Don’t wait until the last minute, you can reserve your seat at the upcoming ARTS Awards right now. Dallas Market Center (DMC) and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have…
AFX Quietly Acquired by the Private Equity Firm That Owns John-Richard
Illinois-based lighting manufacturer AFX (originally known as American Fluorescent until it rebranded in 2012) changed ownership in the first quarter of 2024 — a transaction that largely escaped public notice.…
Industry Veteran Bill Brown Announces Retirement
After nearly 40 years in the lighting industry – 33 of which were with domestic manufacturer House of Troy – Bill Brown has announced his retirement, effective September 30. Most…
Legacy Progress & Kichler Executives Appointed to Top Posts of Combined Company
Now that the ink has dried on arguably the largest decorative residential lighting merger in recent history, Kingswood Capital Management, LP has announced the management team for the combined company.…
Former Minka VP Joins Kuzco
Kuzco Lighting welcomes William (Will) Cox as Director/Fan Sales. For the past eight years, Cox served as VP/Sales & Marketing at Minka Group with a focus on the Minka AIRE…
Creative Lighting Closes Its Doors, Inventory Being Sold at Auction
The award-winning Minnesota lighting showroom, Creative Lighting, has closed after nearly one century in business. Creative Lighting was founded in 1926 and operated by the Minsberg family until it was…
Ceiling Fan Veteran Christian Gonzalez Joins Progress Lighting Team
Ceiling fan Christian Gonzalez has joined Progress Lighting as Senior Product Development Manager of the Ceiling Fan category and will report directly to Kristina Christopher, VP/Product Development & Design. Gonzalez…
Maxim Appoints Nathen Bliss as Director/Sales
Industry veteran Nathen Bliss has joined Maxim Lighting as Director of Sales. For the past four years, Bliss has served in a variety of sales roles at Eurofase, most recently…
Finalists in the 35th ARTS Awards Released
Dallas Market Center (DMC) and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the finalists for the 35th ARTS Awards, the premier awards program dedicated to the home industry, which…
Ben Parra Named President of Rensen House of Lights in Kansas City
Lighting veteran Benjamin Parra has been named President of Rensen House of Lights in Lenexa, Kansas, effective August 2024. For the past 12 years, Parra served as Sales Manager for…
