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ECA Chicago is pleased to announce the 2024 Presidents Party & Holiday Celebration will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at the Art Institute of Chicago. We welcome all ECA member companies and their employees to attend this highly-anticipated event.

ECA Chicago’s 2024 President’s Party & Holiday Celebration:



Saturday, December 7, 2024

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Art Institute of Chicago 

111 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60603

PLEASE NOTE: The Chicago Athletic Club Hotel is fully booked. Reservations have been extended to November 22nd for the Palmer House.

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NECA is thrilled to unveil the newly reimagined NECA Future Leaders Program! With a renewed focus on industry excellence, this program is crafted to inspire and elevate the next generation of leaders through comprehensive professional and personal growth opportunities. Activities are open to all electrical construction industry professionals employed by a NECA member company, Chapter or Industry Alliance Network partner.

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June 8-13, 2025

The CEO Advanced Leadership Seminar (CALS) is a comprehensive one-week professional development program designed for rising senior leaders. Expand your business acumen and refine your personal leadership skills with a custom-designed curriculum that will deepen your knowledge of business operations, show you practical methods to address challenges, and solve complex business problems. With MBA-level instruction, learn how electrical contracting industry issues relate to the global marketplace.



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NECA Now 2025, NECA’s biennial Leadership and Personal Development Conference, which will be held April 7-9 in Hollywood, Florida, will include a track on mentoring, recruiting, and retaining employees. We’d love to include success stories from NECA Contractors.

We look forward to you presenting the innovative things your company is doing! Please submit the form below to share your information with the NECA Education team. <

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If you have any questions, please reach out to Stephanie Adamec at sma@necanet.org.

EVENTS

What is National Apprenticeship Week?

 NAW is a nationwide celebration where employers, industry representatives, labor organizations, community-based organizations, workforce partners, educational institutions, and Federal, State, and Local government agencies host events to showcase the successes and value of Registered Apprenticeship for strengthening our economy by developing a highly skilled workforce to meet industry needs, creating pathways for career seekers to catapult into good jobs, and advancing racial and gender equity. NAW gives Registered Apprenticeship sponsors the opportunity to showcase their programs, facilities, and apprentices in their community. 

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January 27-30, 2025

The MEP Innovation Conference is ready to share with you the most relevant information on new tools, software, technology, and processes to improve your productivity and profitability. Mark your calendars for January 27-30, 2025, and meet us in vibrant Los Angeles, CA, for an unmissable conference experience! This event will foster collaboration, facilitate the sharing of best practices, and drive collective progress towards the future of the industry.

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EDUCATION

Now Available: 2023 Financial Benchmarker Report

The highly anticipated 2023 Financial Benchmarker Report is now available! This is a detailed publication providing a comprehensible analysis of key financial data within the electrical construction industry. The Report allows contractors and financial professionals to evaluate their company’s performance and report on how it compares with the industry in regard to key ratios and interpretive commentary on liquidity, profitability, leverage, and efficiency. 

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Please contact education@necanet.org with any questions!

Document Crunch

Contractors who sign up for the service will have exclusive access to an ELECTRI-specific solution through Document Crunch’s innovative platform.

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If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Nancy Sheehy at nsheehy@documentcrunch.com.

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ELECTRI Updates



  ELECTRI October Recap



Electri 2024 Summer Council Meeting Recap

New ELECTRI Research!

ELECTRI’s newest research is now available. Exploring Digital Twins in Construction: Understanding & Leveraging Impact is a white paper that delves into the concept of digital twins, a virtual representation of real-world physical assets or systems, and examines their relevance and potential impact within the electrical construction industry. You can download the paper or watch a recent webinar on the project here.

ELECTRI November Webinars:

Our next IT & Coffee session will be on November 21^st at 11AM Eastern. The session will focus on cybersecurity and will be led by Dr. James McGibney, Senior Director of Cybersecurity with Rosendin

To make it easier for you and any of your staff to join each month’s IT & Coffee or ConTech & Coffee, we ask that you complete a one-time sign-up here.  If you already signed up, you’re all set. If not, this is your chance. A calendar hold for this meeting will only be sent to those who have registered.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

• Register for the Winter ELECTRI Council Meeting here. Well over 120 attendees have already registered and the golf event is filling fast. Don’t miss out. For any registration questions, please contact Laura.Holmes@electri.org.
• Incentive Pay Research: We are still looking for participants for this important research. Participants will include construction professionals from electrical contracting companies and related industry partners. Your insights will contribute to developing strategies that can enhance the effectiveness of incentive pay in the industry. To fill out the survey, please Click Here. 

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the upcoming ELECTRI Council Winter Meeting, taking place January 15-17, 2025, at the La Quinta Resort and Spa. You can register for the event here.

New Think Like A Leader interview available now: Mike Dumas of Crawford Electric knows that the company’s culture is key to the way its people interact and serve their customers. Mike regards the EC industry as offering a fantastic career for men and women as long as they concentrate on being the very best at their jobs today and every day. That focus is central to Crawford’s customer service and its ongoing success. You can watch the interview here.

ELECTRI appreciates your assistance with this research. If you have any questions about the research, please contact Amanda Harbison, ELECTRI’s Director of Research, at Amanda@electri.org.

ELECTRI International Quick Links

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Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention

It is an unfortunate fact that construction has the highest rate of suicide of any industry in America. We lose about 53 out of every 100,000 members of our industry EVERY YEAR to suicide. We are four times the average of other industries. We have a crisis in construction and we need to do something about it. You can visit the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention website and learn more. We urge all to take the pledge to STAND UP for suicide prevention and address it as a health and safety priority.

CLICK HERE FOR A "Stand Up for Suicide Prevention" Information Sheet.