On September 21, Exponation, LLC announced it has filed for bankruptcy, indefinitely canceling LightShow West, LED Specifier Summit, and West Coast Lighting Insider.
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Light for Lebanon Aims to Help Beirut Communities
Lebanese lighting designer Manal Kahale and the Light Reach team have partnered to launch LIGHT For LEBANON, administered by the nonprofit PhoScope. This new program aims to support communities in Beirut with solar lighting solutions for indoor and outdoor use.
IES Relaunches Career Center
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has announced the relaunch of its online Career Center to facilitate connections between employers and great talent.
IALD Webinar Addresses Racism in Lighting Industry
In this International Association of Independent Lighting Designers (IALD) webinar, Edward Bartholomew, IALD, principal of Bartholomew Lighting, Nelson Jenkins, founder of Lumen Architecture, and Lisa Reed, Associate IALD, founding principal of Envision Lighting Design, share their personal perspectives and thoughts on institutional racism and its influence on the lighting industry and lighting design profession.
IES Launches Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect Initiative
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has launched a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Respect (DEIR) Initiative.
Get a Grip on Lighting: COVID Impacts on the Lighting Industry
In this featured episode of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, hosts Greg Ehrich, LC, former President of NAILD and owner of Premier Lighting, and Michael Colligan, an entrepreneur and inventor, interview Ray Molony, editor of LUX REVIEW, on eight major impacts he predicts the COVID pandemic will have on the lighting industry.
BriteSwitch: Many Utility Rebate Programs Now Offering Bonuses
Rebate fulfillment firm BriteSwitch recently stated that about 20% of commercial lighting rebate programs are offering additional or bonus rebate opportunities.
IES Board of Directors and Staff Issue Statement Against Systemic Racism
The Illuminating Engineering Society has released a statement from its board of directors and staff stating its support of inclusion, the Black community, and the principle of uniting and speaking out. LightNOW agrees.
Savant to Buy GE Lighting
Today, Savant Systems, Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to buy GE Lighting, a division of GE. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Kenall Licenses Disinfection Lighting Patents to Pinnacle
Kenall Manufacturing recently announced it has licensed visible light disinfection patents to Pinnacle Architectural Lighting of Denver, Colorado. Both lighting companies are part of Legrand North and Central America.
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