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NAHB and Boys & Girls Clubs of America Aim to Solve Labor Shortage

With the labor shortage showing no sign of reversing, the construction industry has been especially hard hit as many skilled trades people reach retirement age.The NAHB and the Boys & Girls Club of America join together for a common cause.

LightFair 2022 Registration Opens With Early Bird Pricing

Discover what’s new in architectural and commercial lighting at LightFair 2022, which will held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas from June 19-23.

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Housing Starts Stall Despite High Demand

According to recent housing reports, this year looks to be more of the same when it comes to housing starts. Demand remains strong, but supply chain troubles are holding back growth.

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NEMA Creates Online Portal to Find Infrastructure Funding

NEMA aims to speed the process for its members to find funding opportunities available through the newly passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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Tania Patone Named NY Showroom Manager for Wired Custom Lighting

Lighting resource Wired Custom Lighting – with showrooms in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, New York City, Chicago, London, and Dubai – has appointed Tania Patone as its New York Showroom Manager.

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NEMA Clears Up Confusion Over Light Output in Replacing HID

To clear up any confusion over the variations in light output equivalents listed for certain HID lamp wattages, NEMA has prepared a paper that makes useful recommendations.

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DOE Publishes 2022 Solid-State Lighting R&D Opportunities

A new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) outlines the research and developement opportunities in the LED and SSL field for 2022.

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SimplyLEDs Changes Leadership

SimplyLEDs has a new CEO as current President Stephan Schmitt takes on CEO duties while company founder Bob Deely steps down as CEO to resume his role as Chief Technology Officer.

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The Search Is On for the Best Smart Home Products

The 2022 CEE Integrated Home Competition is now seeking submissions in a broad array of smart home product categories.

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Selux Appoints Diana Mesh as Specification Sales Manager in NYC

Lighting industry veteran Diana Mesh has joined Selux as its Specification Sales Manager for New York City.

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Matt Vogel Joins Experience Brands USA as COO

Experience Brands – which includes lighting companies Hess, Griven, WILA, Vulkan, Schmitz, LAMP, and Pantheon – has appointed Matt Vogel as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for its USA operations.

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IES Appoints New Executive Director

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has named Colleen Harper, MPA, CAE as its new Executive Director, effective March 14.

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ControlBright Receives Funding From Traction Capital

Venture capital and private equity firm Traction Capital has invested $500,000 in Minnesota industrial lighting and controls company, ControlBright.

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New Leadership at Current After Hubbell Merger

Following the news of the completed merger between GE Current, a Daintree company, and Hubbell® Inc.’s commercial and industrial (C&I) lighting business come leadership changes. The new appointments for the combined company affect its offices in Greenville, S.C., and Cleveland, Ohio.