The Lighthouse Electric company had its roots in Washington when the company was founded by Tony Mikec in 1984. On Tuesday, the company held a “Wire Cutting” ceremony for a brand-new production facility. They have had several production facilities over the years and now they have returned to the Washington area to open an expanded fabrication and kitting facility. Located on the site of the former Brockway Glass plant just off Interstate 70 the facility is currently 100,000 square feet. An additional 65,000 square foot addition is under construction. Anton Mikec is an owner and board member of the company and he said that they moved back to Washington “because it is home.” He praised the people of the Washington area because of their work ethic. Ryan Bandel, President and CEO of Lighthouse called the former Brockway site “sacred ground for makers.” He harkened back to Brockway’s groundbreaking product, glass jars and described how this new facility on the same site will provide logistics and prefabricated, kit-based electrical solutions for largescale construction projects. Additionally, during the ceremony, Lighthouse announced plans for the relocation of their headquarters to the former Ross Mould site in the City of Washington. Plans are underway and final details are being worked out for the project. Once the five-year expansion plan is complete, Lighthouse Electric looks to support more than 1000 high-paying skilled labor jobs by 2030.