IBEW Local 488 Features

When it comes to Electrical Work, cutting corners can cost you!

Are you a skilled electrical worker looking for fair pay, great benefits, and a secure future? We are actively building a highly skilled workforce to partner with our top-tier contractor base—and we want you on our team. Your employers often join associations—like the ABC, CECA, SAA, or IEC—to protect their company’s best interests. Doesn’t it make sense to join an organization dedicated to... more ...

Industry and IBEW News

See What You Missed: 2026 Construction and Maintenance Conference (Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJrT1pFC2Es

youtube.com: Highlights from the IBEW 2026 Construction and Maintenance Conference are available on YouTube, featuring sessions on labor standards, infrastructure investment, and workforce development for electrical construction and maintenance workers.

Gov Signs Bill Regulating Data Center Costs, Water Use

https://www.fox13news.com/news/desantis-bill-costs-water-use-ai-data-centers-florida

fox13news.com: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 484 at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, making Florida one of the first states in the nation to require that large-scale data centers bear their own electricity and water costs rather than passing them to consumers, while preserving local government authority to reject data center developments.

CT Developer Proposes 76-unit Affordable Housing Project in Milford

https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/ct-developer-proposes-76-unit-affordable-housing-project-in-milford/

hartfordbusiness.com: Stamford-based Garden Homes Management Corp. has filed plans for a 76-unit affordable residential development at 460 Bic Drive in Milford, a site where a previous project had drawn local opposition, with the application scheduled for review by the city Inland Wetlands Agency.

Minority Contractors Raise Concerns Over Equity in CT Construction Contracts

https://www.constructionowners.com/news/minority-contractors-raise-concerns-over-equity-in-connecticut-construction-contracts

constructionowners.com: Connecticut Minority Construction Council chairman Bernard Thomas testified before the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority that state equity and inclusion goals for construction contracting are failing in practice, calling for a pause in affordable housing financing awards until systemic barriers for minority-owned firms are addressed.

Manchester Tech School Solar Project Part Of 7-Site State Clean Energy Rollout

https://patch.com/connecticut/manchester/manchester-tech-school-solar-project-part-7-site-state-clean-energy-rollout

patch.com: A ribbon cutting at Howell Cheney Technical High School in Manchester marked one of seven solar installations nearing completion at Connecticut technical high schools, with the combined projects expected to deliver nearly 4 megawatts of renewable energy and save the state roughly $5.4 million in energy costs over the life of the panels.