Lighting manufacturer Acuity Brands, Atlanta, reported fiscal 2016 Q4 net sales of $925.5 million, up increased $166 million, or 22%, compared with the year-ago period. LED-based products sales rose 40% year-over-year, and represented about two-thirds of total sales. Share prices fell, though, as the results didn’t meet investors’ expectations.
Doug Chandler began writing about the electrical industry in 1992, and still finds there's never a shortage of stories to be told. So he spends his days finding them and telling them. Educationally, he's a Jayhawk with an English degree. Outside of work, he can often be found banging drums or harvesting tomatoes.
