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Avant Brands Completes Major LED Lighting Retrofit at its 80,000 Sq Ft Flowr Facility

William Attardi on July 23, 2026

Avant Brands Inc., is pleased to announce the successful completion of a comprehensive facility-wide lighting retrofit at the Company’s largest cultivation facility, The Flowr Group Okanagan Inc. (“Flowr”), located in Kelowna, B.C. The project replaced traditional high-pressure sodium (HPS) fixtures with energy-efficient LED lighting fixtures above- and below-canopy across the entire 80,000 square foot facility across 100% of flower rooms, supported by funding from a Government of British Columbia energy efficiency incentive program. The initiative aligns with the company’s commitment to operational excellence, cost reduction, and environmental stewardship while enhancing cultivation quality and yield. Flowr Project Highlights at https://www.ledinside.com/news/2026/7/2026_07_23_04

 

As Legislation Dims Fluorescent Bulbs, Edge LED’s Light Labor Retrofit Panel Offers a 2-Minute LED Fix

William Attardi on December 9, 2025

A growing number of states are enacting legislation to phase out fluorescent tube lighting, signaling a decisive shift away from older, mercury-containing technologies toward modern, energy-efficient alternatives. This regulatory transition creates an immediate, nationwide demand for fast, compliant, and cost-saving replacement solutions. Edge LED LED Lighting Source – Edge LED announced the broad availability of its Light Labor Retrofit LED Flat Panel product. This innovative system allows facility teams to complete a full fixture upgrade in just over two minutes per fixture, eliminating the pain points of traditional, disruptive upgrades. The solution is specifically designed to retrofit common recessed lighting systems, accommodating 1’x4′, 2’x4′, and 2’x2′ fixture sizes. To ensure facilities nationwide can secure compliant replacements immediately, Edge LED has partnered with REXEL, a global leader in the distribution of electrical supplies, to make Light Labor available through its extensive distribution network. [News] As Legislation Dims Fluorescent Bulbs, Edge LED’s Light Labor Retrofit Panel Offers a 2-Minute LED Fix – LEDinside

It’s Back to School – How Some of Our Most Acknowledged Universities Got Their Name – Who were the true visionaries who would donate half of their estate to sculpting the minds of the future. These stories are monuments to history and culture. Let’s take a stroll through academia’s memory lane and uncover the origins of these storied university names!

  1. Ah, Harvard! The Ivy League giant was once a small college in the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlement called New Towne. But where did “Harvard” come from? Enter John Harvard, a clergyman who, in 1638, decided to bequeath half his estate and his library (a whopping 400 books!) to the fledgling college. Grateful for this generous gift, they promptly named the institution after him.
  2. A gem of New Haven, Connecticut, Yale is another Ivy League powerhouse known for its prestigious law and drama schools. It owes its name to Elihu Yale, a wealthy merchant who, in 1718, donated a modest shipment of goods (including portraits, books, and textiles) to a struggling collegiate school. Those goods were auctioned off, raising a much-needed £562 –a small fortune at the time.
  3. Dartmouth is renowned for its beautiful rural setting, nestled in the picturesque town of Hanover, New Hampshire. It was named after the Earl of Dartmouth, William Legge, a British nobleman who supported the college’s founding –despite never actually setting foot in America!
  4. Brown, this Rhode Island Ivy University, known for its open curriculum and emphasis on student choice, was founded with a mouthful of a name – the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. It was renamed in 1704 for Nicholas Brown, Jr., a prominent merchant whose family donated generously to the school.
  5. Perched atop a hill overlooking Ithaca, New York, Cornell is celebrated for its diverse academic programs and its stunning natural surroundings. Founded by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, this university was unique for its commitment to practical education, allowing students the freedom to choose their own course of study. It was a revolutionary notion at the time, which would guide a curricular reform across the country.
  6. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford is renowned for its entrepreneurial spirit and its close ties to the tech industry. But this California powerhouse has a touching origin story. Leland Stanford, Jr., the founder’s son, tragically died young from typhoid fever. His father Leland Sr., railroad magnate and former state governor, and his mother Jane, founded the university in his memory, ensuring his legacy lived on through the pursuit of knowledge.
  7. This North Carolina research giant, known for its strong medical and law schools, underwent a bit of a name change in its history. Originally called Trinity College, it was renamed Duke University in 1924 after James Buchanan Duke, a tobacco and electric power industrialist who founded the American Tobacco Company. He established The Duke Endowment, to which he donated throughout his life and left half his estate after his death.
  8. Nestled in Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt is a renowned research university with a vibrant campus life. It owes its name to “The Commodore,” Cornelius Vanderbilt, a shipping and railroad magnate, who provided the initial gift to establish the university.
  9. Texas businessman William Marsh Rice provided the initial funding for this Houston university, but did not live to see its opening. He was murdered by his valet as he slept, in a plot to forge the man’s will. Despite the unfortunate circumstances, Rice University flourished through the years, becoming an institution known for its strong engineering and science programs.
  10. Who was Harvard named after? Origin of university names