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PowerForward DuPage has partnered with event organizer Wight & Company, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and Cool DuPage in presenting a NetZero Energy Summit on Thursday, September 24th. The event will be held at scenic Herrick Lake Forest…

Clay Space Ceramic Art Center is a nonprofit ceramics arts center run co-op style by its 55 members/resident artists and is home to a growing clay arts community. It houses a 6,700 square foot studio space, a gallery, private studio…

On Thursday, September 3, 2020, PowerForward DuPage partnered with the Construction Safety Council and held an “Excavation Hazards in Construction” safety training session at the IBEW Local 701 Union Hall. This complimentary 4-hour safety training was managed by the Director…

5TH ANNUAL STATE OF SUBURBAN OFFICE MARKET CONFERENCE Friday, September 25 7:30AM – 10:00AM LOCATION O’Hare International Center Auditorium 10275 W Higgins Road, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018 On Friday, September 25th, PowerForward DuPage Executive Director Karyn Charvat will serve as a…

  The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) has announced the 2020 Convention and Trade Show will take place entirely online October 6-8, featuring brand-new virtual experiences. The virtual event will maintain its traditional dynamic speakers and educational opportunities, but has…

The multi-million dollar roof-mounted photovoltaic project will be implemented at Glenbard East High School and includes over 3,000 solar panels. The photovoltaic array is expected to generate an average annual production of 1.4 million kilowatt hours of electricity, equivalent to…

On July 30th, Giuseppe Muzzupappa, Assistant Chapter Manager of the Northeastern Illinois Chapter of NECA, moderated a panel discussion about the skilled labor shortage and the lack of interest in the trades as a career choice. Elbert Waters of Powering…

The Construction Labor Shortage: What Can Be Done About Skilled Labor Shortages and Rising Construction Costs? Thursday, July 30th at 10:30am Many developers cite either a shortage of labor or high labor costs as the main reason why their projects…

The deadline to submit the application with official transcripts for the 2020 PowerForward DuPage Scholarship was July 24th. The Scholarship recipients will be determined in late August 2020.

Over these past 4 months, the majority of us have been sheltered away from our routine daily lives as the coronavirus raged through our cities and towns, across the country and the world, taking more than 400,000 lives worldwide at…