Paynecrest Electric

05/18/2026

It's the best day of the year!

05/06/2026

It's official – we’re now part of Primoris Services Corporation and we're ready to get started! We'll continue to bring our leading electrical construction expertise, client focus, and safety-first mindset to all we do. This is an exciting time for our team. Follow along to see all that we bring to .

04/22/2026

It's Admin Professionals' Day today, and we love ours 🫶

03/31/2026

We’re excited to share we’ve signed an agreement to join Primoris Services Corporation, a leading provider of critical infrastructure services to the utility, energy, and renewables markets throughout the United States and Canada. With our electrical construction expertise complementing Primoris' capabilities, we look forward to building on our foundation of talented people, safe ex*****on, strong relationships, and a commitment to doing things the right way as part of Primoris.



Learn more: https://ir.prim.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2026/03-31-2026-134516338

03/14/2026

70 years ago, our founder Louis Payne planted PayneCrest Electric's roots right here in the Gateway City, and we've never looked back. From the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge to Anheuser-Busch, SLU, Cardinal Glennon, and City Foundry, it's been an honor to help power the places that make STL home.
This city is in our DNA. Happy 314 Day, St. Louis.

03/05/2026

We are proud to sponsor Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day! We are especially thankful to especially thankful to our own Kalei, a Cougar alum, for speaking as a panelist.

03/02/2026

This week is National Women in Construction Week, and PayneCrest is proud to spotlight three of the electricians helping drive our projects forward.

Their paths into the trades are unique, but they share the same commitment to craftsmanship, safety, and doing the job right.

They don’t just work in construction; they lead, mentor, and shape the culture around them. The future of our industry is stronger because of the women who choose to build it.

02/25/2026

"𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓴 𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓬 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓲𝓽𝓾𝓭𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓽 𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓖𝓟𝓐 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂. 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓵𝓮. 𝓭𝓪𝔂." Ryan Freeman

CEO had the opportunity to visit with Ryan Freeman, CEO of Paynecrest Electric, and hear not only about the company’s national impact in complex commercial and industrial electrical projects — but also about Ryan’s personal journey to the CEO seat.

Ryan shared how his path wasn’t perfectly linear, but each role, challenge, and responsibility helped shape his leadership style and the culture that drives PayneCrest’s success today. His message to our students was clear and powerful:

🔌 Work ethic and attitude will beat GPA every single day. Start every day prioritizing working hard and having a positive attitude and you WILL be successful.
🔌 You are competing every moment — whether you realize it or not.
🔌 You WILL make mistakes. Own them, learn from them, and you’ll be just fine.
🔌 You will rarely, if ever, be 100% ready for your next opportunity. Stay alert, be bold, and take the chance when it comes.
🔌 Build a trusted network and team — and trust the right people to solve problems with you.
🔌 Schedule your priorities. Don’t prioritize your schedule.

Students walked away understanding that 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓹 𝓲𝓼𝓷’𝓽 𝓪𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓼𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓼 — 𝓲𝓽’𝓼 𝓪𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓪𝓬𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓪𝓫𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂, 𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷, 𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓼𝓮𝓵𝓯 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓷𝓰 𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓹𝓹𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓾𝓹 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓸𝓹𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓾𝓷𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝓬𝓴𝓼.

Ryan, thank you for investing your time and wisdom into our students — and for being an investor and strong supporter of the CEO program. We are grateful for your leadership and example.

09/22/2025

Over 100K raised for KIDstruction Week and Alzheimer's Association at our annual softball game agianst Guarantee Electrical Company! We had an amazing night and we won our trophy back this year!

09/03/2025

We spy some PayneCrest electricians and project managers!

A few of them are Mizzou Engineering alums - a dream come true to work on the new stadium!

Hard hats looking out for hard hits 👷‍♂️🏗️