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Trade Up campaign begins in Dane County schools

As the The Herald-Independent mentions, a number of Dane County schools have launched a new campaign this year to raise student awareness about “The Other 4-Year Degree.” The goal is to have high schools to fill the gap that will occur by the mass exodus of workers in the next five to ten years. The ... Read more

A Different Approach to Blue-Collar Jobs

A very good article has been featured at OregonLive, written by Richard Read. In this article Richard Read looks at Blue-Collar Jobs from a very different angle than the majority of society. Taking as an example Andre Lawrence, a 24 year old man who dropped out of Portland State University to become an apprentice electrician. Now, 3 ... Read more

Electrician as part of a “new” middle class

It is not a secret that the US economy is lagging the last several years. One of the reasons is that there aren’t as many well-paying middle-class jobs as there used to be. With the boom of technology and computing, employers have substituted expensive human labor with increasingly cheap and capable computers. However, it seems ... Read more

Call an electrician when an electrical outlet quits working

In a recent article, Allen Norwood from charlotteobserver.com states something obvious to professional electricians; that you should definitely consult with an electrician when an electrical outlet stops working. The writer had problems with an outdoor GFCI electrical outlet which “died” on him, cutting power to a few other outlets as well. Read about his experience ... Read more

Electrical systems powers savings at military bases

Power savings are essential to any electrical installation, whether that is a military or a residential one. As with homes, the power coming into a military installation, has to be provided at a steady rate to the right places. But as we know, power costs money to generate, store and move. Thus, the replacement of ... Read more