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    New Line Life Podcast Episode: The Rise of Tech in UVM

    Feb. 27, 2025
    This episode explores the role of artificial intelligence and virtual and augmented reality in utility vegetation management and the electric utility industry.
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    New Line Life Podcast: Brian Lozano of Midwest Energy

    Feb. 21, 2025
    The journeyman lineworker, who competed for the first time at the 2024 International Lineman's Rodeo, works on the line in Hays, Kansas.
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    Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: Training on the Line

    Feb. 13, 2025
    This narrated article shares the story of Brittany Grammer, a Nebraska mom of four who defies the odds and pursues a career in line work.
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    Faces of the Future, Part 7: Featuring Bryce Zahn

    Feb. 6, 2025
    Bryce Zahn, a Capital Electric Line Builders apprentice, shares his experiences restoring power following Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.
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    Listen and Subscribe to the Line Life Podcast

    Jan. 31, 2025
    Here's a look at the January 2025 episodes for the Line Life Podcast, which celebrates those who work on the line.

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    Line Life Podcasts

    Jan. 18, 2024
    Line Life podcast episodes air every Friday, covering everything and anything linework, available on Podbean.
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    Breaking Barriers in Line Work

    Feb. 19, 2025
    A Nebraska mom defies odds and pursues a career path in line work.
    Nathan Schippers is the second lineworker from Midwest Energy to win the PLP competition following in the footsteps of Theron Tucker in 2023. To learn more about him and his career in the line trade, look for a future Line Life Podcast episode to air at linelife.podbean.com.
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    Lineworker Focus: Nathan Schippers

    Feb. 19, 2025
    The line foreman competed on a Midwest Energy journeyman team at the 40th International Lineman’s Rodeo.
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    Lineworkers and their families lined up outside the Exhibit Hall for the opportunity to test out new tools and technologies and enter giveaways.
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    Lineman’s Rodeo Week Connects the Competitors

    Feb. 19, 2025
    Lineworkers and their families come together to learn about safety, swap shirts and explore the Expo.
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    Avangrid Companies Restore Power to Customers in New York, Connecticut, and Maine Following Winter Storm

    Feb. 19, 2025
    Long-duration winter storm brought snow, ice, and strong winds to the northeast United States, impacting thousands.