Member Spotlight

Fifty years after his grandfather, Walt Kuharchik, founded Kuharchik Construction in Exeter, Pennsylvania, CEO Robert Bresnahan announced his run for Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. Kuharchik Construction became a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) in 1973 and established a foothold in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week 2023, ELECTRI International proudly partnered with the Maryland NECA chapter and the IBEW Local 24 to host an Industry Connect event on Friday, November 17th at the Baltimore Electrical Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee (JATC) facility. More than 50 students attended the event, coming from CAT North (Anne Arundel), Frederick County CTE and Sollers Point High School.

The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) constantly strives to create more opportunities for our member contractors to succeed. One of the most hands-on resources NECA offers is the NECA Innovation Institute (NII), which not only makes our members more prosperous in the long run, but also evolves the electrical industry as whole. NECA is currently accepting applications for two cohorts in 2024, the Franklin Cohort will begin in April and the DaVinci Cohort will commence in August.

The 2023 edition of the NECA Financial Benchmarker Report is now available for purchase in the NECA Store. This is a detailed publication providing a comprehensible analysis of key financial data within the electrical construction industry.

In their first year competing in the Electrical Contracting Innovation Challenge (ECIC), the University of Wisconsin-Madison took home first place. Not only did the Badgers win in their first year competing, but they’re also the first majority female team to win the Challenge.

During the record-breaking NECA Convention and Trade Show in Philadelphia, a new initiative was introduced with great success: the NECA Best Booth Awards. Awards were broken up into four categories dependent on booth size.