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PRESS ROOM

Sonepar Announces $560 Million AI Investments to Accelerate Transformation

Dauer’s Morpheus Reshapes Landscape Lighting Beams With a Liquid Crystal Lens

DMF Lighting Names Marcus Lovely Senior Sales Manager, NY Metro

Viking Electric Recruits 70 Women to Build Habitat for Humanity Homes in Chicago

HARMAN Professional Solutions Announces Pablo Ruiz Campo as Martin Professional Sales Leader for North America

Mike Ratushny Joins Synapse Wireless as Vice President of Product Management

NorthEast Electrical Awards 13 Scholarships and Tool Grants to Graduating High School Students

MAG Energy to Host Webinar on LED-to-LED Retrofits and Advanced Lighting Controls

Inter-lux Appoints Marissa Klink as Director of Sales for Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia

Finally! A Driver Optimized for COB and Tight Pitch Tape Light

Bill Brown Sales Adds Davis Wall as Associate Sales Manager

Alloy LED and Optique Lighting Expand Indiana Presence with Professional Lighting Services

Global Lighting and Controls Executive Mark McClear Named President of US LED, Ltd.

Evenlite Introduces LiteMinder® LMi, a Smaller, Safer, Smarter Central Emergency Lighting Power Inverter System

Lumascape Appoints Darin Ayres as Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing

Barron Lighting Group Appoints Justin Aron

Elemental Brands Appoints Maura McGuinness Director, Specification Sales

Landscape Forms Partners with DMA Lighting to Expand Lighting Representation in Southern Idaho and Surrounding Intermountain Region

Last Call For Entries for the NLB 2026 Lighting Transformation Awards

Aleddra Launches Award-Winning LumiBé™ Table Lamp on Indiegogo

DMF and HK Lighting Earn Top Honors at CEDIA Expo 2026

Continuing Commercial Growth, Solais Welcomes Jordan Mills as Director of Commercial Inside Sales

LytePOD: Maybe We’re Our Own Enemy

Lighting Controls Podcast: The World is More and More Connected with Stephen Zhou

NALMCO 2026: One week left for the best rates

AI, immersive entertainment and design: Philips Hue expands the possibilities of smart lighting

Under One Sky 2026: Early bird registration is open

Register for Light for Life® Symposium: Commissioning

Halco Celebrates Grand Opening of New Jersey Distribution Facility

Ligman North America Builds the Website Its Customers Asked For

Dialight Expands Latin American Representation Through JD Martin International

ArchLIGHT Summit Announces Key Schedule Highlights for 2026 Event in Dallas

USPTO Denies Super Lighting Reexamination Request Following PVTECH Pre-Order Submission Under New USPTO Procedure

Vancouver IES Section to Host AEFI, Advanced Education Fly-In Conference October 23, 2026.

NLB Announces Call For Entries for the 2026 Lighting Transformation Awards

LEDVANCE Earns Recognition in the 2026 IES Progress Report for Seven Innovative Lighting Solutions

Cooper Lighting Solutions Earns Eight Selections in 2026 IES Progress Report – The Most of Any Lighting Manufacturer

PureEdge Lighting Announces Settlement of Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against LightBlue USA / Rayhil

Stephen Zhou Receives IES Presidential Award at IES26: The Lighting Conference

Visa Lighting Expands Serenity™ Ceiling Luminaire Family with New Decorative Graphics Designed to Create Calming Healthcare and Behavioral Health Environments

Disclaimer: Press Room includes sponsored content

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When: October 20-23, 2026
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NEWS

DALI Part 151

DALI Part 151 Supports Surge Protection for Connected Outdoor Lighting

October 21, 2026

DALI Part 151 is moving from specification into certified products, providing manufacturers with a defined...

NeoCon Announces Call for 2027 Programming

NeoCon Announces Call for 2027 Programming

October 21, 2026

Chicago, IL – October 21, 2026 – NeoCon, the leading platform for commercial interiors, will...

Pompeo Group Q3 2026 Lighting Executive Survey results on AI, industry forces, and the LightFair successor

Pompeo Survey: Executives Weigh AI, Consolidation, and LightFair’s Successor

October 20, 2026

The Pompeo Group’s Q3 2026 Lighting Executive Survey asked about AI, consolidation, tariffs, and the...

Chip Israel Gateway Grant Builds Lighting’s Future

October 19, 2026

Chip Israel Gateway Grant Opens Doors to Lighting Careers The lighting industry needs more talent....

IALD Recognizes Paul Gregory for Changing the Design Profession

October 19, 2026

IALD Recognizes Paul Gregory: Disco, Design, and Doing Business His Way IALD recognizes Paul Gregory...

Boston Light Source Acquires Lighting Affiliates

Boston Light Source Acquires Lighting Affiliates, Uniting Two New England Lighting Legacies

October 19, 2026

Boston, MA, October 19, 2026 — Boston Light Source (BLS) is pleased to announce the...

HLB Lighting Design Growth: A Candid Debate at IALD

October 19, 2026

HLB Opens Its Books—and Its Growth Debate The HLB Lighting Design growth debate raised questions...

Business of Light™ Survey

Take a 5-Minute Business of Light™ Survey

October 19, 2026

Business of Light™ was created to provide the lighting community with conversations, resources and connections...

Meet Beacon Awards Icon Award Recipient Dan Blitzer

Acuity’s Aptitude Impressed Me. Cadence Explained the Mystery.

Three Parties, Two Hats, One Memorable Night in Austin

New Lighting Model Aims to Restore Color Perception in Aging Eyes

IALD Education Trust Reports 71% Drop in Expenses

“Cooper!” “Lighting!” A Spirited Start to Enlighten Americas

BriteSwitch: How DLC 6.0 Could Affect Rebates

Yue (Zora) Liu Receives 2026 Richard Kelly Grant

DLFNY Expands Lighting Education Beyond $1 Million Gift

NALMCO 2026: 28 New Members and Lighting Industry Awards

DLFNY’s $1 Million “Wake-Up Call”

New CIE Technical Report CIE 258:2026: Adaptive Road Lighting

DarkSky International to Host Under One Sky 2026 Virtual Conference

The Future of Lighting Design Starts with Discovery

Electrical Trends: 2026 Q3 Pulse of Lighting

Why Rep Shows Matter: SDA Showcase 2026 Day 2 Recap

Wired vs. Wireless in Connected Lighting: Advantages, Limitations, and the Case for a Hybrid Approach

Same Light, Different Footprint: What the New Luminaire EPDs Reveal

SDA Showcase 2026: Lumenwerx Loom, Smart Poles & Trends

LEDVANCE publishes 2025 Sustainability Report: progress on decarbonisation

Philips Hue: It’s not about being cheap.

An Interview with Mark McClear, President of US LED

Acuity Brands Lighting: Ruth Gratzke, Price Increase, Outlook

Acuity Q4 2026 Earnings: Sales Up 2.9% to $1.24B

Senate Committee Advances LIT Act, Drawing Opposition From NEMA

CAREERS

Eastern Sales Manager with Hunza Lighting USA

Regional Sales Manager, South Central US – Lumascape (Dallas – Remote)

Account Manager with Obert Inc.

Eastern Regional Sales Manager

Inside Sales Associate — Commercial Lighting with Solais Lighting

Regional Vice President / Director of Sales with Solais Lighting

USA Western Regional Sales Manager with Vantage®

Director, National Accounts with H.E. Williams

Senior Product Design Engineer with Brownlee Lighting

Mid- West Market Manager with Inter-lux

Senior Inside Sales Representative with Impact Lighting

Lighting Product Content Creator and Marketing Support with Elite Lighting

Laboratory and Safety Engineer with Elite Lighting

Project Manager with FLOS

Regional Vice President with Barron Lighting Group

Regional Sales Managers with Litelab

OEM Account Manager

Regional Sales Manager, North Central with MaxLite

Territory Sales Manager with MaxLite

Regional Sales Manager with PreciseLED

Regional Sales Manager with MaxLite

Director, Product Management and Marketing with Leviton

Regional Sales Manager with SATCO

Regional Sales Manager with ERCO

Lighting Applications Engineer with ERCO

Senior Lighting Designer with Mazzetti

Western Regional Sales Manager with Specialty Lighting

Retail Account Manager – Lighting

Director of Sales with Visa Lighting

Mechanical Design Engineer with Aron Lighting