2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (682+ words) Boston, that relentless City of Champions, has learned to pace itself. Remarkably, the Celtics are not deep into a playoff run. The Bruins wrapped things up early enough that nobody had to choose between accepting an Honorable Mention and checking…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (691+ words) Seven months ago, Cree Lighting USA LLC told its workforce that a furlough was coming. It would be brief, management said. Short on parts. A temporary pause. Workers went home. Most did not come back. What followed was a grinding…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (310+ words) In 2023, several lighting manufacturers declined to discuss artificial intelligence strategy on the record with Inside Lighting. The hesitation was understandable. A. I. felt speculative, the claims felt difficult to verify, and the long-term risks and implications were still largely unknown. That reluctance,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (82+ words) The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is a leading economic indicator for nonresidential construction activity, with a lead time of approximately 912 months. Includes recent years 2023, 2024 and 2025. January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (241+ words) Phoenix Lighting has acquired Rig-A-Lite, a Houston-based manufacturer of specification-grade industrial and hazardous location lighting. The transaction closed May 14, according to an announcement from Phoenix and its private equity backer, JMC Capital Partners. Rig-A-Lite will continue operating under its own…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (559+ words) Twenty-eight jobs sounds almost modest. After 172 positions were eliminated at Cree Lighting USA, LLC's Racine, Wisconsin facility in March, the company's second federal layoff notice, filed May 14 with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, could be read as an aftershock....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (666+ words) Here's a roundup of some of the week's happenings curated to help lighting people stay informed." With frequent coverage surrounding the ongoing situation at Cree Lighting USA LLC"in Racine, Wisconsin (and another Racine-related article coming Monday involving additional newsworthy…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (302+ words) Minka Lighting Group is recalling its Bardon Series pendant fixtures following one reported incident and zero injuries. The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the notice on May 14, 2026, covering three models: the 8-Light Pendant (N1847-776), the 12-Light Pendant (N1848-776), and the 5-Light Island…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (558+ words) When two class action lawsuits landed in federal court in Milwaukee on the same day in March, the immediate question was what Cree Lighting USA would do. Eight weeks later, a different question has emerged: which group of workers' lawyers…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (12+ words) Move echoes April's Schwing acquisition, extending influence into Northern New Jersey...