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Recharging the Industry
by
John Paul Quinn
| April 2009
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  • Miscellaneous

For electrical contractors, the most interesting aspect of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (the stimulus bill) is that, out of the $789 billion in available funding allocations, roughly 20 percent—or $150 billion—is earmarked for the kinds of work many contractors have bee

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Sparking a Recovery
by
Mark E. Battersby
| April 2009
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is a nearly $800 billion stimulus package, including nearly $300 billion in potential tax savings. This massive bill provides immediate relief to both individuals and businesses with most of the tax incentives retroactive to Jan. 1, 2009.

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Construction Forecast 2009
by
Joseph M. Kelly
| January 2009
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  • Residential

At a time when things could not look much worse economically, there is some good news to accompany the overwhelming bad. First, the bad news. “The economic outlook is a disaster,” said Michael J.

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Broadband Surges Worldwide
by
Rick Laezman
| September 2008
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According to two recently released studies, broadband access is surging in countries around the globe, and wireless broadband is riding the wave.

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Contractors Moving Data
by
Jennifer Leah Stong-Michas
| September 2008
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  • Miscellaneous

The data center market continues to grow, and there are ample opportunities for electrical work within a data center. One of the obvious and ongoing concerns within a data center is heat, which greatly affects a data center’s operations and energy costs.

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Riding Out the Residential Slump
by
John Paul Quinn
| September 2008
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  • Residential

Even before the housing market went into its downturn, residential work was problematic for the electrical contractor.

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When Times Are Tough
by
John Paul Quinn
| August 2008
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  • Miscellaneous

With the economy at best flat-lining, electrical contractors are facing the same challenge as every other type of business: finding projects to replace traditional jobs that have been stalled or put on ice indefinitely.

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Startup Predicts Solar Power Affordable in a Year
August 2008
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  • Miscellaneous

According to USA Today, new technology developed by Silicon Valley startup SUNRGI could fast-track solar power by delivering it to the market in a year’s time at a price comparable to coal-fired electricity.

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Security Market Feeling Effects from U.S. Economy?
August 2008
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  • Miscellaneous

According to Security Systems News, IMS Research, a UK-based supplier of market research and consultancy services on a broad range of global electronics markets, is changing its earlier predictions regarding the expansion of the network video surveillance market in the United States, due to the coun

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North American Electricity Forecast Bright for Summer 2008
by
Rick Laezman
| July 2008
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  • Miscellaneous

Despite a plethora of foreboding trends lurking over the continent like an ominous black cloud—global climate change, escalating demand, aging and inadequate infrastructure—the outlook for North American electricity reliability for the coming summer season is surprisingly good.

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ECs Are Integrators of Choice for Home Technologies
by
Jeff Gavin
| June 2008
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  • Residential

Congratulations are in order as electrical contractors (ECs) have taken the lead as custom installers for many key home technologies.

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