Shadowy firm gets light deal By Diane Bukowski, The Michigan Citizen
DETROIT – Genesis Energy Solutions, which recently won a controversial $1.8 million Public Lighting Department (PLD) contract, largely on the strength of its Black ownership and Detroit headquarters, has subcontracted the work to a white-owned, Pennsylvania-based global corporation.
Dean Bradley, assistant business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 17, which represents both PLD and Asplundh workers, said Genesis subcontracted the street-lighting repair work to Asplundh and American Lighting and Signalization (ALS). ALS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asplundh.