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43 Units Proposed for State Street

https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/43-unit-apartment-project-proposed-on-state-street-in-new-haven/

hartfordbusiness.com reports a 43-unit apartment building has been proposed for 1515 State St. in New Haven, with applications filed by M&T Land Development II LLC seeking site plan approval and a special permit.
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Data Center Salaries For Electricians Soar, With Trade-Offs

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/04/05/us-data-centers-drive-explosion-in-pay-for-electricians-some-as-much-as-260-000/

cowboystatedaily.com reports data center construction is pushing electrician pay as high as $260,000 in some markets with IBEW locals expecting thousands of new job openings
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Local Sees Rise in Women Entering Electrical Trades (Video)

https://nevadasportsnet.com/news/reporters/ibew-local-401-seeing-a-rise-in-women-entering-electrical-trades

nevadasportsnet.com features IBEW Local 401 organizer Jillian Nahman on the growing number of women entering the electrical trades
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Best of the Best: Local Sponsors Lineman's Rodeo (Video)

https://www.click2houston.com/video/houston-life/2026/04/04/the-best-of-the-best-winners-of-the-2026-ibew-local-66-linemans-rodeo/

click2houston.com covers the winners of the 2026 IBEW Local 66 Lineman's Rodeo where linemen competed in real-world emergency skills challenges
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Sec-Treas Noble : A Growing Movement (EW)

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/a-growing-movement/?ref=ew

ibew.org: Secretary Treasurer Noble reports that union membership rose to 11.2% of wage and salary workers in 2025 the highest share in 16 years with nearly half of new union growth coming from Southern states despite ongoing attacks on labor rights.
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