Raimondo heralds Florida company’s decision to relocate headquarters to West Warwick

LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP is moving its executive team to West Warwick.
LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP is moving its executive team to West Warwick.

PROVIDENCE – The decision of a Melbourne, Fla.-based company that specializes in LED lighting to relocate its headquarters to West Warwick was heralded by the governor on Monday at a press conference.

“I am thrilled to see Lighting Science Group recognizing all our state has to offer, moving here, innovating here and creating jobs. We will continue to build upon our economic development strategy to encourage even more businesses to join them in expanding and growing in the Ocean State,” Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said in a statement.

Lighting Science Group Corp. announced Friday it would be moving its 10-member executive team to 1350 Division Road, suite 102, West Warwick, and that the site was chosen after an “exhaustive search” for a new home that offered access to a “highly educated, tech-savvy workforce with close proximity to regional markets,” according to a news release from the company.
“Lighting Science has found a new home, one where it can leverage local talent and infrastructure to significantly expand its business and take advantage of the progressive CEOs and decision makers who are looking for forward-leaning solutions to create healthier, safer and more productive environments for their customers and constituents,” Lighting Science CEO Edward D. Bednarcik said in a statement.

The company, which opened eight years ago, initially developed its lighting technology for NASA to help astronauts sleep in space. Its technology has evolved into a lighting line designed to make people more alert and productive during the day and to help them sleep better at night, the release said. Its products are used in residential and commercial environments, including schools and hospitals.

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Bednarcik will be joined by his executive team. A total of 10 employees will work in West Warwick to start, with that number expected to grow to 50 by 2017.
The company’s research and development team will remain in Florida, to stay close to its “technology roots at NASA,” the release said.

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