Industry Today

A privately held, family-owned business in operation since 1988, Dubak Electrical Group has become a leader in industrial electrical design, engineering, and contract maintenance.

Coreworx provides project information control, interface management, and cost and performance management software solutions to global companies such as Chevron, Fluor, Suncor, Sinopec, Maersk, Shell, Enbridge, and Saudi Aramco, which are using the software to help manage more than 600 capital projects that total $700 billion in 40 different countries around the world.

After nearly five decades in operation and the production of more than 15 million cars, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) (Detroit, Michigan) is revolutionizing its operations at one of its largest assembly plants by reducing its carbon footprint. Recognized as the greenest manufacturer by the Solar Energy Industries Association, GM has recently completed two new renewable energy projects at its manufacturing complex in Lordstown, Ohio--a 6.5-acre solar array outside and the retrofit of more than 6,000 LED lights inside. This facility is currently building the Chevrolet Cruze model sedan, the world's best-selling compact car.

When Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio, needed to be expanded, hospital leaders called on the NECA-IBEW team to perform the electrical construction work. Initially designed for about 44,000 visits per year, the facility's emergency center currently has about 65,000 annual visits, which is anticipated to increase to up to 70,000 to 80,000 visits per year in the future.

Having been in business since 1947, Buckner Companies has become one of the nation's most well-respected companies in the industrial, heavy manufacturing and heavy commercial construction sectors. There are four groups within Buckner Companies: Buckner Steel Erection, Buckner Heavy Lift Cranes, Buckner Industrial Rigging, and Buckner Miscellaneous Iron. Join Nick Levesky, business development manager for Buckner Companies, along with the host of "Industry Today," to learn more about the company's range of services and how it can be of service to you.

See how the careful planning and perseverance of the NECA-IBEW team set the stage for Nik Wallenda to once again dazzle people around the world in these death-defying tightrope walks.

When San Francisco's only trauma center hospital needed to construct a new trauma facility addition, it chose to use the latest state-of-the-art technology for earthquake resistance. Helping out with the construction was the NECA-IBEW team of electrical contractors, electricians and technicians.

During the past off-season, EverBank Field, the Jaguars' home stadium, added not one, but two high-definition video scoreboards--the largest anywhere in the world. Each scoreboard is 60 feet high and 366 feet in length--longer than the football field below them. With a total of more than 35 million LEDs, these video screens provide high-definition images that allow fans to see the smallest details on the field from hundreds of feet away.

See the NECA-IBEW joint apprenticeship training center in action!

The NECA-IBEW Zero Net Energy Training Center in the Bay Area incorporates cutting-edge technologies to greatly reduce energy consumption for buildings of equivalent size.

Learn how Scott Phillips, the host of the popular PBS program American Woodshop installed solar power in his workshop/studio to save energy and cut bills!

In this edition of "Industry Today," see how the Omaha JATC provides an expertly trained workforce to carry out Omaha's most important projects, showing how the NECA-IBEW team benefits cities, towns and communities across the nation.

Learn how the NECA-IBEW team helped install a massive solar power array in the parking lot of FedEx Stadium, home of the Washington Redskins.

In his edition of "Industry Today," join Jared Black, general manager of MPW Industrial Water, to learn more about the company's offerings, its success stories, and how it can help you in your next industrial project or emergency situation.

In this edition of "Industry Today," learn how NECA and IBEW have helped give back to the men and women to whom we owe so much.