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Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain
Member News | November/December 2018
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Grab a holiday treat and enjoy this month’s eNews!
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Upcoming Events:
Friday, November 30, 2018
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Friday, December 7
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Upcoming Classes:
Monday - Thursday, December 3 - 6
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, December 5
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Saturday, December 8
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, December 8
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, December 12
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Saturday, January 19
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, January 19
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday Evenings
February 6 - March 13
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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Greetings!
November brings Thanksgiving and reminds us all to share thanks and count blessings. 2018 was a terrific year for IECRM, and I am grateful for our dedicated members, engaged partners, wonderful staff, and eager apprentices.
Earlier this month, we held our annual State of the Industry Business Dinner and reported that IECRM and its apprentice-training program have had a year of significant growth. A full recap of my report at the dinner is
here
. A few 2018 statistics to note, however are (1) a 10% increase in contractor membership; (2) a record-topping 1,883 apprentices enrolled; (3) 42 instructors and the
need to hire more
; (4) amazing awards recognition at IEC-CON in September including the Apprentice of the Year; (5) and impressive national leadership recognition among our contractor members, professional partners, and emerging leaders.
This coming Friday, November 30th, IECRM members, apprentices, alumni, spouses, children, and friends are invited to our
Family-Friendly Holiday & Parade Viewing Party
, coinciding with the LIVE broadcast of the 44th Annual 9NEWS Parade of Lights, where
IECRM's Sparkling Ice Castle float
will make its repeat performance! Skip the line at the mall and join special guests this year, Santa and the lovely Mrs. Claus.
It’s not too late to register
for this fun and warm way to celebrate the holidays and view the parade with prepaid parking. All tickets must be purchased by Tuesday, November 27th by 5pm. Tickets and more information are available
here
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Want to be on TV?
Volunteer to WALK in the Parade of Lights with IECRM's Sparkling Ice Castle Float! Join us Friday or Saturday for a fun and free way to experience the parade.
Register and learn more here.
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December is IECRM Social Media month and on our list for Santa are year-end
Google reviews
, more “Likes” and “Followers” on
Facebook
,
Twitter
,
Linkedin
and
Instagram
. Another gift we’ve whispered in Santa’s ear and told the Elves about is to be able to see and share all the holiday fun through photos and images from IECRM events and the celebrations held by our members, partners, staff and apprentices. Wear an ugly Christmas sweater on December 21st (Ugly Christmas Sweater Day) or anytime during the month and share those images with us using hashtags
#WeAreIEC #IECRM
. They are always great fun and good for a few Santa-like belly laughs.
In 2019, we will strive to build on our success and aspire to make our initiatives and programs even more inspiring and impactful.
Wishing you the happiness of good friends, the joy of a happy family, and the wonder of the holiday season!
Marilyn Akers Stansbury, CEO
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Five New Directors Join Independent Electrical Contractors Board
The Independent Electrical Contractors – Rocky Mountain Chapter named five new directors to its board during the organizations annual “State of the Industry” business meeting on November 8.
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New Board Members (2019-2020 Term)
Sam Gluck, APCO Electric
Jeramie Green, Graybar
David Jones, QED
Brenda Magee, Magee Electric
Russell Tafoya, Weifield Group Contracting
Returning Board members (2017-2019 Term)
Pete Aden, Wipfli/ Bauerle an Company
Robert Cheney, RK Electric
Leighland Gutierrez, Courtesy Electric
Nathan Goodman, Eaton Corporation
Justin Martin, Bret’s Electric
David Scott, Encore Electric and IECRM Chair
Dennis Walker, United Rentals
Robert Watkins, Kenny Electric
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Friday, November 30
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
IECRM members, apprentices, alumni, spouses, children, and friends are invited to
IECRM's Family-Friendly Holiday Parade Viewing Party
, coinciding with the LIVE broadcast of the 44th Annual 9NEWS Parade of Lights, where
IECRM's Sparkling Ice Castle float
will make its repeat performance!
Cheer on the IECRM float from the beautiful Hyatt Regency, with direct indoor and outdoor views of the Parade, as part of our Family-Friendly Holiday Party. IECRM members and students designed and built the float in 2017 as the newest addition to the 9NEWS Parade of Lights in more than 20 years.
Invite your family and friends to
experience the 9NEWS Parade of Lights
in style
-- and warmth -- with a spectacular view from the 2nd floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel located directly on the parade route OR take your hot cocoa and step right outside to get a close-up view.
Tickets include:
Dinner, dessert, hot cocoa, spectacular indoor and outdoor views of the electrical parade,
a visit with Santa (bring your own camera for FREE pics!)
, entertainment, games, a visit with the Ice Castle prince and princess, and much more!
REGISTER NOW
Walk in the Parade of Lights and be on TV!
Join IECRM as a volunteer walker alongside our Sparkling Ice Castle float for a fun and free way to experience the parade.
Register here.
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Apprentice Spotlight: Ryan Slayton, Denver Water
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Ryan Slayton is in his third year at IECRM and is an apprentice with Denver Water, the water utility company
that serves 1.4 million people in the City of Denver and many of its surrounding suburbs. Denver Water is celebrating its centennial this year.
Ryan’s electrical career began fixing tanning beds for a national chain of tanning salons. He worked there a couple of years and then was presented with the opportunity to work temporarily at Denver Water. He started in the electrical shop and after about a year, was offered a job as a full-time apprentice. A year later, Ryan enrolled at IECRM. “I am really enjoying my training at the school as well as my instructors,” he says. “I’m very excited about becoming an electrician!”
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Contractor Spotlight: Jake Jackson, Juniper Mountain Electric
"Get the Life You Desire and Deserve"
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Jake Jackson and his partner and wife, Bonnie, own and operate Juniper Mountain Electric. Jake was raised on the Western Slope of Colorado where he grew up without electricity or indoor plumbing. Looking to the east, Jake soon realized that Denver had more opportunity than his hometown. So he headed to the big city, went to college and graduated second in his class.
His chosen field turned out to not be very rewarding for Jake so he switched to the skilled trades in 2000 and enrolled at IECRM as an apprentice in 2001. He graduated from IECRM in 2005 and later began teaching at the school.
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In 2018, the IECRM Board of Directors established a strategic Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) initiative to build on our previous and existing efforts and that of the apprenticeship program to attract, recruit, retain and sustain a diverse and inclusive membership and apprenticeship community for the electrical contracting industry...
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IECRM: The State of Our Industry is Strong…and Thriving
“The State of the Industry Business inner is our yearly opportunity to update IEC members on all that is happening in the Rocky Mountain chapter and how we are performing as an association, apprentice training program, and as an industry,” IECRM Board Chair David Scott told the nearly 150 members and partners present as he opened the evening, November 8th at the Wellshire Event Center.
Marilyn Stansbury walked the audience through IECRM’s 2018 accomplishments and performance:
Member Services
- 10% increase in Contractor membership
- 172 Contractor members
- 82 Industry partners
- 37 Member events
- 61 Continuing Education classes
- 16 Emerging Leaders
Apprenticeship Programs
- A record-topping 1,883 Apprentices
- 42 instructors, and we need MORE
- 40 Apprentices competed in the annual Wire-Off and Skills Challenge... READ MORE
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Holiday Cheer! Give IECRM a Special Gift this Year with a Year-End Google Review
IECRM uses social media to share education and awareness about the electrical industry, issues impacting us in Colorado and nationally, as well as the accomplishments of our chapter, our members, and the events and celebrations we hold year-round.
Give us a year-end review on
Google
, Like us on
Facebook
,
Twitter
and
Instagram
. Connect with us on
LinkedIn
. Post to our pages. Tag us in your own posts about our events and programs using
#IECRM & #WeAreIEC
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Why not post on December 21 –
National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
!
It’s about proudly sporting your favorite ugly Christmas sweater for the entire day...regardless of circumstances. Please share your photos strutting your ugly stuff. Show us your staff holiday fun and post images from our holiday party celebrating the Parade of Lights.
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Sign up for your CEUs by the end
of the year to
g
et the best pricing!
Upcoming CEUs:
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NFPA 70e
– Wednesday, March 13 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Membership Benefit: Borrowed Worker Program
Being an IECRM member comes with many key benefits, sometimes
much more than you originally believed when you first joined. Many contractors and business partners join IECRM in the hope of receiving one specific benefit or achieving one goal, but then learn that many more benefits that hold much more opportunity are available to them.
Common reasons for joining IECRM include networking, training and education, certification, influence, information, best practices, exchange of ideas and building relationships. IECRM’s Borrowed Worker program provides a key benefit that is why many members join and other members don’t take advantage of...
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“Apprenticeship” is an ‘earn while you learn’ training model that combines work-based learning with related classroom teaching using the highest industry standards. At IECRM we educate over 2300 electrical apprentices and licensed electricians annually. IECRM and our members are dedicated to educating, promoting, and advancing the electrical industry....
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What’s Next Following the Midterm Elections 2018
- Preparation, solid business case and new relationships vital to navigating important issues coming our way in 2019
On November 15, the
IECRM Government Relations committee
hosted the
Annual IECRM Policy Forum,
part of National Apprenticeship Week this year
.
Mid-term election results were presented and discussed including results of the Colorado Governor’s race, and both the state senate and congressional contests
...
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State Electrical Board Sunset Review by Colorado Legislature in 2019
The State Electrical Board (SEB) and the Division of Professions and Occupations are required by law to be reviewed periodically to determine if certain industries and occupations should be subject to governance and licensure. This happens by the Colorado legislature through a process called Sunset Review.
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Donate to IECRM and Receive a 25%Tax Credit
Did you know the State of Colorado allows you to take a 25% tax credit on your state income taxes when you donate to IECRM because of our designation as an Enterprise Zone?
The Enterprise Zone Program encourages job creation and capital investment in economically depressed areas by providing tax credits to businesses and projects that promote and encourage economic development activities in those areas. To see how a donation to IEC can benefit you from a tax standpoint, please see the example below.
Example based on a deduction of a $1,000 donation: If you were in the 28% tax
bracket for federal income tax purposes, this donation would decrease your federal
tax liability by $280 plus a reduction of Colorado tax liability in the amount of $46.
The donation would also qualify for the 25% Enterprise Zone Credit. In this
example, this credit would be $250 and would be available to offset the Colorado
income tax liability. The total fefederal and state tax savings generated by your
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The
IECRM / ABC Safety Committee’s mission is to pursue unbiased knowledge, resources and available education to our industry members ensuring the elimination of unsafe conditions and work practices resulting in the safe-keeping of human life, property and worker’s compensation premiums.
Our mission will be accomplished through persistent and motivating communications. Conducting monthly Educational Safety Forums facilitated by Industry Safety Experts will provide a vast and wide range of safety awareness with current and up to date information.
The FREE IECRM/ABC Safety Forums are scheduled for the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30am. Locations vary. Please visit
iecrm.org for more information.
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Special People. Special Creatures. We learned from each other.
On October 18th, the IECRM Emerging Leaders (EL) 7.0 began their day at Freedom Service Dogs (FSD). FSD trains dogs that come from shelters and rescue organizations to provide military veterans and many others suffering with mental and physical challenges with a caring companion who helps them with recovery. These incredible creatures open doors, pick up items, pull wheelchairs, go for help, turn on lights, and know more than 50 other commands. They enhance social interaction and assist in programs for humane education, disabilities awareness, character development for at-risk youth, and rehabilitation therapy
...
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Friday, November 30
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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December 7, from 5pm - 9pm
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David Kendall of ABB
(Formerly Thomas & Betts)
has very generously extended an invitation to all IECRM contractor members to attend the
ABB Customer World
event at the George Brown Convention Center in
Houston TX, March 4 – 7, 2019 for FREE.
ABB Customer World
brings together professionals from utilities, industries and infrastructure for a premier educational and collaboration event. Experience an innovative look at new ideas, trends and technologies.
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Estate Planning Awareness
Why do so many people not have an estate plan in place? Individuals cite a variety of reasons for not having one, from cost, to not knowing where to go to create a plan, to just not getting around to it. Without a will or trust, the state will determine who will receive an individual’s assets after death...
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HR Question of the Month:
Concurrent or individual FMLA Leave for Spouses?
We have two employees who are husband and wife. One is requesting FMLA due to needing surgery and recovery. The other spouse is requesting FMLA for the surgery and then shortly after to care for her and then intermittent leave to transport her for follow-up visits. Are their leaves handled as individual employees each eligible for the 12 weeks?
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What if Capital Gains Were Indexed to Inflation?
Investors would be taxed less if this idea gets the green light.
Recently, President Trump and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin both voiced their support for an intriguing idea: the indexing of capital gains. The idea is not new; President George H.W. Bush’s administration briefly considered it in the
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Pinnacol will decrease workers' compensation rates and issue a general dividend in 2019
Lower rates, bigger dividends and more money for your business
We're pleased to share that Pinnacol's board of directors has approved a 2019 decrease in workers' compensation rates that will average 10 percent for our 57,000-plus policyholders in Colorado.
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Social media flipping safety on its head
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Hiring? Post your ad for FREE on our member exclusive
Or Access
Please Note: The password for the member rescources (member list, hire list, etc.) has been updated.
Email
info@iecrm.org
to request the password to access the IECRM member exclusive documents.
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