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Joel Solon Spira (March 1, 1927 – April 8, 2015) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and business magnate. He invented a version of the light- dimmer switch for use in homes around the United States and led his Lutron Electronics Company into the production of lighting controllers.
In 1961, she co-founded Lutron Electronics, a lighting company, with her husband, who is credited with inventing the solid-state dimmer switch. [6] She was Lutron's co-chair, and headed the company's marketing department from 1982. [7] In 1973, the Spiras founded another company, Subarashii Kudamono, to grow Asian pears in the Lehigh Valley.
Joel Spira, co-founder of Lutron, died on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, according to an Associated Press report at Fox News, filed on April 9, 2015 (UTC). He was 88, so that would make his birth date circa 1926. — Quicksilver T @ 03:53, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
There are also 5 Lustron homes in the Kansas City area near 85th and Wornall Road. One of them was the display model and residence of the local sales representative. Local legend says that the salesman came home one day and told his wife that he no longer had a job because the company was bankrupt, but they still had their house.
Spira made his movie debut in the 2009 short film Travemünde Trelleborg. [1] His first appearance in a feature film was in the 2010 movie Snabba cash (English translation "Easy Money") by Swedish director Daniel Espinosa, based on the 2006 book of the same name by author Jens Lapidus.
The mall was built in 1986 as Manufacturer's Marketplace/Prime Outlets at Birch Run. [3] In 2010, the mall was bought by Simon Property Group's Premium Outlet division and renamed Birch Run Premium Outlets. [4] The mall's busiest months are August and December, the former due to back-to-school shopping and vacationing travelers. [5]
The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass is a 428,073 square feet (39,769.3 m 2) outlet mall located near Interstate 64 in Simpsonville, Kentucky. The mall opened on July 31, 2014. [2] Anchor stores include Old Navy, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, and American Eagle Outfitters. [3]
The U.S. state of Washington has six telephone area codes. The state initially used a single area code until it was divided in 1957 with the creation of area code 509 to serve Eastern Washington. In 1995, 206 was split again to serve just the Puget Sound region after area code 360 was created for the remainder of Western Washington.