September Issue 2010

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It's Not a Gas! Electrical Vehicles are Here!

By Chuck RossUnder (Systems)

An electric car seems like such a simple, almost childlike, concept—you plug it in, charge it up, a

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Report: Construction Jobs Drop in 285 out of 337 Metro Areas

(Miscellaneous)

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September 2010

Construction employment declined in 285 out of 337 metropolitan areas between June 2009 and June 2010, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the READ MORE

ESCOs and the EC

(Green Building)

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Darlene Bremer

September 2010

An energy service company (ESCO) is a business that develops, installs and arranges financing for projects that are designed to improve the energy efficiency and maintenance READ MORE

A Positive Testament to Indestructible Resiliency

(Your Business)

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Rex A. Ferry

September 2010

If it wasn’t clear before, the 2010 Profile of the Electrical Contractor, featured in the past two issues of this magazine, settles the question unequivocally: The economy ha READ MORE

New-Home Sales Bounce Back From Record Low in June

(Your Business)

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September 2010

Coming off a historic low in May, sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 23.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 330,000 units in June, according to the READ MORE

Cleanup on Aisle 3

(Safety)

By

Diane Kelly

September 2010

For a long time, “going green” was used by hippies and tree-huggers. However, greening has become more mainstream and more necessary for businesses to remain competitive. READ MORE