Jim Lucy

Overland Park

Editor-in-Chief at Electrical Wholesaling Magazine

Editor-in-Chief at Electrical Marketing

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Electrical Wholesaling's May 2025 Product Picks

1 week ago | ewweb.com | Jim Lucy

The Spiral office building that broke ground this year is the latest addition to Hudson Yards, the largest private construction project in the U.S. -- Tishman Speyer / www.thespiralny.com
EW's The Electrical Market By the Numbers and More Top 100 Distributors Insight

2 weeks ago | ewweb.com | Jim Lucy

Over the past 40-plus years, hundreds of Jim’s articles have been published in Electrical Wholesaling and Electrical Marketing newsletter on topics such as the impact of amazonsupply.com and other new competitors on the electrical market’s channels of distribution, energy-efficient lighting and renewables, and local market economics. In addition to his published work, Jim regularly gives presentations on these topics to C-suite executives, industry groups and investment analysts.
Single-Family Building Market Projections for 2025

2 weeks ago | ecmweb.com | Jim Lucy

Although United States single-family building permits saw some decent growth in 2024 — with a 6.7% increase to 981,834 units — home builders are concerned about the impact of tariffs on many of the key building materials they install in homes. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) estimates that 7.3% of all building materials used in new residential construction last year were supplied from a foreign country.
Top 100 Electrical Distributors Speak Out

3 weeks ago | electricalmarketing.com | Jim Lucy

Episode 120 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast offers an insider's look at Top 100 distributors' take on the 2025 economy. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
50 County All-Stars that Pack a Punch with the Most Estimated Electrical Sales Potential

4 weeks ago | electricalmarketing.com | Jim Lucy

Electrical Marketing’s regular analysis of estimated electrical sales potential at the county level always seems to unveil some surprises. Oftentimes, it’s a Top 10 market that saw an unexpectedly large increase or drop in electrical contractor or industrial employment.
Electrical Marketing - May 9, 2025

4 weeks ago | electricalmarketing.com | Jim Lucy

The May 9, 2025 edition of Electrical Marketing in a PDF format is available for members to download at the link below. Just click on the green "Download" button. For membership information, click here.
The Electrical Attic Quiz - May, 2025

1 month ago | ewweb.com | Jim Lucy

Jim Lucy has been wandering through the electrical market for more than 40 years, most of the time as an editor for Electrical Wholesaling and Electrical Marketing newsletter, and as a contributing writer for EC&M magazine During that time he and the editorial team for the publications have won numerous national awards for their coverage of the electrical business. He showed an early interest in electricity, when as a youth he had an idea for a hot dog cooker.
Top 100 Electrical Distributors Speak Out on 2025 Market Conditions

1 month ago | ewweb.com | Jim Lucy

Jim Lucy, Editor-in-Chief, Electrical Wholesaling magazine and Electrical Marketing newsletter. Over the past 40-plus years, hundreds of Jim’s articles have been published in Electrical Wholesaling and Electrical Marketing newsletter on topics such as the impact of new competitors on the electrical market’s channels of distribution, energy-efficient lighting and renewables, and local market economics.
Top 100 Electrical Distributors Speak Out

1 month ago | ewweb.com | Jim Lucy

Episode 120 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast offers an insider's look at Top 100 distributors' take on the 2025 economy. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass. Episode 120 of Electrical Wholesaling's Today's Electrical Economy podcast offers an insider's look at Top 100 distributors' take on the 2025 economy. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.
The Electrical Market By the Numbers

1 month ago | ewweb.com | Jim Lucy

With all the uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy right now, Electrical Wholesaling’s editors figured electrical distributors, reps, manufacturers and contractors needed good data on key market drivers that shape electrical market business conditions.