Evolucia lights up RNC

SARASOTA — One Sarasota-based company is using the Republican National Convention as an opportunity to spotlight its products in a project it completed for the city of Tampa.

Evolucia, which makes LED street lights, says attendees of the convention walking and dining in the Franklin Street district in downtown Tampa may take it for granted, but the city replaced more than 100 light fixtures to spruce up the area and increase safety.

According to a news release from the company, it replaced the area's mercury vapor street lights with energy-efficient LED decorative post-top and 150-watt shoe box street lighting fixtures. Evolucia says in addition to saving energy with the new fixtures, the LED lights are also brighter and more reliable.