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Commercial Light Company

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US electrical contractor and engineering company
Commercial Light Company
Company typeElectrical contractor and engineering company
Founded1915 (1915)
FounderAaron Halperin
Headquarters245 Fenel Lane,
Hillside, Illinois, USA
Key people
Number of employees
250 (2007)

Commercial Light Company is an Illinois electrical contractor and engineering company, which has performed the electrical work for many Chicago buildings.[1][2][3] It is located at 245 Fenel Lane,Hillside, Illinois, and is one of the village's largest employers.[3][4]

History

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Aaron Halperin, who immigrated to the United States fromKiev in the 1890s, founded the company in 1915.[1][2][3]

The company performed a number of high-profile assignments, including installing lighting systems inWrigley Field, theJohn Hancock Center, andO'Hare International Airport.[5][6][7][8] It also litState Street in Chicago in 1958, making it – according to theChicago Tribune – the brightest thoroughfare in the world.[9]

In 2007, it had 250 employees.[4][10]

Executives

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Aaron Halperin, its founder, was President of the company.[11] Allan L. Golinkin served as its Secretary and Supervisor of Construction in the early 1920s.[12][13]

Robert Halperin was an executive of the company. He became the company's President in 1959, and rose to become its Chairman in the 1960s.[1][2][self-published source] In 1989, Tom Halperin was its President.[14]

References

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  1. ^abcKenan Heise (May 9, 1985)."Robert Halperin, 77, War Hero, Executive".Chicago Tribune. RetrievedJuly 11, 2011.
  2. ^abcHoward J. Leavitt (2004).Tales of Valor. Xlibris Corporation.ISBN 1-4134-1131-2. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
  3. ^abcRichard Wallace; Jacqueline Nash Gifford; Vana Dougias; Daniel Sargent (2004).The National JobBank 2005. F+W Media, Inc.ISBN 1-59337-104-7. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
  4. ^ab"Village of Hillside; Largest Employers". Hillside, IL. Archived fromthe original on July 26, 2011. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
  5. ^"Commercial Light Company Upgrades to Counsellor Level".Electri International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction Inc Newsletter. August–September 2000. Archived fromthe original on October 5, 2011. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
  6. ^Consulting-specifying Engineer, Volume 23. Cahners Pub. Co. 1998. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
  7. ^Toni Ginnetti (July 26, 1988)."Grenesko's night is bright".Chicago Sun-Times. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
  8. ^Linda Young (August 8, 1988)."Tender, Loving Planning Helps Preserve a Shrine".Chicago Tribune. Archived fromthe original on January 31, 2013. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
  9. ^Russell Freeberg (November 14, 1958)."State Street is Brightest Thorofare in the World with New Lighting System".Chicago Tribune. Archived fromthe original on November 7, 2012. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
  10. ^Directory of Corporate Affiliations; Volume 4. National Register Pub. Co. 1998.ISBN 0-87217-212-0. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
  11. ^"Heads Bank's Affiliate; Arthur Reynolds Made Chairman of Continental Illinois Company".The New York Times. January 6, 1932. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
  12. ^"Club Notes".The City Club Bulletin; A Journal of Active Citizenship. The City of Chicago. January 17, 1921. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
  13. ^University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) Alumni Association (1919).The Alumni quarterly and fortnightly notes, Volumes 5–7. University of Illinois Alumni Association. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
  14. ^"IBEW Journal". IBEW. 1989. RetrievedJuly 13, 2011.
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