Business Watch

Wanamaker corridor gets lighting business

The phone number continues to be (785) 267-1958. The website is now http://tscionline.com.But at ARC's nondescript headquarters just off 101A in Nashua, Gupta and his wife Renu and their staff of 24 employees have revolutionized this process by designing and manufacturing world-class industrial machines that grow sapphire crystals in a unique manner, significantly driving down the cost of its applications--primarily LED lighting.Terry and Brian Stevens have purchased Expert Offroad Inc. and have changed the name to Expert Offroad and Automotive L.L.C. The business still specializes in offroad jeep, SUV and truck parts, accessories and installation but have added a full service automotive shop that can do everything from oil changes to complete engine replacement."He got bored," says Renu Gupta, who together with her husband launched ARC Energy in September 2007 as a start-up in their basement, thanks in part to a loan from Citizens Bank as well as customers and investors who trusted the Guptas' demonstrated business success.He didn't remain in retirement for long, however."We have found the most economic way [to produce the crystals], and we are the only one in the world that does it," says Gupta. "Everything is assembled here in Nashua, and most of the parts are local."ARC-Energy also strives to be "very customer-oriented." says Renu Gupta.Send news of a business opening, closing, relocating or undergoing any kind of major change to news@cjonline.com with "Business Watch" as the subject line.Fisher dark blue wool rug (140x200cm), pounds 250 (www.habitat.net, 0844 499 1111)Hampen high pile polypropylene rug (133x195cm), pounds 34.99 (www.ikea.co.uk, 0845 355 1141)Hand -embroidered Compass cushion, pounds 55 (www.barbaracoupe.co.uk, 020 7720 1415) Villiers boat bookcase, pounds 485 (www.barkerandstonehouse.co.uk, 0844 420 4220)As a co-founder and former chief executive of GT Solar, the highly successful Nashua-based manufacturer of equipment used by manufacturers of solar cells and panels that is now a publicly traded company, Gupta has been ahead of the green-industry curve since 1994, when GT Solar was founded.

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Author: Mike Hall