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to keep electrical contracting separate from general
contracting followed during World War II. Then, in the
1950s, NECA started providing support to members
by developing educational courses and marketing ser-
vices.
In the 1980s, a foundation was formed to do research
for the electrical contracting industry. The Foundation
for Electrical Construction, known as ELECTRI Interna-
tional, was established in 1988 by the governors of
NECA. The purpose of the foundation is to promote
research done by premiere individuals which will al-
low electrical contractors to keep up to date with the
current trends of their industry. Every year the ELEC-
TRI Council meets to hand-select the research projects
that they feel will be most beneficial to the electrical
contracting industry.
