Billion-dollar lighting company unveils its headquarters in Greenville.

• Date: 01 December 2022

It all started with Thomas Edison and a lightbulb.

Current, a commercial and industrial lighting business dedicated to providing end-to-end lighting solutions, unveiled its corporate headquarters which moved from Cleveland earlier this year by celebrating its official sign raising on Wednesday in Greenville.

"This company had many choices (on where to base their headquarters), but they chose Greenville," said Greenville Mayor Knox White. "Their choice and their confidence in our community is something we really take to heart, and we appreciate it enormously."

GE completed the $350 million acquisition of Hubbell Inc.'s commercial and industrial lighting division on Feb. 1, creating Current and its fresh presence in Greenville.

"We are really excited about encouraging and inspiring business growth in this very vibrant community that we are now proud to call home," said Courtney Abraham, Current chief human resources officer.

About 30-40% of lighting in North America belongs to Current, said Current CEO Manish Bhandari.Current also is the largest sign lighting provider in North America. Ninety-eight percent of the...