Executives at Kinder International have shared: “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Carolyn Kinder. She passed away today, Wednesday, August 16.” Among her…
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WAC Lighting Announces the Skylar Wald Let’s Beat Cancer Fundraiser
Created by 9-year-old cancer survivor Skylar Wald, whose parents are the co-CEOs of Port Washington, N.Y.-based WAC Lighting, the Skylar Wald Let’s Beat Cancer Fundraiser is asking for the lighting…
WAC Lighting Co-Founders Tai & Tony Wang Honored at Selfhelp Gala
WAC Lighting co-founders Tai and Tony Wang were honored at Selfhelp’s 2023 Gala recently at Pier Sixty in New York City. The couple are renowned for their tremendous professional accomplishments…
Quoizel Changes Ownership, Stands Alone Again
After news of Quoizel’s parent company NBG Home filing for Chapter 11 in February briefly caused concern in the decorative lighting community (NBG quickly resolved the situation by receiving $30…
DMC Appoints Theresa O’Dea as VP/Business Development, Design
Marketing veteran Theresa O’Dea has joined Dallas Market Center (DMC) as Vice President of Business Development, Design. She will be responsible for buyer delivery and the buyer growth strategy for…
SKYX Platforms Adds Lighting Veteran as President/Wholesale & Retail
Miami-based SKYX Platforms Corp. (“Sky Technologies”), a platform technology company with 60+ issued and pending patents, has been steadily adding credibility within the residential lighting community with some strategic new…
In Memoriam: Ken Roberson, Sr.
Kendall “Ken” Lee Roberson, Sr., of Old Hickory, Tenn., passed away Thursday, June 22. Born to Virginia Oliver and Romie Lee Roberson in Macon, Ga., on December 16, 1953. Ken…
Lighting One Convention Lights Up Dallas
Lighting One®, an industry-leading cooperative, lived up to its convention theme, “Lead The Way” to the future, as its annual convention was the kick off to Lightovation. The organization hosted…
WAC Execs Honored With the H Foundation’s Rick Wiedemer Guiding Light Award at Goombay Bash
The joint CEO husband-and-wife team of Dirk and Shelley Wald of WAC Lighting has been selected to receive the 2023 Rick Wiedemer Guiding Light Award for their long-standing support of…
Charles-Antoine Poirier Joins Verozza as Product Manager
Montreal-based Verozza Lighting has appointed Charles-Antoine Poirier as Product Manager. Poirier brings more than 17 years of experience in industrial design for lighting companies such as Cyclone, Lumenworx, Axis, and…