The L.E. Myers Company provides a range of power line construction services to electric utilities, telecommunication providers, industrial facilities and government agencies throughout the United States. The company maintains locations throughout North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Florida and Wisconsin. Established in 1891, The L.E. Myers Company installs, repairs and maintains overhead and underground distribution systems, transmission lines and substations. It maintains a fleet of transmission and distribution construction equipment. The company is a subsidiary of MYR Group, which provides electrical and mechanical construction services through a network of local offices located throughout the U.S. The L.E. Myers Company is located in Decatur, Ill.
In 1912, Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. (Sturgeon Electric) was founded by David Dwight “D.D.” Sturgeon in Denver, Colorado. Legend tells that D.D. Sturgeon invented colored Christmas lights in 1914. To cheer his ailing son, Sturgeon dipped ordinary lightbulbs in paint, strung them on a cord, and hung them on a tree outside his home near his son’s bedroom window. Word spread quickly, and folks came from miles away to view the lights outside the Sturgeons’ home. Today, the company donates time and services for various outdoor lighting displays throughout Denver.