Ahead of October High Point Market, Nesquehoning, Pa.-based Elk Home has announced the promotion of Lauren Heamon, Kerry Radern, and Sophie Sallinger. Lauren Heamon, formerly the National Sales Manager, has…
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Hubbardton Forge’s Maria Mullen to Receive Academy of Achievement Award
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced that Maria Mullen, CEO of Hubbardton Forge, will receive the Academy of Achievement honor at the 34th ARTS…
Bulbrite Names John Cicack as Director of Builder Sales
Lighting industry veteran John Cicack has been tapped as Director/Builder Sales for Moonachie, N.J.-based light source manufacturer Bulbrite. For the past five years, Cicack was a manufacturer’s representative at Richard…
IN MEMORIAM: Carolyn Kinder
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…
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…
