FOLSOM, CA – Stage 1, Inc., based here, recently announced the expansion of its service area throughout the West Coast, including all of California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington. The company is also gearing up to serve customers on special projects in the Midwest and abroad.

NEW YORK — HLB Lighting Design, an architectural lighting designer firm with offices in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston, announced several staff promotions recently, including new senior associates, new associates and new senior designers.

MEXICO CITY - Northern Italy-based Luci della Ribalta - known as LDR - has appointed Vari Internacional as its exclusive distributor for Mexico for its entire range of products for theatrical and architectural lighting needs. LDR has its own design and assembly facilities, where it develops new products and improves existing designs, complemented by a range of accessories.

LOS ANGELES - GLP German Light Products GmbH, a manufacturer of automated lighting fixtures in the entertainment industry, appoints Guangzhou Ruisheng Lighting & Audio Equipment Co. Ltd. as their exclusive distributor for China, Taiwan and Macao.

NASHVILLE — Music City Center (MCC), set for a grand opening later this year, named LMG as its preferred AV supplier recently. LMG hired Curt Wallen as accounts manager for the site. The grand opening is set for May 19-20, 2013.

NASHVILLE - Chaos Visual Productions-Nashville is moving to a new location with a new sales account manager, Jordan Jones. Jones will oversee the new Nashville office alongside Pat Morrow, Chaos Visual Productions - Nashville senior vice president, at 7127 Cockrill Bend Blvd., Nashville, TN 37209. The move aims to accommodate the expansion of operations for the company in the Nashville area.

MANCHESTER, UK - Event lighting and rigging specialist dbn has appointed Alan Brown as head of operations. He previously worked as operations and circulation director of MEN Media for 16 years, and believes his experience with the newspaper’s pressures and tight deadlines will help him in his new role handling the daily operations at dbn.

PHOENIX - A.C. Lighting Inc. has appointed Greg Russell as Southwestern US regional sales manager, based in Phoenix. Russell has been working in the production entertainment industry for more than 25 years providing lighting, sound, rigging, design, installation and production management to a range of high profile artists, venues and television shows.

CAMBRIDGE, UK - Clear-Com relocated its U.K. headquarters. The new office is at 2000 Beach Drive, Cambridge, just down the road from the company’s previous U.K. headquarters. The company said the new facility will enable Clear-Com to continue its expansion in the region, while expanding resources available to its staff members.

MOGLIANO TREVISO, Italy - Truss manufacturer Litec has appointed Carmen Savarese as Business Development Manager. She will focus on broadening and strengthening Litec’s network of worldwide clients. Savarese was previously at Trabes, where she was Export Manager - International Business Development.