5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (146+ words) Ameren lineman taken to hospital in "critical condition" after accident in Decatur AOL. com An Ameren employee was taken to the hospital in critical condition after an accident on the job Friday in Decatur. Rod Stewart faces backlash for attending…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (780+ words) If you've ever considered quitting your job and starting a new life as an electrician or a plumber, now might be the time to do it. "Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe has enthusiastically promoted Meta's new program that will pay…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (468+ words) Amid widespread anxiety that AI could wipe out jobs, Meta has announced America's Workforce Academy " a $115 million training program for electricians, welders, plumbers and fiber technicians that guarantees each trainee a job upon graduation. "People want to be part of…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (788+ words) When Jensen Huang showed up at Carnegie Mellon, the Nvidia CEO used his commencement address to the class of 2026 to make a case for a very different kind of career: one that requires a hard hat, not a laptop. "AI…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (681+ words) They're loud. They're massive. And, if you live anywhere near one, you probably don't want it in your backyard. But for a growing crop of young electricians, America's data center boom isn't a nuisance " it's a jackpot. While a February…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (273+ words) There's angst in the air on college campuses and in offices across the country. Successive warnings on AI's looming threat to automate swaths of entry-level white-collar work have put workers in a precarious position. And several large-scale layoffs this year…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (462+ words) A three pong power connector being plugged into a two prong power connector adaptor - Lost_in_the_Midwest/Shutterstock Most high-voltage contemporary power connectors. .. Most high-voltage contemporary power connectors come with three prongs, with wall sockets engineered to be backward compatible with two-prong plugs,…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (424+ words) Television host Mike Rowe saw it all on the set of Dirty Jobs. The Discovery Channel reality series brought audiences into the worlds of some of the most physically taxing and messy trade roles. It explored the daily routines of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1789+ words) Taking on DIY projects around your home and garden can be incredibly rewarding. From building a new planter box to installing outdoor lighting, the satisfaction of doing it yourself is hard to beat. When home projects involve electricity, however, the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (342+ words) Surge protectors are the last stand " well, really, the only stand, serving as a shield between an electrical outlet and your electronics, protecting them from many common surge problems known to the. .. You're going to laugh, but one of the…...