The annual, highly anticipated BDNY show, a leading trade fair and conference for hospitality’s boutique and lifestyle segment, has been officially cancelled. The 2020 event had been scheduled for November…
ALA Gears Up for Online Symposium Featuring Industry Experts
With the uncertainty of trade shows and conferences being held in the months ahead, the American Lighting Association (ALA) has created a digital platform to reunite its membership instead. The…
DMC Releases Summer Edition of Spark Mag Ahead of August Shows
With the theme “In Good Company,” the Dallas Market Center (DMC) has released the latest edition of its twice-yearly Spark magazine in time for its upcoming summer trade events. Issues…
Help Reward Female Leadership With a Special Award
If this year has felt like an endless series of cancellations, here’s some good news. The Women in Lighting (WIL) Committee of the American Lighting Association (ALA) has announced nominations…
EUROFASE ADDS TO MANAGEMENT TEAM
Toronto-based lighting manufacturer Eurofase has announced several key appointments. Industry veteran James Ashley, who was most recently Senior VP/Sales at ELK for the past 10 years, is now VP/Sales, a…
NATIONAL HARDWARE SHOW CANCELS SEPTEMBER EVENT, WILL GO VIRTUAL
Originally scheduled for May, the annual National Hardware Show (NHS) has met the same fate as many other exhibitions this year. Organizers had postponed the spring trade show until September,…
NY NOW® CANCELS OCTOBER FALL EDITION
One of the most highly attended New York summer markets, NY NOW®, will not be held after all this year. Things seemed hopeful when the show organizers moved the show…
New Lighting Event Will Run Alongside Dallas Total Home & Gift Market in August
When the summer edition of the twice-yearly Lightovation show was cancelled out of concerns stemming from the pandemic, there was both disappointment and understanding from buyers and exhibitors. Along with…
Is the Open Floor Plan COVID-19’s Latest Victim?
Home builders recently surveyed by The Harris Poll on behalf of leading real estate website Zillow.com indicate current and post-pandemic home buyers will be valuing residences with more walls, doors,…
New Western Regional Commercial Sales Manager Joins Nora Lighting
Commerce, Calif.-based Nora Lighting has appointed Davis Chastain as its new Western Regional Commercial Sales Manager. Chastain will oversee all Nora commercial sales and marketing activities throughout the West Coast,…
