The award-winning Minnesota lighting showroom, Creative Lighting, has closed after nearly one century in business. Creative Lighting was founded in 1926 and operated by the Minsberg family until it was…
Author: Linda Longo
Ceiling Fan Veteran Christian Gonzalez Joins Progress Lighting Team
Ceiling fan Christian Gonzalez has joined Progress Lighting as Senior Product Development Manager of the Ceiling Fan category and will report directly to Kristina Christopher, VP/Product Development & Design. Gonzalez…
Maxim Appoints Nathen Bliss as Director/Sales
Industry veteran Nathen Bliss has joined Maxim Lighting as Director of Sales. For the past four years, Bliss has served in a variety of sales roles at Eurofase, most recently…
Finalists in the 35th ARTS Awards Released
Dallas Market Center (DMC) and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the finalists for the 35th ARTS Awards, the premier awards program dedicated to the home industry, which…
Ben Parra Named President of Rensen House of Lights in Kansas City
Lighting veteran Benjamin Parra has been named President of Rensen House of Lights in Lenexa, Kansas, effective August 2024. For the past 12 years, Parra served as Sales Manager for…
Masco Corp Enters Agreement to Sell Kichler to Owner of Progress Lighting
Michigan-based Masco Corp. has just announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Kichler Lighting business to an affiliate of Kingswood Capital Management for a purchase price…
Fall Market Offers Retailers a Mid-Market Sourcing Opportunity
AmericasMart Atlanta will present buyers with a mid-market sourcing opportunity September 15-18 at its Fall Market. “Fall Market is the ideal moment for designers and retailers to unite, not just…
DMC Design Week Offers Design Professionals Plenty of Buying Opportunities + ArchLIGHT Summit
This year’s Dallas Design Week, held on the Dallas Market Center (DMC) campus September 17-19, is happening concurrently with ArchLIGHT Summit, a commercial and architectural lighting event that provides educational…
Palmetto State Lighting & Designs to Independently Represent the Carolinas
Spartanburg, S.C.-based Palmetto State Lighting & Designs, LLC, will represent North Carolina and South Carolina independently from the T&T Lighting Group of Tyrone, Georgia beginning September 1. Since 2018, the…
Capitol Lighting Acquires Bellacor Brand & Digital Properties
Lighting retailer Capitol Lighting has acquired the Bellacor brand and its associated digital assets in a move that will enable Capitol Lighting to broaden its product offerings and support Bellacor’s…
