The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) is slated to receive a one-time investment of $9 million from the State of North Carolina to bolster infrastructure and beautification within the City…
Elk Home Announces 3 Promotions
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…
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…
Kenroy Home Shuts Down
With hardly a heads up to employees – and virtually nothing told to reps or retailers – Kenroy Home shut its doors on Friday, August 18. Even long-time company veterans…
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…
DMC Reports Lightovation’s First-Time Buyer Numbers Doubled in June
Dallas-based Lightovation, the largest residential lighting trade event in North America, experienced an increase in attendance for the summer edition of the show, which ran June 21-24. The show saw…
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…
