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February 11, 2026
12:00PM - 4:00PM
Navigating the Skilled Labor Shortage: Mega Projects, Incentive Pay, and the Department of Labor
The event is to be held at Gibsons Steakhouse - Oak Brook, IL.
Gibsons Steakhouse 2105 Spring Road Oak Brook, IL 60523
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
Gibson's Steakhouse in Oakbrook
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - ~4:00pm seminar
The Electrical Contractors’ Association of City of Chicago (ECA) is proud to sponsor the "Navigating the Skilled Labor Shortage: Mega Projects, Incentive Pay, and the Department of Labor" Seminar on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Gibsons Steakhouse at 2105 Spring Road in Oak Brook, IL (630) 954-0000. The session is to be presented by Ted Uppole, Vice President NECA Labor Relations, Brendan Coakley, Assistant Professor in the Construction Management Department at California State University, Chico, and Dr. Anthony Perrenoud, Department Chair for the Construction Management Department in the College of Engineering at Boise State University.
The re-electrification of the United States is in full swing and while this creates tremendous opportunity for electrical contractors, it brings with it a new host of challenges with no simple solutions. This seminar will examine 1) the impacts of mega projects on local construction markets; 2) how incentive pay works in practice and its implications for productivity, labor supply, cost, and retention; and 3) an incentive pay/per diem best practices session to help contractors stay in compliance with the US Department of Labor.
Program Schedule:
12:00 pm - Lunch
1:00 pm - ~4:00 pm - Seminar
This program is complimentary for ECA members!
Registration link is below:
