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2021 – Congratulations to everyone involved in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Project! Read the letter here

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2021 – O’Connell Electric have been recognized by NECA for Safety Excellence.  This is a combination of: electrical awareness training we provide, OSHA recordable data/results over a number of years, EMR trending over a number of years and our ability to maintain safe worksites as reflected by our infrequent OSHA interactions. Our leadership in the Safety Team […]

2021 – Vic Salerno was featured in the current publication of St. John Fisher College’s Fisher Forward magazine. Read his article here! There is also a write up from March 2021 on the Fisher Forward website, which can be found here!

2021 – Victor Salerno, CEO and Co-Chairman of the Board, was selected as part of Rochester’s Power 100. This list is comprised of individuals who have helped our community through their companies, especially in the past year. Congratulations, Vic!  Read the magazine here

2021 – O’Connell Electric building up COVID vaccine infrastructure | Read here   How O’Connell Electric is getting a ‘bigger piece of the pie’ | Read here  

January 2021 – OCE has been busy developing a Utility Drone Service with Passero Associates. Check out the website at www.readyvis.com | Download our brochure here!  

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.