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The 23rd Annual PowerForward DuPage Golf Outing was held on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at the Bloomingdale Golf Club. The weather was perfect and a great time was had by all. Thank you to everyone who attended, supported and volunteered at this event. I am very pleased to announce that we had over (144) golfers […]
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The deadline to submit the application with official transcripts for the 2019 PowerForward DuPage Scholarship was July 26th. The Scholarship recipients will be determined at end of August, 2019.
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Warrenville held its Independence Day Parade on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 and once again, the IBEW Local 701 along with PowerForward DuPage had a float entered in this event. With an outside temperature at least 90 degrees, I was worried there would only be a few members in attendance this year. But once again, the […]
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NECA’s Recognition of Safety Achievement program is an elite safety recognition focused on recognizing thriving companies that excel in multiple areas of their safety and health programs. Awards are given to member companies that consistently have OSHA recordable injury and fatality rates at levels lower than the industry standard, and implement internal company safety practices […]
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PowerForward DuPage recently attended the official opening of the Naperville Jaycees “smart park”, a 12,500 square foot outdoor office plaza that is now open to the public. Featuring permanent seating for 71 guests, 26 electrical outlets and two quick-charging stations, Naperville Jaycees Park is nestled between the Naperville Municipal Center and the city’s Riverwalk. Free […]
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Over 225 students, parents, educators and area residents attended the 2019 DuPage County Trade Apprenticeship Expo on Thursday, May 30th, 2019. The event was co-sponsored by the DuPage County Building & Construction Trades Council and CISCO (Construction Industry Service Corporation) and hosted by PowerForward DuPage. Attendees started arriving at 3:00pm; we were amazed to see […]
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What’s Your Trade? Registration OPEN! Thursday, May 30th, 2019 3:30pm – 6:30pm Sponsored by the DuPage County Building Trades and CISCO, this event will feature interactive demonstrations as well as opportunities to meet with instructors to learn more about each individual trade apprenticeship program. The 2019 DuPage […]
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DuPage County, along with Lake County and 21 municipalities, received a coveted SolSmart designation in a ceremony at Argonne National Laboratories earlier this month. With the 23 new designations, Illinois is expected to have 41 municipalities and counties that have earned SolSmart designation, zooming past California and Colorado. SolSmart is a national program designed to recognize […]
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PowerForward paid the registration fees for IBEW Local 701 members and (2) signatory contractor safety representatives per company to attend the 2019 Annual Construction Safety Conference and Expo held at the Drury Lane Conference Center on March 4th and 5th. In addition to paying the registration fees, Local 701 members were also awarded (5) incentive […]
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PowerForward DuPage organized a mobile “tour of the trades” for over 40 counselors and teachers from Indian Prairie School District 204 on March 1st, 2019. After a continental breakfast and a welcome by Joe Riley, President of the DuPage County Building Trades, the group took a tour of the IBEW Local 701 building and […]
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