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Daktronics Profiled by CBS on Super Bowl Sunday

Daktronics screen for the home of the Arizona Cardinals, the field used for Super Bowl 2015.

Daktronics Profiled by CBS on Super Bowl Sunday

BROOKINGS, SD — Daktronics co-founders Al Kurtenbach and Duane Sander, along with the Kurtenbach’s son (and current CEO) Reece Kurtenbach, may be more accustomed to working in behind-the-scenes roles. But all three were front and center on CBS News Sunday Morning on Feb. 1, 2015. That’s when the 7.5 minute TV report detailed how their company has grown from humble beginnings in a town four hours away from the nearest NFL franchise to a video powerhouse providing football fans with some of the biggest stadium screens ever produced.

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In Memoriam: David Gibson Swain, 54

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – David Gibson Swain, 54, died Jan. 28 in an accidental fall at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. Swain had served as technical director at the PAC, which adjoins the North Charleston Coliseum and Charleston Area Convention Center since the facility opened in 1999.

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PixelFLEX

PixelFLEX Installs First 2mm Convex LED Video Wall at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville

NASHVILLE, TN — PixelFLEX recently installed a high-resolution (2mm pixel pitch) convex video wall within the Lexus Lounge, which opened recently at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The first-of-its-kind wall measures 47 by 7 feet (WxH) within the private 450-member VIP club. It proves a panoramic, HD view of Nashville Predators games and other events at the venue.

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2015 Super Bowl Field Lit with LED Lighting

PHOENIX, AZ – Before the start of the 2014 NFL regular season, University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, home to the NFL Cardinals and also Super Bowl XLIX, retrofitted 312 high-performance light-emitting diode (LED) stadium light fixtures. The LED fixtures replaced more than 780 metal halide high-intensity discharge (HID) fixtures and lit the field during the Super Bowl matchup between the Patriots and the Seahawks on Feb. 1, 2015.

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Absen Offering Certified Engineer (ACE) Program in Orlando March 10-12, 2015

ORLANDO, FL — Absen is offering its Certified Engineers Program for engineers, technicians, and freelancers working in the event production industry. The next event is set for 7703 Kingspointe Parkway, Suite 600 in Orlando, FL on March 10, 11 and 12, 2015. The course is offered at no charge to qualified participants. Attendees are responsible for covering their own travel, food, and accommodation expenses.

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Press Club

ADIMSA Energizes Mexican Nightlife with Elation Lighting Rigs

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Elation Professional’s Mexican partner, ADIMSA, is involved in a large variety of projects throughout the course of a year and often turns to Elation products to fulfill the demand for dynamic lighting. Recently, ADIMSA has supplied Elation LED lighting fixtures to several top clubs in Mexico including Republica-DF in Mexico City and Press Club in Monterrey.

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