Wageningen University & Research (WUR), The Netherlands, received more than €8 million from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and participating bodies for two major research programs—one involving tower garden systems using LEDs and the other focusing on improvements in the welfare of pigs and chickens.

Ben E. Keith Co., Fort Worth, Texas, broke ground on a new foodservice distribution center in Albuquerque, N.M.

LSI Industries Inc., Cincinnati, partnered with Lutron Electronics, Inc., Coopersburg, Pa., to implement the next generation of LED luminaire control.

As distribution networks become increasingly complex, sophisticated LED lighting systems are, in turn, becoming important for warehouses that require effective illumination.

Optronics International, Muskogee, Okla., introduced a family of LED warning and beacon lamps.

Acuity Brands, Inc., Atlanta, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., announced plans to acquire The Luminaires Group.

Dialight, Farmingdale, N.J., launched its new Reliant High Bay line of industrial LED fixtures for light duty applications, such as warehouses, light manufacturing and other large indoor spaces.

AppHarvest, Morehead, Ky., announced plans to outfit its 60-acre greenhouse in Morehead, Ky., with a $15 million hybrid LED lighting system, making it what is said to be the world’s largest LED installation for a single building.