East Cleveland, Ohio

Greater Cleveland unites to bridge the digital divide

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Which is why, in 2020, more than 70 local organizations came together to launch the Greater Cleveland Digital Equity Coalitionto address the digital divide and to informally guide the use of dollars from the Greater Cleveland Digital Equity Fund.

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  • Which is why, in 2020, more than 70 local organizations came together to launch the Greater Cleveland Digital Equity Coalitionto address the digital divide and to informally guide the use of dollars from the Greater Cleveland Digital Equity Fund.
  • This effort includes the Greater Cleveland Digital Navigators, a dedicated service that directs people to resources for internet connectivity, devices, and digital skills training.
  • To get involved in the Greater Cleveland Digital Navigators program or to contribute to the Greater Cleveland Digital Equity Fund, please contact Leon Wilson, Chief of Digital Innovation & Chief Information Officer at the Cleveland Foundation, via 216.861.3810.
  • The Greater Cleveland Digital Navigators program is being led by Ashbury Senior Computer Community Center (ASC3), CHN Housing Partners, Cleveland Public Library, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, East Cleveland Public Library, and Metro West Community Development Organization, with support from the Cleveland Foundation, Cuyahoga County, Saint Luke's Foundation, and other Greater Cleveland Digital Equity Fund partners.

Savant Systems, Inc. Acquires Racepoint Energy

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Savant Systems, Inc., a leader in smart home technology, has acquired Racepoint Energy, an engineering-driven company known for category-defining smart electrical panel, automated power, storage and energy resiliency solutions for consumers, home builders, businesses and utility companies.

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  • Savant Systems, Inc., a leader in smart home technology, has acquired Racepoint Energy, an engineering-driven company known for category-defining smart electrical panel, automated power, storage and energy resiliency solutions for consumers, home builders, businesses and utility companies.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210720005949/en/
    Renamed Savant Power, the company now joins GE Lighting, a Savant company, as the two newest additions to Savant Systems, Inc.s deep and diverse portfolio of scalable, easy-to-use smart home solutions.
  • By adding automated power, Savant now addresses every pillar of the connected home climate, lighting, entertainment, security and now energy.
  • Now, Savant Power is poised to make these solutions a reality alongside GE lighting, a Savant company, while improving quality of life and energy resiliency around the world.

For CES 2021, GE Lighting, a Savant company Announces Brand Evolution, New Mobile App and Expansion of Smart Home Portfolio Beyond Lighting

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Highlights include a revolutionary new mobile app, a new evolved smart home brand and new connected products outside the lighting space.

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  • Highlights include a revolutionary new mobile app, a new evolved smart home brand and new connected products outside the lighting space.
  • Later this year, GE Lighting, a Savant company will introduce additional smart home solutions including more innovative outdoor solutions and a thermostat.
  • The C by GE app will update to the new Cync app, powered by Savant in March.
  • Based on the software platform developed for Savants professionally installed luxury home automation solutions, the Cync app allows for personalization.

Savant Systems, Inc. to Acquire GE Lighting

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Savant Systems, Inc., an industry leader in the professional smart home space has announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase GE Lighting, a division of GE (NYSE: GE).

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  • Savant Systems, Inc., an industry leader in the professional smart home space has announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase GE Lighting, a division of GE (NYSE: GE).
  • Together with Savant, GE Lighting will continue its legacy of innovation, while we at GE will continue to advance the infrastructure technologies that are core to our company and draw on the roots of our founder, Thomas Edison.
  • For nearly 130 years, GE Lighting has been at the forefront of every major lighting innovation, from the dawn of incandescent bulbs to industry-first LED and smart solutions along with the worlds first voice-embedded lighting product.
  • GE Lighting will remain headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and its more than 700 employees will transfer to Savant upon completion of the transaction.

C by GE Full Color Solutions, Smart Switches & Smart Plugs Now Available

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

First announced at CES, GE Lightings new C by GE Full Color Lights, Tunable White bulbs, Smart Switches, and a Smart Plug are now available to help consumers do more at home.

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  • First announced at CES, GE Lightings new C by GE Full Color Lights, Tunable White bulbs, Smart Switches, and a Smart Plug are now available to help consumers do more at home.
  • These solutions can be used individually or grouped within the C by GE app to adjust colors and settings simultaneously across solutions.
  • Make any bulb smart with the introduction of new C by GE Smart Switches .
  • Part of the GE Lighting portfolio, C by GE products build on the companys century of innovation and invention.

Innovest Energy Group Secures Manufacturing and Begins Selling Branded Lighting Products

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Innovest Global, Inc. (OTC Markets: IVST ), a diversified industrials company, announces today that its Energy Group (IEG) is now producing and selling branded LED lighting solutions.

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  • Innovest Global, Inc. (OTC Markets: IVST ), a diversified industrials company, announces today that its Energy Group (IEG) is now producing and selling branded LED lighting solutions.
  • Now, IEG will not only achieve higher margins by installing its own products on its own jobs, but will open another revenue stream by selling those products wholesale through its channel partners.
  • Similarly, Innovest president Damon Mintz has empowered new IEG president Mark Kelly to execute his vision to make the Energy Group a high performance, high growth, long-term asset to Innovest.
  • His career in energy efficiency solutions began at GE Lighting GELcore/Lumination, and continued to Cooper Lighting (subsequently becoming Eatons Lighting Business) and included multiple leadership roles.