enLIGHTenment Magazine checks in with Michael Wintersteller – whom we profiled in 2012 when he was just starting out as an independent rep – to see how his agency has…
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Dallas Market Center Names 4 VPs Prior to Market
The Dallas Market Center has announced the promotions of four staffers to key positions as a way of recognizing their hard work and industry leadership and to create more focused…
Penny Burns: Oklahoma Trailblazer
Long-time ALA member Penny Burns Klein, who was among the first women to create their own sales representative agencies, discusses the challenges she faced and advice for young reps starting…
Pamela St. Martin Joins LED Inspirations
Pamela St. Martin Joins LED Inspirations – which manufactures tape light, accent lighting, and lighting fixtures – has hired Pamela St. Martin as VP/Sales & Marketing. In this newly created…
In Memoriam: Lutron Chairman & Founder Joel Spira
Joel Spira – Lutron’s founder, long-time Chairman, and Director of Research – died on Wednesday, April 8 at the age of 88. In a spare bedroom with a Ping-Pong table…
Generation Brands Names Matt Vollmer President
Skokie, Ill.-based Generation Brands – the parent company for Feiss-Monte Carlo, LBL Lighting, Tech Lighting, and Sea Gull Lighting – has promoted 13-year company veteran Matt Vollmer to President and…
AF Lighting Under New Ownership, Relocates to Philadelphia
Warren Chaiken, President & CEO of Almo Corp., reveals what’s next for AF Lighting and its customers. Just at the time that AF Lighting’s parent company, Interline Brands – a…
Victor Crage Retires After 40 Years With Quoizel
Victor Crage Retires After 40 Years With Quoizel At the recent January Dallas Market, Quoizel celebrated long-time rep Victor Crage with a retirement party. For the past 40 years, Victor…
A Tribute to the Late “Bill” Sanford of Weiss & Biheller
A Tribute to the Late “Bill” Sanford of Weiss & Biheller by his son Peter Sanford Crystal lighting veteran George MacGregor “Bill” Sanford died peacefully at the home of his…
In Memoriam: George Feldstein of Crestron
The world-wide staff of home automation and controls company Crestron, headquartered in Rockleigh, N.J., mourns the passing of its Chairman and Founder, George Feldstein, after a brave year-long battle with…
