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Musco Lighting 
Musco lighting at the Milwaukee Mile
Type Private Genre Sports Lighting, Mobile Lighting, Motion Picture Lighting Founded 1975 Founder(s) Joe Crookham and Myron Gordin Headquarters Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States Website musco.com Musco Lighting is an American privately owned company, based out of Oskaloosa, Iowa that is noted for providing permanent or temporary lighting at major sports events and stadiums including the Super Bowl and Olympics.
The company derives its name from Muscatine County, Iowa, where it was founded and still maintains a large manufacturing plant.
Company projects range from the largest sports lighting project in the world to small Little League parks. In addition to its Academy Award, it has also won an Emmy Award for its providing temporary lighting for night time NCAA games, including games at Notre Dame Stadium, Ohio Stadium, Kinnick Stadium and Bearcat Stadium. The company illuminated the Statue of Liberty during its rededication, four Super Bowls, and was the official lighting company for the 1984, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games[1]
Among the products of their Sports Lighting system is the Light Structure Green- an energy-saving pole-light system.
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History
The company was started in 1976 by Joe Crookham and Myron Gordin bought the Muscatine Lighting Manufacturing Co. in Muscatine, Iowa.[2][3]
In 1977 it began marketing its newly created Sportscluster which it says was the first factory-assembled and factory-wired light cluster (previously lights in stadiums et al. had to be assembled one at a time).
In 1979 it improved the lighting process by adding aiming components at the factory and then locating serviceable electrical components in an enclosure near the base of the light pole.
In 1981 it launched Musco Mobile Lighting with the Musco Light in which lighting fixtures were erected from trucks. Among its first client was the first night game at Notre Dame Stadium.[4]
In 1983 it lit its first Super Bowl, provided lighting for Space Shuttle launches at Vandenburg Air Force Base, the filming of All the Right Moves.
In 1984 it was the official light supplier for the 1984 Olympic Games.
In 1986 Myron Gordin, Joe P. Crookham, Jim Drost and David Crookham received a Scientific and Engineering Award during the 58th Academy Awards for "the invention of a method of transporting adjustable, high-intensity Luminaires and their application to the motion picture."[5]
In 1988 several light trucks are lighting Richmond International Raceway
In 1998 it created the world’s largest outdoor sports-lighting project when it provided the lighting for the Daytona International Speedway.
From 2000 the Nashville Superspeedway is using the Musco Lighting.
In 2001 following the September 11 terrorist attacks Musco provided seven light trucks and staff to illuminate both The Pentagon and World Trade Center[6]
From 2006 the Iowa Speedway is using the Musco Lighting.
In 2007 it provided the lighting for the Losail International Circuit, the largest permanent outdoor sports lighting project in the world. It also donated $12 million to William Penn University in Oskaloosa to build 200,000 feet of new structures. It was the largest grant in school history.[7]
In 2009 the Musco Lighting was added at The Milwaukee Mile.
On 25th September 2010 Lights are added at Kansas Speedway.
Lighting Projects
Professional baseball
- Comerica Park - Detroit, Michigan
- RFK Stadium - Washington, DC
- Shea Stadium - New York City
- Nationals Park - Washington, DC
- Yankee Stadium - New York City, New York
- Citi Field - Flushing Meadows - Corona Park, New York
Minor Leagues
Professional football
- Gillette Stadium - Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Lambeau Field - Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Qwest Field - Seattle, Washington
- Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Florida
- Reliant Stadium - Houston, Texas
- LP Field - Nashville, Tennessee
- Bank of America Stadium - Charlotte, North Carolina
- University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, Arizona
- FedExField - Landover, Maryland
- Ford Field - Detroit, Michigan
Motorsports Venues
- Atlanta Motor Speedway - Hampton, Georgia
- Auto Club Speedway - Fontana, California
- Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol, Tennessee
- Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, North Carolina
- Chicagoland Speedway - Joliet, Illinois
- Darlington Raceway - Darlington, South Carolina
- Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, Florida
- Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex
- Gateway International Raceway - Madison, Illinois
- Homestead-Miami Speedway -Homestead, Florida
- Kentucky Speedway - Sparta, Kentucky
- Losail International Circuit - Doha, Qatar
- Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, Nevada
- Nashville Superspeedway - Nashville, Tennessee
- Phoenix International Speedway - Phoenix, Arizona
- Richmond International Raceway - Richmond, Virginia
- Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, Texas
- Yas Marina Circuit - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Kansas Speedway - Kansas City, Kansas
- The Milwaukee Mile - West Allis, Wisconsin
- Iowa Speedway - Newton, Iowa
- O'Reilly Raceway Park - Clermont, Indiana
Other
- Charlotte Coliseum
- Jay M. Robinson High School, (football stadium only).
- North Mahaska High School, all athletic fields.
- Oskaloosa High School, all athletic fields
- Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
References
- ^ Lithonia Lighting and Musco form alliance - Retrieved December 11, 2007
- ^ Musco plans $15 million expansion - Lighting company’s employment could triple in Oskaloosa -Associated Press - August 24, 2006
- ^ Iowa Supreme Court Cases - September 23, 1998 - findlaw.com
- ^ A History of Innovation - Retrieved December 11, 2007
- ^ http://imdb.com/Sections/Years/1985/academy-awards Academy Awards, USA: 1986
- ^ Joe Crookham - National Park Foundation - Retrieved December 11, 2007
- ^ William Penn recipient of $12 million - Oskaloosa Herald - November 16 2007
External links
Categories:- Companies based in Iowa
- Lighting brands
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