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We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management systems, and location-aware applications.     We are based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia and are powered by approximately 13,500 dedicated and talented associates.    Visit us at www.acuitybrands.com.  " ["address_street"]=> string(29) "1170 Peachtree St NE Ste 2300" ["address_place"]=> string(7) "Atlanta" ["address_region"]=> string(7) "Georgia" ["founding_date"]=> string(10) "1892-02-28" ["website_domain"]=> string(16) "acuitybrands.com" ["website_url"]=> string(28) "https://www.acuitybrands.com" ["industry_codes"]=> array(3) { [0]=> string(38) "Residential Electric Lighting Fixtures" [1]=> string(68) "Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixtures" [2]=> string(44) "Lighting Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified" } ["employee_count"]=> int(5) ["article_count"]=> int(611) } ["articles"]=> array(9) { [0]=> array(7) { ["title_en"]=> string(62) "Acuity Brands Settles Antitrust Lawsuit Over Sales Partnership" ["snippet_en"]=> string(179) "Acuity Brands Inc. and sales partner KSA Lighting & Controls Inc. have resolved federal antitrust litigation in Chicago challenging the structure of their distribution agreements." 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["snippet_en"]=> string(250) "Arbitrator Michael Paolucci held that Acuity Brands Lighting did not have just cause to discharge the grievant, even though the company proved that the grievant unreasonably initiated a verbal confrontation with a co-worker who had not put his dishes" ["url"]=> string(88) "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/case-labor-arbitration-discharge-arb-66" ["image_url"]=> string(78) "https://images.businessradar.com/articles/3d4ee32e-d3b6-4b24-b8f4-aec7ee56e1bf" ["source"]=> string(16) "bloomberglaw.com" ["publication_date"]=> string(10) "2021-03-11" ["categories"]=> array(2) { [0]=> string(5) "Legal" [1]=> string(10) "Litigation" } } [7]=> array(7) { ["title_en"]=> string(78) "Health department reports cluster of COVID-19 cases at Crawfordsville business" ["snippet_en"]=> string(120) "The Montgomery County Health Department is investigating a cluster of positive COVID-19 cases at Acuity Brands Lighting." 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