Broadband access market still strong, telecom consultant group maintains
Jan 9, 2002,
Despite reports to the contrary, the broadband access market is experiencing astounding growth, a telecom consultant reports. The Information Gatekeepers...
Survey reveals many contractors aren’t maximizing tax advantages
Jan 7, 2002, By EC&M Staff
Many construction firms may be paying more taxes than they have to, reports a recent survey by the Cincinnati accounting firm of Jackson, Rolfes, Spurgeon...
Alabama adopts NEIS for regulatory use
Jan 4, 2002,
In an attempt to clear up the confusion over the “neat and workmanlike manner” requirement in the NEC, the Alabama Electrical Contractors Board has approved...
ASA gets behind bill that would outlaw bid shopping
Jan 2, 2002,
In an effort to curb the desire of subcontractors to lower their prices from what they proposed in their original bids to general contractors, the American...
Electricians Hit the Books
Jan 1, 2002, By Matthew Halverson, Associate Editor
As electrical systems get more complex and the workforce nears retirement, current electricians should consider going back to school...
Looking Forward to 2002
Jan 1, 2002, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
If you're like most everyone else I know, you'll probably agree 2001 was not a very good year. The after-effects of an absurd Presidential election, widespread...
ASTM changes name to ASTM International
Dec 21, 2001,
Possibly to reflect its multinational membership, which boasts 30,000 technical workers from more than 100 countries, voluntary standards development...
AEP to conduct first U.S. demonstration of sodium sulfur battery from Japan
Dec 14, 2001,
American Electric Power (AEP), Columbus, Ohio, along with partners AEP EmTech, LLC (an AEP subsidiary), Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), and NGK Insulators,...
Emerson to Sell Chromalox Industrial Heating Division to JP Morgan Partners
Dec 12, 2001, by Dale Funk, Chief Editor, Electrical Marketing
As reported in the December 7 edition of Electrical Marketing, Emerson Electric Co. said it would sell its Chromalox industrial heating business to J.P....
Housing sales improve in Sept., but sagging fourth quarter expected
Dec 3, 2001,
Despite fears the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks would further weaken the housing market, October new home sales improved 0.2% to 880,000 over September’s...
Study Finds Distributed Energy Will Increase
Dec 1, 2001, By EC&M Staff
A growing number of businesses appear ready to adopt small-scale, on-site applications of electric-generating technology, or distributed energy, to address...
2002 outlook sees drop in construction
Nov 16, 2001,
As reported in the November 2 edition of Electrical Marketing, after a decade of steady and sometimes spectacular growth, the construction market will...
Eleven new sponsors endorse Motor Decisions Matter campaign
Nov 14, 2001,
Ten electrical motor manufacturers and an energy efficiency consulting company recently joined the list of sponsors for the Motor Decisions Matter (MDM)...
Construction activity to recover quickly in 2003 after further declines in 2002
Nov 7, 2001,
The economic aftershock of September 11 is further weakening a soft housing and construction market and will continue to do so through 2002, but activity...
NERC says power supply should remain adequate
Nov 5, 2001,
If merchant plant developers follow through on their plans to expand electrical generation over the next five years, the nation’s capacity to meet energy...
The Future of Downtown Manhattan
Nov 2, 2001, By Joseph R. Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
As we look back on the terrorist attacks of September 11, the tragic events generated a great deal of cooperation among various disciplines of the construction...
Security Market Heats Up
Nov 1, 2001, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the new threat of widespread biological attacks across America,...
