Industry News
Q3 2025 Acquisitions
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…
CMG Q3 2025 Pulse Of Lighting Reports Stagnant Market
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…
US-China Trade War Gets Extreme: Everyone Looses
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…
US DOT Emergency Rule Expected To Disrupt Trucking Logistics
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…
Professional Development Curriculum From NEMRA Lighting & IES
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…
Designing for Uptime: Data Center Critical Lighting Factors
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,…
Data Center Construction Spending Soars
Data centers have rapidly reshaped the landscape of U.S. office construction, now representing a major share of spending and signaling a long-term shift in commercial real estate investment priorities.…
Product Monday: Artika’s Elton 19.4” LED Light & Ceiling Fan
The Artika Elton 19.4 in. LED Modern Ceiling Fan blends sleek design and advanced technology to deliver a high-performing, versatile solution for home comfort and lighting. This compact, contemporary fixture…
Astronomers Find Compact, Highly Polarized Radio Object
Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary celestial object in the galaxy NGC 4945, located about 12 million light-years from Earth. This object, dubbed “Punctum” (Latin for “point”), is a highly…
What To Know About The “Blended Workforce”
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…
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