LEDucation details its leadership transition, honoring outgoing volunteers Burt Grant and Wendy Kaplan while introducing the next generation of leaders and CONEXSYS’ expanded role. Adura’s Frigus LED modules are featured in two 2026 IESNYC Lumen Award-winning projects, and Badlands National Park earns International Dark Sky Park designation for its commitment to night sky conservation.

Pompeo Group’s Q2 Executive Survey finds most lighting executives on or ahead of plan despite slower timelines and forecasting uncertainty. Parspec launches an AI-native sales management platform for agencies, and Royal Warrant holder James Hall shares how Madson Black brings bespoke British craftsmanship to Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the U.S. market.

WAC Lighting expands its dweLED collection with four new decorative fixtures blending artistic form and LED technology. Registration is now open for the 2026 NALMCO Convention & Trade Show in Phoenix this October, and ArchLIGHT Summit announces keynote speakers Leni Schwendinger and Andrea Hartranft for its September return to Dallas.

SDA Lighting and Controls becomes 100% employee-owned as CEO Melissa Deutsch Stein chooses an ESOP over private equity to preserve culture and reward her team. The expanded California Firefighters Memorial uses warm lighting and a red beacon that activates when a firefighter dies in the line of duty, and Oculus Light Studio acquires CD+M Americas to expand into hospitality and gaming.

Messe Frankfurt adds LiGHT London to its portfolio, cementing its position as the world’s leading lighting exhibition organizer across four continents. Rexel USA acquires DEE Electronics to expand OEM capabilities in industrial and data center markets, and the latest Pulse of Lighting report shows a stable but flat market with data centers driving growth.

The ETI lawsuit is prompting the industry to question whether Signify EnabLED license agreements still reflect fair value as patents expire and litigation evolves. The NLB opens entries for its 2026 Lighting Transformation Awards with an early bird deadline of 14 August, and a new aquarium project at Mote Marine Laboratory showcases how thoughtful lighting can support both animal health and visitor experience.

SDA Lighting and Controls has become an employee-owned company, with an interview with Melissa Deutschstein coming soon. ArchLIGHT Summit announces renowned designer Andrea Hartranft as its closing keynote speaker, and Wayne Tyler relaunches its website with updated technical resources and specification support tools.

Principal Industries acquires GENLED Brands, adding Acolyte and AgiLight to its architectural lighting and signage portfolio. LEDucation enters a new chapter as longtime leaders step back and CONEXSYS takes over show management, and Marie Servais is named head of Light + Building to lead the world’s premier lighting and building technology trade fair.

Luminii — sponsor of Today in Lighting’s July edition — has acquired Felix Lighting from Croatia, with both companies previously featured in EdisonReport’s top 10 light trades. Jeff Bristol steps down as VP of NEMRA’s Lighting Division after growing it from scratch to 150+ member companies, and Performance Lighting Systems announces LightMatters 2026 with a live performance by Skip Martin of Kool & the Gang.

Archlior launches an AI-powered platform connecting architects to 50,000 fixtures and 20,000 projects from more than 300 brands in one searchable database. Genlyte Solutions expands its distribution network with a new Irving, Texas warehouse, and Sonepar’s Bright Lights Brighter Futures program delivers free LED upgrades to 14 Veterans of Foreign Wars posts across the U.S.