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Commonwealth Electric Celebrated as One of Nebraska’s Safest Companies
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest was recognized as one of “Nebraska’s Safest...
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest Receives Workplace Safety Award
The Nebraska Safety Council (NESC) recognized thirteen organizations and six individuals during...
Omaha Plant Production
Skinner Baking Increases Plant Production at Omaha Location By Jon Folkers, Manager of Business...
Columbus Team Works on Temporary Casino
A Temporary Harrah’s Casino has grown legs at Ag Park in Columbus, Nebraska, following an...
Lincoln Team Starts Work on Exciting New Project
Our team in Lincoln, Nebraska, has begun working on phase one of an exciting project on West O...
Commonwealth Expo Helps Host Super Bowl LVII
The year 2022 was a record one for Commonwealth's Exposition and Trade Services Division (or Expo,...
Adams County Justice Center
Our team in Greater Nebraska is excited to start work on a project in Hastings, Nebraska: the...
Safety Spotlight
Throughout the summer and into this fall, the crew working at a large health center in Omaha has...
Nebraska Medicine Expands Presence in West Omaha with New Medical Office Building
Commonwealth Electric’s Omaha team was selected as the electrical contractor with Kiewit...
Commonwealth Acquires Rydalch Electric, Inc.
Commonwealth Holdings, Inc. is proud to announce the expansion of its operations in Salt Lake City...
Troy Deats Promoted to Omaha Branch Manager
Supported by our dedicated employees, employee-owners, and customers, Commonwealth Electric...
Daniel Cahalan Promoted to Senior Project Manager
Daniel Cahalan, Senior Project ManagerSupported by our dedicated employees, employee-owners, and...
John Randall Promoted to Senior Project Manager
John Randall, Senior Project ManagerSupported by our dedicated employees, employee-owners, and...
Des Moines Low Voltage Team Completes Project with DFA
The Low Voltage Systems team in the Des Moines branch recently completed a job with Dairy Farmers...
Commonwealth Electric Takes Part in Historical Project
Commonwealth Electric’s Columbus, NE, branch is working alongside Columbus Public Schools with...
Car Charging Stations Gain Momentum in Omaha
By Jon Folkers, Manager of Business Development and David Hitz, Project ManagerRecently, our...
Des Moines Employees Volunteer at Creative Visions
Our branch in Des Moines, IA, has begun volunteering at a nonprofit known as Creative Visions....
Neil Davidson Promoted to Executive Vice President
I am excited to announce the promotion of Neil Davidson to Executive Vice President. Neil's...
Michael Duffy Promoted to Vice President
Supported by our dedicated employees and customers, Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest...
CECM Announces Changes to Leadership Team
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest is pleased to announce some exciting changes within...
Neil Davidson Joins Leadership Team
We have some exciting news to announce! As our company grows and our legacy of leadership...
Raising the Flag at the Corporate Office
On June 29th, multiple Commonwealth employees and guests stood outside of the CECM Corporate...
CECM Helps Modernize New M.U.D. Facility
Commonwealth Electric's Omaha team was awarded the M.U.D. Headquarters renovation project. MCL...
Phoenix Welcomes Creighton University Expansion
Creighton University is expanding in the Phoenix area! CECM Phoenix has recently secured the...
CECM Hired for Henry Doorly Zoo Stingray Exhibit
Commonwealth Electric’s Omaha team was hired recently to perform a project at the Henry Doorly Zoo...
Lincoln Low Voltage Team Awarded UNK Project
Commonwealth's Lincoln Low Voltage team was awarded the UNK Otto Olsen project last year in...
Retention Treatment Basin at Saddle Creek
Commonwealth Electric's Omaha team was hired by Hawkins Construction on behalf of the city of...
Graceland University Receives Audio System Update
Jake Belcher, Lead Installation Technician Student Center Portable A-V Console & Rack The...
CECM Employee Takes the Leap
James Henshaw has been with Commonwealth's Lincoln branch since 2008, working in Technical...
Des Moines Teams Work Through a Pandemic
In a time when it seems like our world has been turned upside down, it’s important to acknowledge...
Children’s Hospital Renovates 3rd and 4th Floors
Our Omaha office was hired recently to perform a project at Children’s Hospital, 84th & West...
Florence Pump Station Receives Electrical Upgrade
Our Omaha branch was recently awarded the M.U.D. Florence Low Service Pump Station project....
UnityPoint Health Blank Star and Development Center
The Des Moines office is proud to announce the completion of the UnityPoint Health Blank Star and...
Omaha Receives Traffic Upgrades to Major Intersections
Our Omaha location was hired by the city of Omaha to work on their Automated Traffic Signal...
100% Employee Owned
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest is excited to announce that as of March 31st, 2020,...
CECM Presented Rising Star Award
In late February, Commonwealth's president, Michael Price, attended the Iowa Nebraska ESOP...
New Corporate Office
About a year ago, March 2019, the Corporate Office was given a great opportunity. We did not...
Security Systems Solution
Commonwealth Communications' Omaha office has been continuing to grow in both size and...
Lincoln Employee Leads Milford to Victory
Barry Erb, "The Big Bear," as the boys call him, is a General Foreman for Commonwealth...
Marines Raise the Flag in Phoenix
Iwo Jima was certainly bloodier and more famous but on January 6, 2020 Marines peacefully raised...
IMMC Renovates Rehab Unit
The Des Moines office is proud to announce the completion of another project at Iowa Methodist...
St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
The Lincoln Service Team is wrapping up two projects that started ramping up this Fall at St....
ESOP Month 2019
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest became an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) on...
CECM Installs Small Cell Projects
Commonwealth Communications has been partnering with Pierson Wireless to install small cellular...
New Papillion Facility Opens to the Public
The last phase for the Papillion Community Center finally came to an end. For the past year, the...
CECM Sponsors Operation Warm
This fall, the Corporate Office and the Lincoln Branch teamed up with Lincoln Firefighters Local...
Golfing for a Cause
On Sunday, September 29, Commonwealth Electric fielded two 4-person golf teams and sponsored a...
Safety Update for 2020
As we closed out 2019 and looked ahead to 2020, we were encouraged by the commitment of all...
New JATC Training Center
The Des Moines Branch was the successful bidder on the Missouri Valley Line Constructors JATC...
Neumann Bros & CECM Partner With LMC
LMC Insurance was looking to do a facilities upgrade at their West Des Moines location. Partnering...
Apprentice Appreciation from Omaha
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest – Omaha held its 2nd Annual Apprentice/CW/Cabler...
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
The home-away-from-home for Air Force personnel is nearing completion at Davis Monthan AFB. The...
Verizon Wireless/University of Nebraska Small Cells
A “Small Cell” is a radio access point with low radio frequency (RF) power output, footprint and...
Compute North NE 05 Data Center
Commonwealth Electric of Greater Nebraska was recently awarded a design build contract for the...
A Change in Leadership
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest is excited to announce a series of leadership...
UnityPoint Health Pathology Lab
The Des Moines office is proud to announce the completion of the UnityPoint Health Pathology Lab....
CECM Constructing Papillion Sports Complex
Commonwealth Electric – Omaha, NE was hired by Sampson Construction to help construct the new...
Phoenix Transitions & Transformations
Things have been changing at our CECM-Phoenix office this summer. Joe Graham, who has been with...
Des Moines Location Secures Service Contract
This past spring, the Des Moines branch received the opportunity to partner with Martin Marietta,...
BIM Department Assisting in Phoenix Project
Central Engineering- Omaha, NE is assisting the CECM Phoenix office to provide BIM staffing and...
CECM Participates in Day of Action
On June 25th, Commonwealth Electric had four representatives at United Way's annual Day of Action....
Improving IWCC Campus Security
Commonwealth Electric-Omaha is on site at Iowa Western Community College (IWCC) in Council Bluffs,...
Michael Lovelace Accepts New Opportunity
After 12 years of being a Service electrician with us, Michael Lovelace decided to accept...
ALDI Refrigeration Power and Controls
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest recently negotiated the power and controls work for...
Lincoln Service Department Changes
Over the past 1.5 years, the Lincoln Service Department has experienced significant and exciting...
Buffett Cancer Center
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest (CECM) has completed its three-year construction of...
Methodist Women’s Hospital and Women’s Center
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest’s Omaha, Nebraska office recently completed work on...
UNO Baxter Hockey Arena
This project has an aggressive 9 week schedule and consists of a new 3000 amp, 120/208 volt...
Lauritzen Gardens Conservatory
Commonwealth Electric is partnered with Kiewit and HDR to build the new Conservatory Building.The...
City of Omaha WWTP
The federal government has identified at least 772 communities nationwide, including Omaha that...
Con-E Cyclones Visit Data Center
The Student Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association from Iowa State, visited a...
Peter Kiewit Institute Finalist for AGC Award
For the second year a CECM Project was a finalist for the AGC Build Nebraska Award. Our Omaha team...
2013 Great Year for Line Crews
Our Omaha Line Crew ran by Gil Stensrud and his Foreman, Rick Brock - and our Lincoln Line Crew...
Des Moines Office Participates Boy Scouts Invitational
Our Des Moines team once again supported the Boy Scouts Mid Iowa Council Sporting Clay...
Grand View University Projects
Commonwealth Electric has a 30 year relationship with Grand View University. CECM completed...
Morrison Life Sciences Research Center
Commonwealth Electric is proud to have been part of the team on the addition to the UNL Morrison...
Harrah’s Casino Renovation
New Harrah's CasinoCommonwealth just completed an exciting project with the Renovation of the...
Des Moines Service Department Growing
Brandon North has joined our team as the Des Moines' Service Manager. Brandon brings more than 18...
Sean Martys Apprentice of the Year
Assistant Project Manager, Sean Martys, of our Columbus office was named the 2013 Apprentice of...
Involta Data Center – Tucson
The first phase of a multi-phase data center project for Involta LLC is nearing completion, in our...
Pinnacle Bank Arena – Communications
Lincoln Communications awarded Pinnacle Bank Arena.In working closely with our Omaha...
Larry H Miller Dodge Dealership
Phoenix office awarded project in Peoria, AZ.CECM Phoenix office in partnership with Okland...
CECM EMR Continues Downward Trend
As we start into a new construction season, Commonwealth Electric of the Midwest continues to...
Commonwealth Receives Lincoln Track Club Award
President, David Firestone and CFO, Glen Moss accept the Distinguished Service Award from Lincoln...
Simpson Student Center
State-of-the-art 55,000 sq ft addition.Vice President, T. Michael Price said, “We are really...
Mary Lanning Digital Imaging
Digital Imaging Project – critical and challenging installation.This installation is in the middle...
CECM Supports Boy Scouts Invitational
Commonwealth Electric, Des Moines Office and Barsol teamed up again to help support the Boy Scouts...
New Leadership Team in Columbus, NE
Senior Vice President, Gary Demmel, has named a new Leadership Team in our Columbus office. Jake...
Commonwealth Electric Wins AGC Build NE Award
Commonwealth Electric is honored to receive the 2012 AGC Build Nebraska Award - Specialty...
National Guard Center – Grand Island, NE
Commonwealth Electric's Columbus Office is branching out with our first large project awarded in...
CSG International – Omaha, NE
Commonwealth Electric was selected for the tenant improvement project for CSG International.CSG’s...
Commonwealth Recognized with Safety Awards
Commonwealth Electric was recently honored with several industry Safety Awards. The National...
Covidien Medical – Energy Efficient Lighting Project – Norfolk, NE
Covidien Medical knew that their lighting systems were inefficient, outdated, and costing them...
High School HVAC Project – Pleasantville, Iowa
Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest was recently awarded the contract for the...
Mike King Appointed Vice President
CECM's Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike King to Vice President....
Commonwealth Celebrates 25th Anniversary
July 1st marks the 25th anniversary of Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest. There have...
Didier’s Grocery Design Build Project
Our Columbus office recently completed a Design Build project for Didier’s Grocery. This locally...
New Des Moines Transit Hub
The Des Moines office of Commonwealth Electric was awarded the new Des Moines Area Regional...
Commonwealth Electric – Heart Walk
The Commonwealth Electric team always "gives back" - our various branch offices have challenges...
CECM Team Wear Red Day
The Commonwealth Electric branch teams all participated in "Wear Red Day" in anticipation of their...
2011 Great Safety Record
Corporate Safety Director, Ruben Bera, reports that we have completed 2011 with a Great Safety...
Shea Medical Center, Scottsdale
Our Phoenix office is in the process of upgrading the Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center...
Arlen Rowland Retires
Our Expo Division had another great year in 2011. However, we said goodbye to a very valued...
VA Health Care System in Tucson
Our current Featured Project is the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson....
Polly Rosenbaum Archives
The State of Arizona needed a new home for its archives – state maps, pictures, crime logs, law...
Your 3D Solution
Building Information Modeling identifies problems earlier on in the job, avoiding costly RFI...
Werner Ballpark
Commonwealth Electric made sure the Boys of Summer were ready to play at Werner Ballpark, and...