Atlanta Light Bulbs employees at the Award presentation (left to right): Kelly & Jesse Root, Mary Root, Jimmy Root, Robert Taitz & Jessica Mendoza.
Atlanta Light Bulbs employees at the Award presentation (left to right): Kelly & Jesse Root, Mary Root, Jimmy Root, Robert Taitz & Jessica Mendoza.
Atlanta Light Bulbs employees at the Award presentation (left to right): Kelly & Jesse Root, Mary Root, Jimmy Root, Robert Taitz & Jessica Mendoza.
Atlanta Light Bulbs employees at the Award presentation (left to right): Kelly & Jesse Root, Mary Root, Jimmy Root, Robert Taitz & Jessica Mendoza.
Atlanta Light Bulbs employees at the Award presentation (left to right): Kelly & Jesse Root, Mary Root, Jimmy Root, Robert Taitz & Jessica Mendoza.

Atlanta Light Bulbs Shines in Georgia Family Business of the Year Competition

Nov. 14, 2014
Atlanta Light Bulbs, Inc., Tucker, Ga., has been named as the winner of the Small Business category of the 23nd annual Georgia Family Business of the Year awards by the Cox Family Enterprise Center in the Michael J. Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University.

Atlanta Light Bulbs, Inc., Tucker, Ga., has been named as the winner of the Small Business category of the 23nd annual Georgia Family Business of the Year awards by the Cox Family Enterprise Center in the Michael J. Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University.

The Georgia Family Business of the Year awards honor and recognize the positive contributions provided by family firms who have successfully combined business with family. Companies are chosen on the basis of proven business success, multigenerational family involvement in the business, positive linkages between family and business, contributions to industry and community, and innovative business practices and strategies.

Atlanta light Bulbs Inc. is a family firm that invests in the community, and educates consumers about technological advances in LED and solid-state lighting. The company also serves its customers by helping to lower their overall energy consumption by offering energy audits, retrofit services, and lighting consultations. Since its incorporation in 1981, the firm says it has become a  a premier lighting source in metropolitan Atlanta and nationwide through its expansion to AtlantaLightBulbs.com in 1998. Atlanta Light Bulbs is a member of the National Association of Independent Lighting Distributors, National Association of Electrical Distributors, US Green Building Council and a member of the Cox Family Enterprise Center.