Lighting Science Group Plans to Hire Up to 50 New Employees; to Participate in Tampa Bay Job Fair

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla., Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lighting Science Group Corporation, a leading maker of LED lighting, will participate in the Tampa Bay Job and Career Fair to be held on Wednesday, January 12 from 10 am to 3 pm at St. Petersburg Coliseum, 535 4th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL. The Company, which has grown from approximately 150 employees in 2009 to 490 employees today, will be looking to fill approximately 50 positions in its engineering, manufacturing operations, supply chain, administration, research and development, and customer service departments.

Lighting Science Group is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity.  As part of this commitment, the Company offers an environment in which employees are ensured equal job opportunities and also have a chance for advancement.  The Company offers competitive salaries, comprehensive health coverage plans, and a 401(k) Plan.  For more information on Lighting Science Group, please visit www.lsgc.com.

About Lighting Science

Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: LSCG) designs, develops, manufactures and markets LED lighting solutions that are environmentally friendlier and more energy efficient than traditional lighting products.  Lighting Science Group offers retrofit LED lamps in form factors that match the form factor of traditional lamps or bulbs and LED luminaires for a range of applications including public and private infrastructure for both indoor and outdoor applications.  Lighting Science Group Design Works business unit designs, develops and manufactures custom LED lighting solutions for architectural and artistic projects.  Lighting Science Group is headquartered in Satellite Beach, Florida; the Company's European operations are based in Goes, The Netherlands; and, the Company has a sales office in Sydney, Australia.  Lighting Science Group has over 400 workers in its Satellite Beach, Florida manufacturing facility that build lighting products from domestic and imported parts. Lighting Science Group is a Pegasus Capital Advisors portfolio company. More information about Lighting Science Group is available at www.lsgc.com.

Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  The statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding the performance of LSG and the performance of LSG's products using terminology such as "will," "should," "would," "could," "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," or "believe."  Such statements reflect the current view of LSG with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements.  In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements.  Readers should carefully review the risk factors detailed under "Risk Factors" in our most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Form 10-Qs on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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