EDUCATION
LIGHTING
THE BUSINESS OF Photo credit: mcmillanpazdansmith.com
Photo credit: mcmillanpazdansmith.com
On February 1st, GE Current, a Daintree company acquired the C&I Lighting Business of Hubbell, and I had the privilege of interviewing the leadership team that day in Greenville, SC. After the interview I spent some time with Andy Miles, Director of Education, Training, and Marketing Programs. The following day I joined Emma Lyne Bruce, Manager, Learning Operations, at the Current Institute in Hendersonville, as I wanted to better understand The Business of Lighting Education.
The Lighting Solutions Center Prior to my visit last month, I had toured the Lighting Solutions Center in Greenville in 2009 and again in 2017. Each time, the facility has shown tremendous progress. The LSC is the centerpiece of their commitment to train, educate and develop solutions as lighting technology continues to evolve. In 2017, the C&I Lighting Division of Hubbell spent over one million dollars upgrading the LSC to allow for the integration of the latest LED luminaires and controls, as well as adding a large collaborative learning environment, a second classroom, which seats 80, and expanded hands-on application displays. Pre-
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