IBEW Local 490 and NECA NH Division
Open New Hampshire JATC Electrical Industry Training Center Facility in Concord, NH
 
Event for state-of-the-art, solar powered training center attended by NH State Senator Lou D’Allessandro, State Officials and Construction Industry Leaders
 
Concord, NH – On Saturday, August 23, New Hampshire Senator Lou D’Allessandro joined with other New Hampshire officials and leaders from the construction industry at  a cable-cutting ceremony that opened the new IBEW Local Union 490 / Joint Apprenticeship Training Council (JATC) Training Center in Concord, New Hampshire.
 
The electrical training center is a state-of-the-art 8,080 square foot, 1-level facility with 7 classrooms and a large lab designed to enable electrical training that can simulate conditions in the field.  At the New Hampshire JATC training center, apprentice and journeymen electricians gain a hands-on, broad based electrical training for all skills they will use in the field, ranging from pipe bending to Programmable Logic Control (PLC), from power generation to lighting systems, from AC/DC theory to innovative, emerging technologies, including solar/photovoltaics and wind energy, and the installation techniques of all electrical systems.  An emphasis within the JATC electrical training program, which is co-sponsored by NECA and IBEW, is Safety Training.  IBEW Local 490 has 350 members and the New Hampshire JATC currently has 60 electrical apprentices enrolled in its five-year training program.

ROCHESTER ; Earl J. Congram, 84, formerly of 25 Madison Ave., died Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, at St. Ann's Home in Dover, after a long illness.Family and friends may visit Tuesday, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the R.M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 86 South Main St., Rochester.  www.fosters.com/obits

                                             Local Union 490, I.B.E.W.
                                                     Election Results
 
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IBEW Local #490 and
Boston Chapter of NECA
14th Annual Golf Tournament
                
 IBEW Local #490 and the Boston Chapter of NECA/New Hampshire Division are hosting their 14th Annual Golf Tournament at “The Links at Outlook” Golf Course in South Berwick, Maine on Saturday September 6th, 2008 at 7:00 am. 
      
We are seeking hole sponsors for this event. The cost to sponsor a hole is $250.00. If your company is interested, please make a check payable to Local Union #490 IBEW/NECA Golf Tournament, and send to:            

IBEW Local 104 and IBEW Local 490 are hosting the Ken Gowen Benefit Golf Tournament at The Rochester Country Club in Rochester, NH on Friday July 18th 2008 at 8:00 am.
 
Ken Gowen is a retired member of IBEW Local 490 and an honorary lifetime member of IBEW Local 104. He worked for 30 years with Local 490 and was an active member of the E-Board. He along with many other members of Local 104 responded to Hurricane Katrina to help restore power in this devastated area. Six months ago Ken slipped and fell at his house and suffered a severe spinal cord injury. He spent nearly 3 ½ months in the hospital recovering from his injury and endured many set backs along the way. He is now home and continuing with both physical and occupational therapy for however long it takes to reach the best possible recovery.