to you via email.
Free copies must be requested by April 9th.
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Important Improvements to NEBF
Significant improvements have been made by the National Employee Benefit Board (NEBB) and National Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF) trustees to the NEBF that will alleviate the financial concerns of the NECA contractor while providing an increased benefit to the IBEW electrical worker.
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Illinois Green Alliance 2024 Annual Meeting
The IGA is the former Illinois Chapter of the US Green Building Council (USGBC). The IGA Held its Annual Meeting on February 8, 2024, at the office of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL). JLL is a global real estate services company. The session was held in their Aon Center office in Chicago.
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IMSCA Update - December 27, 2023
Please click below for a synopsis of a couple of new rules that have been adopted recently through the administrative rule process which will be impacting contractors and subs. The rules concern Sprinkler Systems and State Contracts.
CLICK HERE FOR NEW RULES
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NECA Podcast Network
Throughout this monthly series, the NECA Risk Management Executive Directors of Safety will discuss specific topics within electrical construction safety.
NECA SAFETY ROUNDUP!
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
ERS helps employees and their household members achieve their personal and professional goals by providing coaching that meets needs in many of life's domains.
Updated ERS
Promotional Toolkit: https://allonehealth.com/toolkit-ers/ for easier access to flyers, Insights Newsletters and much more.
Portal Information
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The Power of Better Episode 9:
In this episode, we journey inside the T5 Data Center in Elk Grove Village. T5 Data Centers designs the data systems that power companies across the country.
Hosted by Powering Chicago’s Executive Director, Elbert Walters III.
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