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Join us to celebrate excellence in the electrical and renewable energy industry at the 13th Annual IECRM Summit Awards Banquet on Thursday, April 11!
Click here for more info.
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What's Coming up
Events:
Thursday, April 11
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursday, April 25
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Thursday, April 25
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Friday, May 10
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
CEUs:
Saturday, April 13
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, April 13
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, May 11
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, May 11
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Classes & Forums:
Wednesday, April 24
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Wednesdays, May 1 - 22,
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Committee Meetings:
Thursday, April 4
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Wednesday, April 17
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Thursday, May 2
7:30 am - 8:30 am
View a list of all upcoming
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Greetings!
As we
spring ahead,
though we lost an hour of precious sleep, spring does seem to be in the air! It’s also the time of IECRM’s year when Summit Award nominations have been submitted, nominees are judged by industry peers, and preparations are underway for the
award ceremony and banquet on Thursday, April 11
.
On a national level, the IEC National Spark Awards and call for nominations opens April 1.
The big news this month is about
CEUs
! With all electrician licenses expiring in September 2020, it’s time to think about preparing for renewals and planning to ensure that your workforce is scheduled to earn the requisite number of continuing education hours for Colorado as well as other states in which you operate. Not only does
IECRM provide ALL of the required 24 CEU
hours that you will need, but we now offer
Group CEUs
to get your entire team’s educational needs met at once. We’ll even come to your site!
Also as part of this e-news, we’re amplifying another member benefit:
the IEC National Forum Groups
. Several IECRM members already participate and we hope you will consider how these groups might help you and your business. Other ways to take advantage of your national benefits is to attend
IEC National events
in May and October.
To better serve our members and students, IECRM staff are diligently working on a new database and content management system. See the article in this issue for more details.
Despite the “bomb cyclone” storm that brought hurricane-force winds and snow to the Front Range, candidates were hired at the IECRM Career Fair in Fort Collins. It’s time to sign up for the
April and May Career Fairs at the Northglenn campus
. These fairs continue to provide a terrific way to meet prospective workforce candidates.
It’s a busy time and I, for one, am energized even more than usual by the great work all of us do together and saying farewell to winter.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Akers Stansbury, IECRM CEO
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13th Annual IECRM Summit Awards
The prestigious I
ECRM Summit Awards recognize excellence in the electrical, construction, and renewable energy fields throughout the Rocky Mountain region. Most IECRM Summit Award nominees go on to receive IEC national awards for their outstanding work. This year’s Summit Awards, sponsored by CRS Insurance, will take place again at the
Denver Athletic Club on Thursday, April 11th.
Every year, this event is among the most prestigious in our industry and your lights shine brightly as we honor excellence among us. Celebrate our industry’s top performers! Join us at this memorable dinner and awards ceremony with more than 250 of your top colleagues.
New for 2019: We will begin the evening with a red-carpet-worthy cocktail hour.
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Big News for Electrical CEUs!
IECRM is your one-stop for The State’s new requirements.
With the State of Colorado’s new
requirement of 24 hours of Continuing Education Units
(CEUs) for ALL electrical licenses, you’ve come to the right place!
- 24 Required Hours: It’s easy to complete your 24 required hours with the variety of state-approved CEUs offered through IECRM.
- New State-Approved Courses: Your IECRM Training Department has been working diligently with the State to get CEU credit hours for some of our most popular courses.
- Member Discount: Members always receive the best pricing on CEUs and professional development courses. Click here to see our full line-up.
- Group Rates: Ensure your workforce is compliant and receive a 10% discount when you sign up 10 or more of your team together. Sign up online at iecrm.org/GroupCEU.
- Reciprocity with 15 States: Lifelong learning pays off when you put your training to work for you throughout the country...READ MORE
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Today’s Electrical Contractor
Competing in Today’s Electrical Construction Industry
Colorado Construction & Design’s
2019
Winter/Spring issue is out and features 10 pages about electrical contracting in Colorado today. Four contractors and IECRM are featured, talking about business challenges, technology and innovation.
As your trade association, IECRM focuses on what it’s like to be an electrical contractor, licensure, and the future opportunity for professionals in this sector. We hope you will take a moment and read through the section.
This is great exposure to the world of companies in electrical contracting and renewable energy. Feel free to share it out with your employees, apprentices, and community!
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A New Age of Technology at IECRM
The 2019 IECRM Strategic Plan includes identifying, procuring, and upgrading technology to meet the needs of members and students.
We are so pleased to announce some major changes coming your way in June!
IECRM joins a handful of other IEC Chapters in upgrading our current systems to a new enterprise system:
Flashpoint.
On June 10, members will receive new log-ins
as well as instructions for accessing the new system.
Beginning June 17, member contractors and students will be able to register directly in Flashpoint.
IECRM will provide training tutorials, with staff standing by to assist you.
Flashpoint
will replace the student database AMPS with even more features for members and students:
- Online access to automated student status including grades and attendance via a new online student portal for class content and homework.
- Essential communications delivered via automated text, email, and phone messages.
- Improved registration options and forms for apprenticeship as well as classes and events.
- Online OJT forms that students fill out, supervisors approve, and IECRM manages on your behalf... READ MORE
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For the fifth year, the Denver Business Journal’s Top Women in Energy program recognizes 40 women who are key influencers in metro Denver’s energy sector.
These women come from a variety of industries within the sector, such as exploration, production, engineering, renewable, law, well services, finance, manufacturing, education, training, public policy, and environment.
Among them is IECRM’s CEO Marilyn Akers Stansbury.
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The award was created to honor female leaders in the industry who have succeeded in initiatives that will have a lasting impact on the profession or how we receive or use energy.
Reflecting on this award, Marilyn says, “I’m honored to be among this group of women. Often, electrical contracting is not represented within the energy category...
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IECRM Career Fairs Provide Employment Opportunities for Electricians
Rapid Growth Along Front Range & Worker Shortage Impact Construction Progress, Growth
Employment opportunities for electricians are growing faster than the average for all occupations in the U.S. In Colorado the building boom in homes and businesses up and down the Front Range require more wiring, electrical power, and systems automation including communications, lighting and control systems.
Yet workforce development remains the number one focus of many IECRM electrical contractor companies.
Finding workers to train or who are experienced continues to be a challenge.
IECRM will host two more fairs on
Thursday, April 25 from 3-6pm
at its main campus in Northglenn and again on
Thursday, May 30 from 3-6pm.
Contractor members receive a free booth —
register online today
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Workplace safety is one of IEC’S core values and members are encouraged to have the safest work environment possible. Each year, the association recognizes those members who have exemplary safety programs and records with the IEC-CNA Safety Award and the Safety Program Awareness & Retention Kit (SPARK).
These awards are presented as a premier industry acknowledgement and represent an unparalleled opportunity to celebrate the work of all members. IEC and CNA formally recognize electrical and systems contractors who place safety as a high priority in their organization and have the results to prove it. The IEC-CNA Safety Award is viewed as the elite safety award for the industry, recognizing those companies that excel in multiple areas of their safety program. The award was first presented in September 2006.
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Learning and networking are two of the key hallmarks of membership in IECRM. On February 1st, we thoroughly enjoyed both at an event sponsored by IECRM partner simPRO at Bar Louie DTC. Attendees brought their smartphones and devices to learn tips and tricks to make their day more organized and efficient.
simPRO’s founder, Stephen Bradshaw, and our premier sponsor, welcomed members and partners. He shared that he had faced productivity challenges in finding a browser-based software suite capable of managing his complex business requirements. “I couldn’t find the one that provided the flexibility I needed so I decided to build my own,” Stephen said. He originally founded simPRO in 2002 while he was managing director of an electrical contracting business in Brisbane, Australia
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IEC’s National Meetings & Conferences are Like Potato Chips…
You Can’t Attend Just One!
What we mean by this ridiculous statement is that the power of attending professional association meetings isn’t one and done. The true value of these association meeting and events is going many times, for months and months or years and years.
In this day and age of the Internet, you may believe that access to industry information online can and does replace the live, in-person conference or meeting. The truth is, these events and meetings are more important than ever. Each year, IEC National holds a number of events, meetings, and information exchange opportunities that bring value to the membership experience.
The human-to-human connections that occur, the serendipitous “hallway conversations” that often happen, in addition to the tours, breakout sessions, and influencer dialog experiences help attendees discuss topics on a deeper, more personal level and provide a professional experience that becomes irreplaceable. It’s the people you meet, network with and learn from who bring the ROI to your time – and your business – at an IEC National event.
Here are a few key IEC National events coming up to consider attending in 2019:
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MEMBER BENEFIT:
IEC National Forums
Members Helping Members Achieve More
If you are a member of IECRM, you have learned there is much more to membership than when you first joined. Beyond the benefits provided through the Rocky Mountain chapter, you also have access to IEC National Benefits like IEC’s National Forums which help members achieve excellence in a non-competitive environment.
What is a National IEC Forum?
Groups of electrical contractor principals with similar business profiles but from different geographic areas meet regularly to discuss matters of business and personal interest. Forum participation is an exclusive benefit for IEC members.
These exchanges provide:
- A confidential, trustful environment for education and idea exchanges
- Advice and problem solving on business and personal issues
- Integration of business and personal considerations
- Personal growth
- Support
- Networking opportunities
- Idea exchange on job safety
- Promoting apprenticeship and training of electrical workers.
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IECRM Interview on Colorado Business Roundtable and Colorado Workforce Council Radio
IECRM’s Paul Lingo and Encore Electric’s Chris Shipp Talk Summer Jobs and Internships
In mid-February, IECRM’s Training Director Paul Lingo and Encore Electric’s Chris Shipp joined Britta Blodgett, Senior Communications Strategist at Colorado Workforce Development Council, and Steve Wright, Summer Job Hunt Coordinator at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, to discuss how to prime the talent pipeline and encourage youth to enter electrical contracting.
“You can be an electrician anywhere” and “earn while you learn” were the key messages of the story.
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Lock in Your Annual Sponsorship for 2019
Plan your sponsorships and event participation now!
Events that our members generously underwrite, through sponsorships and ticket sales, are designed to create fun networking gatherings, build community awareness and visibility, and help market career opportunities in electrical contracting.
Click here for the full event line-up of 2019!
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Contractor Members
Micro Electric, LLC
Infinity Electric, LLC.
Windward Electric, LLC
Industry Partners
Benchmark Commercial
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It’s About Being the Best
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About…
Fourth-year IECRM apprentice Jackie Brunton is a Colorado native and although he’s lived in other states, Colorado is his first love. Since graduating from high school, Jackie has been in and out of the electrical field, working the last four years for Juniper Mountain Electric, and just recently received his Journeyman’s license.
Last year Jackie received the Top Student award for 3rd year apprentices in the annual IECRM Wire-Off Competition and as a result traveled to Indianapolis for IEC’s National Convention & Expo. There, he experienced the EXPO and watched his fellow IECRM apprentice, Mike Lempka, win the National Wire-Off Competition. Currently, he’s hard at work on a large townhome project
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Now Available Online: IECRM 2018 Year in Review Newsletter
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The excitement is building! Get your tickets to the most prestigious event of the year...
Thursday, April 11
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Early Bird Pricing Ends Friday, March 29!
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Don't Let a Cybersecurity Breach Steal
Your Summer Plans & Vacation Money!
Thursday, April 25, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Thursday, April 25, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Friday, May 10
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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IECRM Energy Industry Clay Shoot
Friday, June 26
8:30 am - 2:00 pm
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The CoBiz family of services has become BOK Financial
Same people. Same personalized service. New name.
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Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Unless you are a computer, you can’t multitask. You might be able to quickly switch from task to task, but the idea that a person can effectively perform two or more actions simultaneously is just plain false. Whether it’s at home, at work, or on the road, you’re at your best when you concentrate on one activity....
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Ban the Man Bun?
Question: Our employee handbook/dress code does not specifically mention a man bun. This person is in sales/merchandising. Can we ask him to not wear a man bun?...
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Stay Bonuses: Incentives to Help Retain Key Employees After a Business Owner’s Death
The unexpected loss of an owner is a big shock to a business. The sudden change can cause a ripple effect that threatens the entire organization. Some forethought might help avoid uncertainty in business succession while satisfying the owner’s wishes.
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LEGAL ALERT
Employers Get A Pay Data Reporting Reprieve – But For How Long?
Despite a recent court ruling resurrecting the requirement that employers turn over compensation information along with standard demographic figures, the EEOC this morning unveiled its 2019 EEO-1 reporting system that fails to include any request for such pay data. It appears as though employers will not have to provide information about their employees’ 2018 compensation for the time being – although you should still be prepared for this to change at a moment’s notice, and should begin preparing for such pay disclosures in the near future
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Keep Your Umbrella Handy
Have a home-based business? Have a teen driver? Consider umbrella insurance.
Presented by Greg B. Thomas
In 2017, the U.S. had a record 11.5 million millionaires, up from 10.8 million in the previous year. An increase in personal wealth may bring greater financial flexibility; it may also bring greater liability. Individuals with high net worth, or those who are perceived to have high net worth, may be more likely to be sued. If that's not concerning enough, personal injury claims can often reach into the millions...
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For the fourth year in a row, Pinnacol is distributing general dividend checks to employers in every county across the state.
With a $70 million general dividend, the average check per customer is $1,328, up from 2018. Roughly 94 percent of Pinnacol’s customers will receive a dividend...
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Injury trend alert: Slip, trip and fall injuries up 46.3 percent in February
After an especially wintry February, slip, trip and fall claims are up 46.3 percent compared with the same period in 2018. No, they aren't coming from snow-buried ski resorts — they're coming from office workers...
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In the news
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Stop by Rexel Denver
East's Grand Opening!
When?
Thursday, May 16
7am - 5pm
Where?
425 Quivas Street
Denver, CO 80204
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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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