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Category: People & Culture

CES Lexington hosts first blood drive during critical time for American Red Cross

Reading Time: 4 minutesEvery two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. So when CES Lexington saw an opportunity to host their first blood…

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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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Jeremy Angel: The nine-year-old electrician who grew up to be branch manager

Raised in the business and raised in Franklin, North Carolina, Jeremy Angel is the perfect fit for branch manager of CES Franklin….

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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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CES helps community cover hospital bills for Jennifer Suggs

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn a small island just off the east coast of Florida, there’s a city called Fernandina Beach where you can find…

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Happy Thanksgiving: New lights for students with differences

Reading Time: 5 minutesGoing into Thanksgiving, Invictus Academy Tampa Bay was in a rough spot. Picture a school for students with motor and sensory…

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CES Cool Springs: Fighting the electrician shortage

Reading Time: 3 minutesYour house is damaged. Your business needs power. It’s time for a renovation. In any of these situations, you might not…

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Darren Smith hits 30th anniversary with City Electric Supply

Reading Time: 7 minutesFrom the Isle of Man to Greensboro, North Carolina, Darren Smith is probably one of the most well-traveled controllers City Electric…

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CES Kings Mountain: It’s your place, too

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter 24 years of Kings Mountain living, Gerald Smith finally got to open a City Electric Supply branch in his own…

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Thomas Hartland-Mackie receives letter from satisfied customer

Reading Time: 2 minutesSometimes a satisfied customer looks like a job without complaints, and sometimes a satisfied customer looks like a smile. Sometimes, it’s…

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CES Orlando West helps Orlando Magic donate basketballs to local schools

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn NBA team gifting a free basketball to a kid is a heartwarming story. So what about an NBA team gifting…

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CES Rochester Hills, MI: In the middle of the Eastside Triangle

Reading Time: 5 minutes[Rochester Hills, MI] — Jason Thienel, the branch manager for CES Rochester Hills, is no stranger to the Michigan Eastside or…

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CES Roanoke Rapids donated lights to community

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRecently, City Electric Supply Roanoke Rapids teamed up with the Eastern Electrical Corporation and donated four light fixtures to a…

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CES Gilbert: Making a positive change

Reading Time: 2 minutes“If you can make a positive change, you shouldn’t have to think about it. It should be reactionary,” said CES Gilbert…

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Relief & recovery for Bertie County after Hurricane Isais

Reading Time: 2 minutes“My wife is a retired schoolteacher with a passion for reaching out and helping people, and I get to go along…

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High school group uses spring break to volunteer

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen you think of a typical high schooler’s pre-COVID spring break trip, you probably don’t picture a group of teens in…

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Zach Pendleton: Changing lives 5 computers at a time

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Greenway School in Jackson, Mississippi, and Zach Pendleton go a ways back. He’s known Mrs. Jo Gregory, the owner of…

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CES Dover & PowerComm: 42,000 feet from the ground up

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat’s 42,000 square feet, built from the ground up, and completed in about 8 months? The Lifehouse Church in Delaware that…

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Generators for Orange, TX: Three CES branches help recovery after Hurricane Laura

Reading Time: 2 minutesBefore Hurricane Laura made landfall on the Texas and Louisiana coast, three City Electric Supply branches were there to help ahead…

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CES Davie, FL: Big-time service in an even bigger market

Reading Time: 4 minutes[Davie, Florida] — What was once carved out of the Florida Everglades, Davie has since grown and expanded to become a…

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CES South Dennis: An act of kindness and a thank-you note

Reading Time: 2 minutes“Dear Gus and the Concord Electric Supply Crew, thank you so, so, so much for giving us all of those spools…

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Linda Mai: A female leader in the electrical supply industry

When Linda Mai started her career in the electrical supply industry, a colleague told her, “I don’t know why you’re here.”…

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CES Greenwood, SC: Small town, big opportunities

Reading Time: 4 minutes[Greenwood, SC] — If you’ve never been, CES Greenwood Branch Manager Brad McCall has a pretty spot-on summary of Greenwood’s friendly…