Special Report

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tED magazine — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:47:10 GMT

Web video learning & installer skills

tED magazine — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:47:55 GMT

A recent 3-part Special Report series on “precious electricians” said someone needed to offer a basic library of specific instructional videos for future electricians. Here’s a response from Jim Hayes, former owner of FOTEC.

Future vision, imperfect: Office space demand drops?

tED magazine — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:48:41 GMT

Will office space construction stay at current reduced levels? Maybe. Reportedly, 40% of IBM employees “work from a location other than an office at IBM.”

And now, a word from Uncle Santos

tED magazine — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:10:36 GMT

Often, I feel as if I’ve become Uncle Santos – from the film Absence Of Malice.

Did Vegas just host the Consumer Electrical Show?

tED magazine — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:11:24 GMT

With 153,000 attendees on the look-out for the latest in consumer-tech geegaws, some might have been surprised by a heavy presence for…plain old electrical technologies.

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tED magazine — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:41:27 GMT

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tED magazine — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:41:08 GMT

There’s a lot more to lighting

tED magazine — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:08:27 GMT

Thomas E. Glavinich is a U. of Kansas professor who does lots of research on the electrical industry. He speaks frequently to contractors.

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tED magazine — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:08:58 GMT

What markets say about copper’s direction

tED magazine — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:07:18 GMT

If you follow Copper’s price, you might have decided: 1. The price really doesn’t want to surge over the $4.00-per-pound mark. 2. But it seemed (in 2011) to not want to break below $3.00.