by Jim Robertson, Staff Writer | Sep 30, 2021 | Powerful Careers
Just a few weeks before Christmas, on a mandatory conference call, Ryan Barrack learned that the bank he had worked at for more than a decade was being sold. “What does tomorrow hold for my family?” he thought. Later, as he and his wife pulled into a retail parking...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Sep 23, 2021 | Co-op News, Featured Connections, PC Featured News, Press Releases
With the help of instructor J.T. Jacobs, Shanoa Wright of Louisa County High School operates a hot stick at the Girl Power Camp. (Photo By: Jim Robertson) Eleven high school girls got a taste of what it’s like to be an electric utility lineworker at the first Girl...
by Steven Johnson, Staff Writer | Sep 17, 2021 | PC Resource
If you’re looking for a meaningful career, look first at your electric cooperative. That’s because there will be plenty of job openings at co-ops in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and nationally in the next few years. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association...
by Jim Robertson, Staff Writer | Jul 29, 2021 | Powerful Careers
For Crystal Johnson-Smith, vice president of human resources at Prince George Electric Cooperative, her experience with energy commenced early in her childhood. Johnson-Smith recalls discussions with her father about the vast difference of her family’s energy...
by Paul Wesslund | Jun 27, 2021 | PC Resource
Although electric power has been around more than 100 years, it’s a high-tech industry where even the traditional jobs call for expertise and innovation. Veterans and cybersecurity experts make up today’s electric co-op workforce. “The role of the lineworker may seem...
