October 30th 2025
Updated Monthly
The Local 697 Business office is located at 7200 Mississippi St., Suite 200, Merrillville, Indiana.

October 30th 2025 
Work Outlook: Several projects on the Horizon which include...
 BP does have the Wastewater Stripper Project going on. We are seeing calls come in now with open calls on the books. BP continues to be busy from now through the last quarter. Please keep a lookout on the job line for calls. 
U.S. Steel The 84'' continues to do maintenance work with discussions of a lot of electrical upgrades within the next 3- years at their facility.    
Commercial work consists of new cold storage buildings, Indiana Sugar Warehouse Building, FedEX Warehouse building, possible multiple data centers coming to our jurisdiction. Solar projects on the horizon. Battery storage, warehouse spec buildings, hospital work and expansion, hospital medical office building. Various commercial buildings throughout our jurisdiction. Keep a lookout for multiple calls for Industrial & Commercial work this last quarter.                        
                  

Book I – 35  Book II – 30
      

....Sign-in 7:30- 4:00pm M,T,W,Th,Fri,
Re-sign on the 10th through 16th of each month.Jobs are updated daily on our  Website:      IBEW697.org  If you are registered on the Out of Work list, you can "bid" on jobs on the website, leave a voice message, or you may still call in between 7:30 and 9 am . Please!  watch the double booking!

Sign-in 7:30 - 4:00 M,T,W,Th,Fri, 

Re-sign is from the 10-16th of each month. Book-1 & Book-2 Memebrs must resign.

Jobs updated daily on our Website: IBEW697.org

Note: If you are registered on the Out of Work list, you can bid on jobs on the website, leave a voice message or you may still call in between 7:30 and 9 am. Please! watch the double booking!