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The Darkness News Update 4/25/2024

Get A Grip On Lighting: Update Your Signage

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Get A Grip On Lighting: Reaction To LEDucation

Get A Grip On Lighting: Non-Compete Clauses

In this episode, the guys have some strong words for business owners who force their employees to sign non-compete clauses, and how it impacts everyone involved.

The China Question Part 4: To STAY Rich is Glorious

In the fourth and final article in the series, Michael Colligan suggests how the industry should work together as a whole to turn this ship around, literally and figuratively, to…

Get A Grip On Lighting: IES Awards, Part III

In this episode, the guys discuss whether the winning entries at the IES Awards at LIGHTFAIR are focused on impressing each other or focused on the end user. They even…

Avoiding a Motor City Mess, Part II

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In the wake of Detroit’s mass city-wide replacement of lighting fixtures by LED provider Leotek, distributors share their experience with low-cost products.

The China Question, Part 3: The Greatest Heist of All Time

How did America and the rest of the world become completely flooded by super cheap, low-cost LED light bulbs from China? Michael Colligan of the Get A Grip On Lighting…

Get A Grip On Lighting: IES Awards, Part II

The guys continue their discussion of the winners from the IES Awards at LIGHTFAIR. In this episode, they look into the claims from the winners that the products are “future-proof.”…

Avoiding a Motor City Mess, Part I

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As Detroit grapples with the mass replacement of defective LED streetlights from a low-cost provider, the Executive Director of Los Angeles’ Bureau of Street Lighting shares her city’s experience with…

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