Newcastle and Gateshead councils, the Railway Heritage Trust, Electrical Contractors Association, Nexus, Go North East and Northern Electric and Gas have all helped to pay for the project.

BBC: Lighting up the Tyne

The company did not properly ground and inspect electrical equipment, the report found, while Maseth's commanders failed to ensure renovations to the building where he was quartered had been properly done and the Army did not set electrical standards for jobs or contractors.

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In March, work was completed on more than 20, 000 houses and apartments under the city's Rapid Repairs program that allowed contractors to install boilers, replace electrical panels and do basic work to make homes habitable.

WSJ: NYC mayor announces new effort on Sandy repairs

In 2009, the El Dorado Task Force, a joint federal and state law enforcement effort focused on money laundering and other financial crimes, built an air-tight case against nearly a dozen Con Edison employees for taking kickbacks from contractors that performed gas line and electrical work for Con Edison on construction projects in New York City and Westchester County.

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Utility Con Edison noted over 3, 600 customers were without electrical power, and announced they secured over 700 external contractors in order to try to keep its services running.

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Jim Grigsby, an electrical engineer who joined Gore 13 years ago after working for more traditional companies, including defense contractors, says his sponsor urged him to spend a few days simply meeting people, even giving him a list of names.

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