In spring of 1996, Daimler-Benz AG completed construction of its first North American passenger vehicle plant, just outside Birmingham, Ala., built to produce the new Mercedes-Benz M-Class All-Activity Vehicle. Faced with the task of lighting the $300 million, 1-million-sq-ft facility, the world’s oldest automaker looked for help from a company as experienced in lighting as it is at making cars. Randall
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