Safety tips to help avoid industrial electrical injuries
Reliable Plant
Electrical hazards cause more than 300 electrocutions and 4,000 injuries in the workplace each year, disrupting lives and impacting the productivity of companies. While electrical hazards are not the leading cause of on-the-job injuries, accidents and fatalities, they are disproportionately fatal and costly.More

Buyer's Guide update
Multiview via IEC
The IEC Electrical Marketplace, which we partner with Multiview to create, is soon to receive a facelift, making it easier to use and more valuable to advertise in. There are several new features, such as expanding and collapsing advanced search, a four column layout, improved use of color schemes, social networking links, and improved e-mail tools. The new face of the Marketplace is due out soon, but you can also view the IEC Electrical Marketplace, as it currently stands here.More

Registration for the 53rd Annual IEC National Convention & Electric Expo now open
IEC
Registration is now open for the 53rd Annual IEC National Convention & Electric Expo. This year's convention will be held Oct. 26-29, in Phoenix. IEC's largest event will feature 36 enlightening educational sessions; the two day Electric Expo with the industry's most innovative products; and multiple opportunities to network with some of America's top electrical contractors.More

Obama urges action on small-business bills
Phoenix Business Journal
President Barack Obama used National Small Business Week to urge Congress to act quickly on long-stalled proposals to boost lending to small businesses. Obama hosted state winners of the Small Business Administration's Small Business Owners of the Year awards at the White House on May 25. He told the winners that "small businesses aren't just the backbone of this economy — you are the driving force behind this recovery."More

Health insurance tax credit falls short for many small businesses
NPR
A $25,000 salary is a lot cushier in rural Montana than it is in Washington, D.C. But the new small business health care tax credit, which aims to help small employers with lower wage workers provide insurance, doesn't distinguish between places where pay is high and where it is low.More