Jim Laub

Personal Biography:

Jim Laub is the president and CEO of Cache Valley Electric. Under Mr. Laub’s direction, Cache Valley Electric has experienced tremendous growth by completing large industrial and commercial projects for clients in the U.S. and overseas. Cache Valley Electric is a family owned business that was founded in 1915 by Henry F. Laub, Mr. Laub's grandfather. When Mr. Laub took over the company in 1982, it had 36 employees and about $1.1 million dollars in annual revenues. Today the company's 600 employees are generating revenues that are about 70 times higher, and Cache Valley Electric has expanded to offices in Salt Lake City, Denver, Phoenix, South Carolina, and Arkansas. Mr. Laub is a Logan native, graduating from Logan High School in 1968 and Utah State with a B.S. in journalism. He is a former trustee of Utah State University, and past president and director of the Big Blue Club. He was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 1999, and one of the top 50 contractors in the Engineering News Record from 1996 to 2002. The Laubs are members of the Old Main Society, and have shown their support by giving primarily to the Athletics Department. Cache Valley Electric also primarily supports the Athletics department at USU.