Today in Lighting — Friday, August 21, 2026
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My competitor went after me again earlier this week — that’s not surprising, he seems to do this fairly often now. Although I rarely visit his website, I read this hit piece twice and still could not understand the point. I think he was questioning some of my volunteer work. It gave me the opportunity to draw a distinction between my decades of service to lighting industry volunteer organizations in leadership positions. It also gave me the opportunity to remind the audience of how EdisonReport advocates for the industry. So in an ironic sort of way, I appreciate the opportunity he gave me.

A special issue of The Spec will be available later today, dedicated to the great Dave DeLora. I attended his birthday party last week in Boulder and have detailed coverage — it was a who’s who of lighting leadership. Visit designinglighting.com to subscribe and receive a copy directly to your inbox.

A leading creative lighting company is hiring an Eastern Regional Sales Manager to drive growth across the Northeast. The role focuses on sales, representative relationships, specification, product education, market development, and industry engagement, with up to 50% overnight travel.

Yesterday the Dow dropped 704 points, NASDAQ was down 264. LSI was off by 14%.