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President Obama signs $26 billion jobs bill to aid state payrolls The Washington Post Share     President Obama approved a final spurt of spending recently to shore up the sluggish recovery, signing into law a $26 billion plan to save the jobs of thousands of teachers and other government workers. The measure brings total direct federal spending on the economy to nearly $1.2 trillion since the nation descended into recession in late 2007. More
State rejects union appeal to block solar apprenticeship program California Watch Share
California has approved and upheld the state's first solar installation apprenticeship program. The California Apprenticeship Council voted 13-4 to reject an appeal filed by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to block the state's approval of the program. "It's a relief," said Jose Radzinsky, CEO of Renewable Power Solutions, a Bay Area solar-panel installation company. More
Electrical Project Management Institute IEC Share
Designed by electrical contractors for electrical contractors, the 80-hour electrical project management course is presented in two non-consecutive 40-hour session weeks. The Fall Session will take place Sept. 29-Oct. 2, and Nov. 17-20, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. The curriculum includes profitability strategies, estimating techniques, planning and scheduling, business management, and much more. The course's 35 modules are taught by leading Purdue faculty members with many years of experience in the theory and practice of electrical project management. More
IEC Foundation announces 2010 Special Grant Awards to chapters for tuition assistance IEC Share
The IEC Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its 2010 Special Grants competition to provide tuition assistance to deserving students. Nine IEC chapters were awarded grants of $1,000 each, two sets of student books (donated by IEC National), and 2 sets of journeymen toolkits (donated by Klein Tools). Chapters were required to submit application for these grants based on two students from their chapter who are in hardship situations and the prospect of continuing their apprenticeship education this year would not have been possible. In addition, eight additional chapters not awarded a full grant were provided with one set of Klein journeyman tools. More
New 'hand estimating' classes catch on with contractors IEC Share
They are "refreshers" for some, new information for others. Introduced in response to requests from electrical and building systems contractors by McCormick Systems, these new "electrical estimating by hand" classes — which might seem to be the antithesis of what a computer software supplier should offer — have caught on like wildfire. More
Solar power within reach of all The Monterey County Herald Share
The year 2010 just might go down as the year solar energy gained mainstream acceptance. Stores that sell solar products are seeing major boosts in sales compared with last year, some as much as 40 percent. The sun-powered momentum is fueled by less expensive products that are made more affordable through federal tax credits and rebates at a time when utility prices are rising. More
US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $16.6 million in fines in connection with fatal Connecticut natural gas explosion PR News wire Share
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today cited three construction companies and 14 site contractors for 371 alleged workplace safety violations, and proposed $16.6 million dollars in penalties, following an investigation into the causes of February's deadly natural gas explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems LLC power plant construction site in Middletown, Conn. The explosion took the lives of six workers and injured 50 others. More
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