Joe Abdoo, IBEW Local 58 Business Manager, Mark Hackel, Macomb County Commissioner and Shawn Crump, IBEW Business Agent. GM Ride and Drive

The Electrical Industry Training Center hosted the 4th Annual Macomb County All Things Green Conference & Expo, Thursday, April 19th drawing over 100 business and political leaders to the facility.

Mark Hackel "All Things Green" Opening Remarks GM Ride and Drive Macomb County Executive, Mark A. Hackel, opened the conference with many positive comments about the IBEW Local 58 and NECA of Southeastern Michigan. Executive Hackel praised the level of training offered at the EITC and referred to the location as “a university level facility for skilled trades”.

Throughout the day, industry subject matter experts addressed attendees on various Green Technologies like Geothermal, Energy Efficient Lighting and Energy Management Systems. General Motors and DTE Energy were sponsors of the event which included a GM Ride & Drive with over 12 Eco-Friendly vehicles on the property.

Our organizations received press around the event including a montage of photos currently on the Detroit News website. Click here for the article.   Also a feature article appeared in the Great Lakes Innovation & Technology Report (GLITR) by Matt Roush who was the emcee for the day. Click here for the article.  Events like these bring current and new customers to our facility and reinforce our leadership position in the renewable and energy efficiency markets.