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Middle school students working with apprentice at residential wiring demonstration.

Expo makes electrical career possibilities real for younger students


Career awareness often starts to take shape in middle school, making it a prime time to highlight opportunities within the electrical industry. Leadership with IBEW Locals 64 and 573, along with electrician apprentices, interacted with students at the sixth annual Mahoning Valley Skilled Trades Expo on September 16-18 at the Canfield Fairgrounds. Running the line […]

"Joe" Dickey Electric installing light pole at The Walnut Grove in Canfield.

Curbing vandals: Dickey Electric rallies with electricians to light up Walnut Grove playground


“Joe” Dickey Electric, along with the Youngstown and Warren LMCCs, helped secure the popular Walnut Grove inclusive playground in Canfield by installing a large LED light fixture at no cost to the local non-profit organization. The project was in response to a call for help after property damage from vandalism in 2023. The Walnut Grove […]

Nate Castle, IBEW Local 573, explains conduit bending to students at the MVST Expo in Canfield.

Skilled Trades Expo offers glimpse into electrical trade


The idea of the Mahoning Valley Skilled Trades Expo is to have students get their hands dirty and find a potential career path they wouldn’t have otherwise considered. Nearly 5,000 students flocked to the new event center at the Canfield Fairgrounds between September 20 and 21. This was the fourth year for the event. There […]