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O’Connell Electric presented its turnkey electrical solutions for wind farm construction, testing, commissioning, and maintenance at WindPower 2009 in Chicago this past May.

It was an unusual marriage between a field contractor and an accountant that propelled O’Connell Electric Co. Inc. into becoming one of the largest private employers in Rochester.

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business heard testimony from Tim Ehmann, an electrical contractor specializing in solar installation and member of the National Electrical Contractors Association. (NECA), on the importance of including energy efficient building projects in proposed economic stimulus legislation.

Lourdes Hospital is embarking on a $70 million, three year construction project to update and expand the hospital.

What makes a company last? Leaders of some of the region’s most enduring businesses say longevity is not primarily the product of circumstances, strategy or business acumen.

April 4, 2016 – O’Connell Electric Company, reached a significant safety milestone, working 270 days without a lost time incident, approximately 750,000 man hours. This achievement accounts for the efforts of more than 500 employees across five office locations that span New York State from Buffalo to Schenectady.

January 6, 2016 – O’Connell Electric reached a much anticipated safety milestone to bring in the New Year, working 180 days without a lost time incident, approximately 500,000 man hours. This achievement accounts for the efforts of more than 500 employees across five office locations that span New York State from Buffalo to Schenectady.

October 29, 2015 – Results from Engineering News-Record’s list of the top 600 Specialty Contractors ranks Rochester based O’Connell Electric Company as the nation’s 50th largest electrical contractor. Every year ENR, a weekly magazine that provides news, analysis and data to the construction industry, ranks the nation’s top firms based on surveys of annual revenue.

December, 2014, Victor NY – O’Connell Electric Company purchased the assets of Clifford R. Gray, a union electrical and communications contractor based in Schenectady NY, expanding the company’s operations statewide with offices now in the metro Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse areas.