History
The company was started in 1976 by Joe Crookham and Myron Gordin bought the Muscatine Lighting Manufacturing Co. in Muscatine, Iowa.
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.
In 1983 it lit its first Super Bowl, provided lighting for Space Shuttle launches at Vandenberg 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."
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
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.
In 2009 the Musco Lighting was added at The Milwaukee Mile.
In late 2009 and early 2010, they installed permanent lighting at the famous Churchill Downs horse track, in time for the 2010 Kentucky Derby.
On 25 September 2010 Lights are added at Kansas Speedway.
Custom made Musco LED lighting fixtures will permanently illuminate the roadway of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. On July 26, 2012, the lights were powered on for testing and displayed to the news media. The lighting is designed to be glare free to oncoming drivers and minimally visible/distracting when viewed from the rear (in driver's mirrors).
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