November 8, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Jeff Sanders
North Star Lighting
2150 Parkes Drive
Broadview, IL 60155
708-681-4330 (Phone)
708-681-4006 (Fax)
email: jeffsanders@nslights.com

North Star Lighting & Thorn 400W Round Contrast Floodlight (CONR2400MH) is used to illuminate the exterior of the Jefferson Memorial and inside to illuminate the statue of President Jefferson.

North Star Lighting worked with the Mintz Lighting Group in coordination with Osram Sylvania Lighting to recommend specific luminaires that would highlight the design elements of the Jefferson Memorial as specified by the architect and lighting designer. Discreetly highlighting those important elements while providing some general area illumination without flooding the entire venue was a design parameter. The North Star & Thorn Contrast Series offered a 400W narrow beam floodlight with an architectural Dichro•X tm colored lens to produce the proper intensity with the right color. The luminaires were discreetly concealed in the ceiling to illuminate the statue of President Jefferson.

The North Star & Thorn Contrast Series of architectural floodlights is available in either a round or rectangular aesthetic shape to enable the architect to select the lighting fixtures to blend with the architectural design elements. Three sizes, a wide array of H.I.D. lamp choices, popular and unique optics along with many options including fixed and adjustable louvers and colored lenses make this series an excellent choice for architects and lighting designers. Additional information on the Contrast Series may be obtained by visiting the North Star Lighting web site (www.nslights.com), contacting the factory sales office (800-229-4330) or speaking with your local Thorn -North Star Lighting representative.

(Dichro•X is a trademark of the FX Lighitng comapany)

North Star's Palladium lighting
fixtures chosen for new $600 million
29-story Caesars Palace Tower

North Star Lighting announced today that its Palladium lighting fixtures are being used to illuminate the new $600-million 29-story Palace Tower expansion at Caesars Palace, and adds a dramatic, classically-inspired Landmark to the Las Vegas skyline.

The Palace Tower more than doubles Caesars Palace guest capacity to 2,471 total room/suites, and is all part of the new and emerging Las Vegas as a first class resort destination with something for everyone in the family. Las Vegas attracted over 30 million visitors last year, and today is only second to Walt Disney World as the favorite vacation destination in the United States.

North Star specifically designed the Palladium fixtures to meet the highly sophisticated lighting requirements demanded by this showcase facility, says Jeff Sanders, National Account Manager at North Star Lighting.

North Star's Palladium fixtures at the Palace Tower employ GE ConstantColor¬ CHM lamps. These lamps provide consistent color uniformity and excellent color rendering, and ensure precise optical control to deliver a concentrated beam of light where it is needed.

In addition, Palace Tower respects the technological leadership and innovation which GE and North Star represent, and that's important both for aesthetic appeal and ease of maintenance which are critical to complimenting and preserving this Greco-Roman masterpiece.

Coupling the Palladium and GE ConstantColor¬ CHM capabilities opens endless possibilities for fresh and unique lighting approaches for virtually any application while insuring ease of maintenance and outstanding performance, says Greg Dore, Manager, Marketing Support at GE Lighting.

North Star develops and manufactures lighting Products to meet the lighting industry's exacting performance and safety specifications for major sport stadiums, and commercial and industrial applications.

While it's easy to tell North Star's growth story, we prefer to let our customers speak for our ability to deliver outstanding results.

In addition to the Palace Tower, North Star's recent commercial and industrial solutions in Las Vegas include the MGM Grand and the Mirage Resort's new $1.3 billion Bellagio Hotel.

North Star's Metaline lighting fixture chosen for Mirage Resort's new $1.6 billion Bellagio Resort Hotel

North Star Lighting announced today that its Metaline 2000 watt lighting fixtures will illuminate the Bellagio, the Mirage Resort's new $1.6 billion, 3,000-room resort hotel scheduled to open this October in Las Vegas.

Inspired by the idyllic village of Bellagio, which overlooks Italy's magnificent Lake Como, the Bellagioâs entrance statement features an 8.5-acre lake where an extraordinary $30 million choreographed water ballet is sure to be as much a public signature for the Bellagio as The Mirage's volcano and Treasure Island's Pirate Battle.

‹What's so exciting about our new Metaline fixtures is that it enables us to create a solution that compliments the Bellagioâs world class architecture, and its unique lake and lushly landscaped groundsþ, says Jeff Sanders, National Account Manager at North Star Lighting.

Designers Desmond O'Donovan and Jonathan Howard of DHA Lighting say, "Our approach to the building required a precise, controlled luminaire that could give the clear light of metal halide. This allows us to bring out the detail of the building without overpowering it's subtlety and colouring."

The North Star solution employs low glare and narrow asymmetric beams to illuminate the Ballagio towers, and wide symmetric beams for its lower stories. The result is the Bellagio towers, lake and vast park grounds are distinctively balanced, regardless of the distance or perspective from which they are viewed.

North Star develops and manufactures lighting Products to meet the lighting industry's exacting aesthetic, performance and safety specifications for sports, commercial and industrial applications. In addition to the Bellagio, North Star's recent commercial industrial solutions in Las Vegas include the MGM Grand and Caesars Palace new $600 million Palace Tower.