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IEC’s 4th Annual Augusta Golf Tournament

IEC’s 4^th Annual Augusta Golf Tournament
By: Marie Thornton, IEC Atlanta/GA Membership and Marketing Coordinator

On Friday September 19^th, IEC Georgia hosted its 4^th annual Augusta Golf tournament at the Bartram Trail Golf Club; the only golf course in Columbia County open to the public.

It was a beautiful day for 64 players to embark in a competitive golf experience on a just as beautiful rolling golf course. 14 teams set out to bring home the coveted IEC trophies and cash prizes.

At the end of the day, team City Electric Supply with Will Rogers, Scott Burnett, JP Pitzer and Christopher Knecht took home 1^st prize, scoring with 48 strokes. Thanks for an impressive game! Congratulations to all the winners;

2^nd place, team United Rentals with Chad Muns, Jeff Cason, Alec Watts and Chad Mims scoring with 50 strokes.
3^rd place, team CED with Christopher Ainsworth, Donald Cockerham, Donald J. Cockerham and Matt Erickson with 55 strokes.
Longest Drive Winner- Price Dodd of Sesco.
Closest to the Pin- Allen Baxley of GEXPRO

As always at an IEC golf tournament, the evening wraps up with a delicious meal, raffle prizes and some newly developed and reinforced friendships! See pictures from this event below.

Thanks for coming out for an IEC networking experience and we hope to see you at some of our upcoming events!

July 23 2025

IEC Workforce Services Continue Throughout Summer

Marie Thornton Blog 2025, Columbus, IEC, independent electrical contractors, Pre-Apprenticeship, Skills USA

IEC Workforce Services Continue Throughout Summer
By: Hance Joiner, IEC Georgia Workforce Recruiter

This summer, we had the privilege to watch IEC Apprentices be awarded their Journeyworker certificates. A few days later we joined high school students, college students, instructors, and industry professionals from all over the country at the National Skills USA Competition. IEC contractors and staff set up, administered, and judged the Residential Wiring competition, with 72 student competitors, and the Industrial Motor Controls competition, with 41 students.

IEC staff/contractors attended and provided hands-on training at Camp T&I in Brunswick (6/3) and Calhoun (7/16). Camp T&I is a yearly summer camp for high school construction instructors where they hear from industry stakeholders and learn various hands-on construction skills.

In addition to supporting Camp T&I, IEC staff/contractors spoke at and hosted a field trip for Georgia Tech’s “Electrical Systems and Sustainability” summer camp (7/17). IEC Atlanta also hosted a parent’s night, to provide valuable information to candidate stakeholders, like the use of the 529 Plan to cover apprenticeship costs.

With high school students returning to classes soon, Marcus Benson and Hance Joiner are making plans for fall visits, Skills Challenge competition support, and more! Make sure you stay connected with your local Workforce Coordinator to stay tapped into IEC’s workforce services!

Georgia Chapter contractors, please take a minute to respond to the 2025 Wage Survey. Responses are due by July 31 and will assist the IEC in setting an accurate minimum wage scale, as is required by the DoL. The responses also help your Workforce Coordinator when providing accurate and up to date data for candidates and stakeholders.