2021 represented the best of times and the worst of times. Companies reported record sales, record sales growth, many had record profits and backlogs grew. And then there were supply chain issues, labor shortages, rising costs of goods and the […]
Detroit-based DTE Energy invested $2.2 billion with Michigan businesses in 2021, reportedly creating and sustaining more than 10,000 jobs across the state. In fact, the company invests five times more with local businesses than it did one decade ago. In […]
As expected – in fact, perhaps a little earlier than most in the industry anticipated – GE Current, a Daintree company, completed its acquisition of Hubbell® Inc.’s commercial and industrial (C&I) lighting business. The combined new business will be branded […]
Daintree® Networked wireless lighting controls from GE Current, a Daintree company, are now a DesignLights Consortium® (DLC®) Qualified Networked Lighting Controls Product, giving lighting designers and building owners a tested and certified full-featured lighting controls option for commercial and industrial environments. […]
Located on the same campus as GE Current’s lighting fixture manufacturing plant in Henderson, N.C., the 8,500-sq.-ft. Institute has been fully renovated to include a central teaching auditorium, expanded classrooms, and a collaboration area for networking. Each interior space is […]
Next week represents potentially the biggest week of the year for many manufacturers and reps as the NEMRA Annual Conference begins February 1st. Over the past two years there has been limited success with the industry getting together “at scale”, […]
The Smart Home category – which includes smart light bulbs – is among the top three areas expected to see continued growth in 2022 and beyond, according to Steve Koenig, VP/Research for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which produces the […]
Power management company Eaton has completed its acquisition of Royal Power Solutions, a U.S.-based manufacturer of high-precision electrical connectivity components used in electric vehicle, energy management, industrial, and mobility markets. Under the terms of the agreement, Eaton paid US$600 million […]
On the to-do list for the Department of Environmental Conservation in Vermont in 2022 is deciding whether or not to ban light bulbs that contain mercury (i.e. compact fluorescent, fluorescent, HID, non-LED UV). What makes the decision significant is, if […]
Tis the time of the year for gift giving and companies continue to bestow gifts unto themselves and the management teams they are buying with late season gifts. Just this week there have been 4 manufacturing companies acquired. Signify Acquires […]
