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Author: Brad McElroy

Zach Ray drove a truck, now he’s driving sales

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen Zach Ray started as a driver at CES Jacksonville in North Carolina, he decided that he’d be here for the…

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Wired lighting vs. wireless lighting: Who wins?

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe lighting controls market is undergoing another huge transformation. As more and more commercial facilities transition from traditional fluorescent fixtures to…

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CES Winter Haven & Cabana Club: A 5-star RV resort from the ground up

Reading Time: 4 minutesCabana Club Resort isn’t your usual resort. You won’t find it next to a beach, but you will find more than…

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Mike Bertone celebrates 30th anniversary at CES

Reading Time: 7 minutesWhen Regional Manager Mike Bertone started out as a driver in 1991, he’d tell you one thing about his future at…

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4 differences between commercial & residential lighting

Reading Time: 5 minutesCommercial and residential lighting might look similar, but their design, purpose, and manufacturing couldn’t be more different. Depending on its application,…

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David Snyder celebrates 25 years at CES

Reading Time: 7 minutes“When I went into the interview, I was willing to drive a truck,” said David Snyder, the Controller for the Florida…

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Not your normal construction job for CES Kissimmee

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the coming weeks, steel beams will crisscross all the way up to over 400 feet in the air. The ICON…

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Smart lighting devices every electrician needs to know

Reading Time: 4 minutesSmart lighting devices are pretty simple. It’s really just a series of smart switches, smart plugs, smart timers, and smart sensors….

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Around the world with Global CFO Phil Flaherty

Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen Phil Flaherty first joined City Electric Supply in 1988, he started out as an office assistant in the Isle of…

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Arizona District Manager Debra Sheridan celebrates 25th anniversary at CES

Reading Time: 6 minutesBefore her 25-year career at City Electric Supply, before she became only the second female to run her own district in…

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CES Dunn: The right people in the right town

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen District Manager Joey Barefoot relocated an existing branch and opened up CES Dunn, it was not a normal move. They…

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CES Dade City: Every day is a snow day at Snowcat Ridge

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Florida, Dade City is about to have a lot more snow in its future forecast — but only on a…

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Generac Blitz: 54 branches. Six ATVs. One awesome deal.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGoodbye, power outages. Hello, Suzuki KingQuad 400 ASI. These same words were probably said by hundreds of customers last fall in…

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Dave Hansson goes above and beyond

Reading Time: 3 minutesA lot of branches talk about going above and beyond for their customers. They stay later, they work harder, and at…

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CES Picks: The not $10,000 winner

Reading Time: 3 minutesMost seasons, we have one CES Picks $10,000 winner. And this year, well, we technically had none. It’s not because nobody…

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Klein Tools Blitz: For the Belt

Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery year in October, branches in Wisconsin, Chicago West, Chicago, and Northern Indiana battle it out for the title of the…

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CES Orlando Central: We’re not like anybody else

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen Branch Manager Robert Burrows was given a chance to open CES Orlando Central in the actual heart of Orlando, he…

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City Electric Supply wraps up 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesToday, almost a full year after our nationwide shutdown, we’re revisiting some of the highlights from around the company. In this…

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CES team member donates one lunch break a week to Meals on Wheels

Reading Time: 5 minutesMore than 130 hours of volunteer work, and almost 2,000 meals delivered for Meals on Wheels since 2016. For most people,…

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2021 outlook for the electrical industry

Reading Time: 6 minutesRecently, we covered the 2020 recovery process in the electrical industry and how that impacted electrical professionals. (We also included the…

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Barry Hackett celebrates 25 years at CES

Reading Time: 5 minutesMost people don’t work for the same company for 25 years, but CES Orlando West Operations Manager Barry Hackett isn’t like…

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CES Marathon, FL: A seaside supplier’s paradise

Reading Time: 3 minutes[Marathon, Florida] — Ten miles long and spread out across 13 islands in the Florida Keys, Marathon is probably one of…

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CES Willow Grove, PA: Amazing location, better community

Reading Time: 3 minutesHistoric. That’s one word to describe Willow Grove, a Philadelphia suburb that’s been around for over 300 years. For CES Willow…

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Construction market trends in 2020: What actually happened

Reading Time: 7 minutesWay back in March, we wrote up a forecast for construction market trends in 2020. In it, we covered how these…

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