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The IBEW Local 701 Union Hall in Warrenville will serve as the host location for the Naperville Rotary After Dark Club’s Repurpose & Recycle Event on Saturday, October 23rd from 9am – 12pm. The following participating organizations will be onsite…

MEADE Electric‘s Frank J. Lizzadro and Frank A. Lizzadro were recognized for their recent contribution to the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans on Thursday, October 7th, 2021. MEADE paired with the IBEW Local 701 RENEW Committee to retrofit MSHV’s administrative…

Congratulations to our 2021 Scholarship winners! In order to receive the $1,500 scholarship, applicants were required to submit a letter stating their goals and why the scholarship should be awarded to them as well as the scholarship application with their…

A state of the art wellness center opened this week in the IBEW Local 701 building in Warrenville. UWC – Warrenville (Union Wellness Centers), managed by Cerner Corporation, offers personalized patient care to Local 701 members and their families as…

The 24th Annual PowerForward DuPage Golf Outing was held on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the Bloomingdale Golf Club.  I am very pleased to announce that this year’s outing was completely sold out with record high sponsorship participation. Our groups…

  As the sun streamed in through the windows of the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans early one Saturday morning in July, members of the IBEW Local 701 RENEW Committee were inside, working to upgrade the decades-old fluorescent lighting throughout…

Continental Electrical Construction Company, in partnership with EDP Renewables, recently installed an 872 kW AC / 766 kW DC rooftop solar array at the Walmart Supercenter in Darien. The Darien store is one of eight stores the two partnered on…

To commemorate National Electrical Safety Month each May, The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), spearheads an annual campaign to educate key audiences about the steps that can be taken to reduce the number of electrically related fires, fatalities, injuries, and…

On Wednesday, April 28th, over 760 attendees virtually gathered to hear from suburban business and community leaders, with a special keynote presentation given by Rick Bayless, Chef & Owner of Frontera Grill in Chicago. Welcome remarks were given by DuPage…

Offering a variety of services to the commercial, industrial, and high-end residential markets gives Powerlink Electric, Inc. the ability to effectively address all of our customers’ needs ranging from emergency service calls to long-term construction and remodeling projects. We pride…