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  • PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT
    "M. J. Electric’s corporate culture is based on safety, quality, and integrity; the key differentiators that set us apart from our competitors. Our employees have a strong commitment to perpetuating this culture. M. J. Electric believes our employees, our vendors and very importantly, our clients are our partners. This partnership enables our clients to entrust us with their project while they focus resources and energies on their business. An over 50-year heritage, innovative solutions, and dedication to our core values prove that M. J. Electric has been, and will always be, there for our clients. Now, as part of the Quanta Services family of companies, we have access to expanded resources that are unparalleled in our industry to better serve our clients. By holding steadfast to our beliefs, MJE will surely continue to set the standard against which all others are measured."
    -Stephen J. Reiten
    President, M. J. Electric, LLC
  • DEDICATION
    M. J. Electric is proud of our dedication on many levels. We have a large experienced family of dedicated employees who call our company “home.” Our communities are also very important to us, and we display our dedication to them through investments, both in time and money, to better the lives of others.
  • HONESTY AND INTEGRITY
    At the heart of our company’s belief system is the need for honesty and integrity. We are open and forthcoming within the company and externally with customers and suppliers. Our integrity is crucial to our daily operations and to our long term reputation. We do what we say we will do.
  • WORK ETHIC
    Our company is built on a solid work ethic. Our culture reflects this, and our sense of responsibility runs deep. We are persistent in reaching for our goals, and in helping our customers and employees succeed. Our pride in building a great company is exceeded only by a sense of humility about our role and accomplishment in serving others.
  • CUSTOMER FOCUS
    The essence of our existence as a company is founded in serving our customers. We apply our depth of expertise in creative ways that ensure that the product we deliver is what the customer requires. We realize that at the end of all our efforts, what we rely on is building a reputation with our customers through which they hold us in their highest regard as a quality contractor.
  • RESPECT AND CONCERN FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
    We are a company made up of diverse and talented individuals. Our number one commitment is to performing our work safely. We have a strong sense that M. J. Electric is a community, and as such, we value compassion, loyalty, and closeness. Our concern for our employees and their families is sincere and meaningful. We recognize that any of us needs assistance periodically to succeed professionally or to deal with important personal events that arise, and we find a way to help each other through these times the best we can.
  • PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
    Our decades of successful operation have taught us much about ensuring continuous renewal for our staff, our careers, and for the business as a whole. We accomplish this by finding new opportunities to challenge us, and by regularly planning the future of the company.

The Early Years
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
The Early Years
1942
Marshall J. Potterud took over
the business in 1942 and
revised the name to
M. J. Electric.
1959
Marshall J. Potterud retired
in 1958, selling the business
to J. W. Reiten...
1924
M. J. Electric first opened its doors in the basement of the First National Bank building in 1924 as Mette Electric
Company.
1924
A short time later, Walter Mette was joined by a partner, E. J. Poirier, who later became the sole owner and changed the name to E. J. Electric.
1960s
1962
MJE’s first Pulp &
Paper project was...
1963
Paul Electric was acquired
took over residential and commercial work.
1964
M. J. Electric’s first Power Plant project was a power plant for the City of Escanaba, Michigan.
1964
The Utility Division was formed.
1964
M. J. Electric separated into two independent contractors; Paul Electric and M. J. Electric, Inc. W. J. Brule remained with MJE and J. W. Reiten stayed with Paul Electric.
1970s
1971
South Fond Du Lac 345 kV Substation for Wisconsin Power & Light
1978
Coal Creek HVDC Substation
for United Power in Coal
Creek, North Dakota.
1974
Presque Isle Plant Units 5 & 6,
Substations, and Instrumentation
for Upper Peninsula Generating
Company in Marquette, Michigan.
1973
Fourth 345 kV Line Terminal Equipment at Point Beach 345 kV Switchyard.
1979
Tilden Iron Ore Plant Phases 1 & 2 for Cleveland Cliffs in Ishpeming, Michigan.....
1980s
1985
1st Fiber Optic Fusion Splicing
and Installation Work.
1985
1st Nuclear Plant Project at Point Beach for Wisconsin Electric
1983
Antelope Valley Station Unit #1 Project for Basin Electric in Beulah, North Dakota.
Electrical &....
1989
Over 600-mile OPGW project from Minneapolis to Madison-Milwaukee-Chicago for Norlight.
1986
Formed the Process Controls & Instrumentation (PCI) Division to specialize in the growing....
1990s
1998
1st Wind Power Project at Lake Benton 100 MW Wind Farm for Zond Constructors in Lake Benton, Minnesota...
1994
1st Scrubber Project a FGD Retrofit for Units 1 & 2 at the TVA Cumberland Fossil Plant...
1992
Purchased Paul Electric Service to once again become one company.
2000s
2000
MJE was acquired by Exelon Energy and became part of InfraSource, Inc.
2000
1st Alliance Project – Central Upper Peninsula (CUP) 138 kV Transmission Line Project....
2007
MJE formed the Program Management Organization.
2007
InfraSource, Inc. was acquired by Quanta Services, Inc. thereby making MJE a subsidiary of Quanta.
2009
MJE acquired Great Lakes Line Builders
2009
New Energy Alliance
(NEA) was formed
through a joint venture between MJE and Balfour Beatty. National Grid is in an ...
2010s
2010
Longview 700 MW Power Plant in Maidsville, West Virginia is completed. The scope...
2010
MJE opens an Iowa Office.
2010
Cranberry-Conover-Plains Transmission/Substation Projects...
M. J. Electric, LLC has been a proud member of the National Electrical Contractors Association for much of its history. NECA has provided us with the tools and support to help us as a national contractor who works in multi-union jurisdictions. MJE has been active in the organization with employees serving on various committees, serving as Governors, and was a founding member of the Electri 21 Council. Our association with NECA has made us a better contractor and provided us an avenue for training and a voice in our industry.
United Association
of Pipefitters 		International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers 		National Electrical
Contractors Association 		Electri International Lignite Energy Council



CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
M. J. Electric, LLC
200 West Frank Pipp Drive
P.O. Box 686
Iron Mountain, MI 49801
906-774-8000 TEL
906-779-4217 FAX
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