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DECEMBER 2020 – Vic Salerno, CEO and Co-Chairman of the Board, received the 2020 ICON Honors award from the Rochester Business Journal. To be eligible for ICON Honors, honorees (over the age of 60) must have a long-standing commitment to the Rochester business community and significant professional accomplishments through innovation and leadership. Honorees must also […]

January 27, 2021 Download Press Release | Download RBJ Featured Article AFTER A HALF-CENTURY AT THE HELM, VICTOR E. SALERNO PASSES THE TORCH TO BECOME CO-CHAIRMAN AT O’CONNELL ELECTRIC; COMPANY NAMES CEO AND FOUR VICE PRESIDENTS   VICTOR, N.Y., Monday, December 14, 2020 — After 50 years with O’Connell Electric Company, Chief Executive Officer Victor […]

November 2020 – One of the newest U.S. mining operations is at the Greenidge generating plant in Dresden, N.Y. O’Connell Electric originally helped with a $65-million project to convert the Greenidge plant to burn gas. To install the rigs, O’Connell drew on workers from four different divisions within the company—power, construction, construction services, and communications—a workforce […]

NOVEMBER 2020 Rochester’s Chamber Top 100 O’Connell Electric is currently ranked 24 among Rochester’s fastest growing, privately held companies.   Central New York Business Journal O’Connell Electric ranked #2 in Central New York for Commercial Builders.  

OCTOBER 2020 O’Connell Electric has climbed three spots from last year, currently ranked as the 30th largest electrical contractor.

OCTOBER 2020 – Our most current newsletter is now available digitally, should be arriving in mailboxes shortly! This edition covers OCE’s COVID-19 response, Safety Awards and many projects.. Download here!

OCTOBER 2020 – O’Connell has moved up 11 spots from last years ranking, we are currently the 29th largest electrical contractor. We are also in the top 100 of top specialty contractors.   Excerpt from the ENR The Top 600 publication: Some specialty contractors had plans already in place to deal with the general situation. O’Connell […]

SEPTEMBER 2020 – O’Connell was selected to receive the prestigious Project Excellence Award from the National Electrical Contractors Association for a third consecutive year. ​​​​​To showcase the exceptional work performed by member contractors across the country, NECA created the Project Excellence Awards to recognize companies for their outstanding commitment, professionalism and ingenuity in delivering electrical projects […]

2020 – Michael Parkes, Vice President of the Power Group, was elected as part of the 2020 Board of Trustees. The Board establishes the policies of the Foundation and promotes its objectives and programs. Walt Parkes was a founding member of ELECTRI’21 COUNCIL in 1989-90. ELECTRI International works to help electrical contractors meet today’s demands and […]

SEPTEMBER 2020 – Rochester Business Journal and The Daily Record selected O’Connell Electric and our very own Tim Ehmann, Manager of Substations, to receive the 2020 Excellence in Construction & Real Estate Award. The company received recognition in the Subcontractor category while Ehmann was recognized in an individual category for Project Manager. Established last year, the awards celebrate the […]

2020 – The 25th Annual JBX Golf Tournament which had been scheduled for September 10, 2020, will not take place this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This decision has not been made easily, but is made with upmost care and concern for our participants, volunteers, staff, businesses and our community as a whole. While we […]

2020 – The Academy of Electrical Contracting honors outstanding leaders in the electrical contracting industry, and it preserves and utilizes their wealth of experience and knowledge for the benefit of the industry. Fellows of the Academy have rendered exceptional service to the industry and the National Electrical Contractors Association and that service is continued and enhanced […]