Lighting Industry

  Here is a quick summary of 9 acquisitions, 2 closures / liquidations, 1 brand relaunch, and 1 merger of two brands within an existing ownership umbrella, in the third quarter of 2025: Porter Lighting Shuts Down. More here. Innovations Lighting acquired Brass Traditions. More here. Fagerhult Group acquired Capelon. More here. Hudson Valley Lighting [...]

  The 2025 Q3 Pulse of the Lighting Market report is produced by Channel Marketing Group with William Blair. The Q3 2025 report finds that the U.S. lighting industry faced a challenging, largely stagnant quarter, with most companies experiencing low or no growth, even after factoring in price increases driven by new tariffs. Increased prices [...]

  On Friday, the United States and China reignited their trade war in dramatic fashion, raising significant concerns about near-term economic volatility and long-term global implications. After months of relative calm, President Donald Trump announced the imposition of sweeping 100% tariffs on all Chinese imports, effective November 1, in retaliation for China’s newly tightened export [...]

  A new emergency rule issued by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy, aimed at improving roadway safety by restricting eligibility for non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) and commercial learner’s permits. This action follows a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) audit revealing that several states, notably California, issued CDLs to drivers who were ineligible [...]

  NEMRA Lighting, in partnership with the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), has launched a comprehensive virtual Stepped Educational Curriculum designed to meet the growing demand for accessible, standardized professional development in the lighting industry. As lighting technologies become more sophisticated and client expectations rise, professionals—whether agents, manufacturers, or support staff—must possess more than sales skills; [...]

By Kris Gjini, Enterprise Solutions Architect, Cooper Lighting Solutions The Unseen Backbone of the Digital Economy Data centers are the unseen backbone of our modern lives. Every email, video stream, online transaction, and cloud-based tool relies on their continuous operation. These facilities are engineered with a relentless focus on uptime and performance. Yet in the [...]

  Traditional employment models are transforming into a dynamic, flexible system now known as the blended workforce. This evolution challenges old norms, such as long-term, full-time employment at a single company and offices filled exclusively with permanent staff, by integrating a variety of talent sources and technological advancements. A blended workforce is defined by the [...]

  Recent trends in U.S. housing construction highlight how single-family housing starts have declined while multifamily construction has grown—primarily in smaller and less densely populated markets—during the second quarter of 2025, according to the NAHB Home Building Geography Index (HBGI). Single-Family Construction Declines Single-family construction experienced declines in nearly every region during Q2 2025, signaling [...]

  The risk of a recession in September 2025 is elevated, with analysts citing a combination of slow job growth, persistent inflation, and rising tariffs as key factors pushing the U.S. economy toward a downturn. Some, like Moody’s Chief Economist Mark Zandi, suggest the U.S. is “on the precipice” of a downturn, with the period of greatest [...]