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The photos from the day of the golf outing are below and may be downloaded by simply right clicking on the picture.

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…

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…

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,…

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)…

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…

  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…

The Local 701 RENEW Committee and the Local 701 Women’s Committee are definitely making the holidays a little brighter for area residents in need. The RENEW  (Reach out and Engage Next-gen Electrical Workers) Committee recently collected  and delivered over 740 pounds of…

  Each year, the NECA/IBEW Local 701 Safety Committee invites IBEW Local 701 members and signatory contractors to nominate a member for performing a selfless act or acts of safety extending above and beyond the normal call of duty. This…

PowerForward DuPage was recently invited to speak at Naperville North High School’s Annual Career Carnival about students considering the construction trades as a career option. Joining Executive Director Karyn Charvat on the panel were Keith Fitzgerald, owner of Fitzgerald’s Electrical…