May 8, 2013 - Earlier this month, the Industry Data Exchange Association (IDEA) named its officers and directors for 2013-14. Leading the board of directors is John Burke, president and COO of Kirby Risk Electrical Supply, as IDEA chair. He previously served on the IDEA board as vice chair from 2012-13 and treasurer from 2011-12.

June 21, 2012 - IDEA, a business-to-business technology service provider owned by the electrical industry, has named its new officers and directors for 2012-2013.

June 20, 2012 - Citing an opportunity to “leverage their combined distribution expertise and scale”, 11 electrical and automation distributors have formed EDGE Investment Partners LLC. An acronym for Electrical Distribution Global Enterprise, EDGE aims to build a network of distribution company partners outside of North America to satisfy the increased demand for “electrical distributors to fill the supply chain and technical value-add needs of customers”.