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TORONTO, Canada – From working on pre-game shows for the NHL to installing score boards, digital display and advanced sound systems in arenas across Canada, Solotech is a solutions provider leader in heightening hockey experiences for fans and players. Therefore, when the iconic Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) in Toronto mandated Solotech to equip its hockey rink with both a LED power ring and banner, the audio, lighting and video company was thrilled.

MONTREAL, Canada – Our customers, suppliers and employees will be pleased to learn about the return of Maurice Latour at Solotech! With a wealth of experience gained during his thirty years at Solotech, Maurice has indeed many friends in the industry, and especially among the community of broadcasting. As he readily admits: “I could not remain indifferent to all the messages I received from my clients in the lasts months! All comments and warm testimonies have greatly influenced my decision to resume service”.

MIDDLETON, WI – School budgets are tight – like the way you tug your scarf on a windy January morning kind of tight – so most public schools cannot frequently upgrade technology, and when they do invest in classrooms, gyms or theaters, they have to make the right choice since they’ll be using it for years to come.

LOS ANGELES, CA – Masked rockers Slipknot are making headlines with a fifth album release, the addition of new band members, their Knotfest concert series and the launch of the “Prepare for Hell” tour – and Clay Paky Stormys and a grandMA2 console are along for the wild ride.  A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky and MA products in North America.

MOONACHIE, NJ- The team at 4Wall New York is adding even more convenience to the lives of those in need of lighting gear.  In a new addition for 2015, 4Wall New York will now be open on Saturdays.

MIDDLETON, WI – ETC is gearing up for its biennial CUE professional development conference, which will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, from June 26th through 28th, 2015. Registration for the conference will open on Monday, January 19th, with a special early-bird discount offered until Saturday, February 28th. ETC will also offer several sponsorships to help offset the cost of the conference, transportation and/or lodging. Sponsorship applications will become available on Monday, January 19th.

MIAMI LAKES, FL – Lighting designer Abbas Ritscher of The Design Oasis used 32 of Chauvet Professional’s Nexus Aw 7×7 panels at the Orange Bowl halftime show. The event, featuring the band Little Big Time, took place midway through the matchup between Georgia Tech and Mississippi State. That game took place at Sun Life Stadium on Dec. 31, 2014. Georgia Tech won, 49-34.

BROOKLYN, NY – A church is first and foremost a house of worship, but beyond that oftentimes it is also many other things to its congregation. Such is certainly the case with the Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph.  A majestic 103-year-old building in Prospect Heights, the church is more than the spiritual hub for the 1.9 million Catholics in the Brooklyn diocese; it is also a gleaming symbol of hope for a neighborhood that is clearly moving into a brighter future. When Pope Benedict elevated the church to a cathedral shortly before his retirement in 2013, the diocese began an extensive renovation project that included a new lighting system from The LightTech Group of Jamaica, NY.