Jerry and Constance Root and James Edwards founded Broadway Electrical Construction Inc. in February 1983. In the early years of the company, Constance, Jerry’s wife, of 15 years handled all of the accounting and administrative functions while Jerry managed the operations of the field, office, and estimating duties. They also employed one part-time estimator and a small group of union electricians. James remained a silent partner for the first 18 months and then came to Broadway to estimate and oversee project management. In 1985, in a mutually amiable decision to go different directions, James sold his portion of the company ownership to the Roots; the one-time partners have remained friends to this day.

Today, Broadway Electrical Construction is one of the region’s largest and most stable firms offering full service electrical contracting, communications, and security systems. In 1986, we moved from the Fairfax District to the centrally located industrial district of the Kansas River basin in Kansas City, Kansas, known locally as the Armourdale District, to accommodate the expansion of our business. From an original project renovating a historic mid-town Kansas City hotel and with extensive work on the construction of the General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant, our portfolio of work has expanded throughout the region and in other major cities in the United States and Canada. During these years we have completed thousands of jobs and are proud to be associated with dozens of Kansas City’s landmark structures and enterprises.

One of the outstanding aspects of Broadway is the stability and experience of our workforce. Broadway Electrical Construction is a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and our electricians belong to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 124. Our electricians receive their apprenticeships and ongoing education through the industry’s most rigorous training program provided by the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC).

Broadway is known for its business integrity, industry knowledge, and dedication to hard work. A hallmark of our reputation rests on the ability to develop and maintain long-term relationships with our customers. The dedication and reliability of our performance on complex projects, always within tight budgetary and scheduling restraints, led to ongoing relationships that have made Broadway the premier electrical contractor and technology service provider in the region.