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Faces of Rochester: The Light Guys

Workers at J. Ranck Electric are having fun putting up the lights for this year's Big, Bright Light Show.

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October 30, 2010

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The crew at J. Ranck Electric is working to string up over a million LED lights in downtown Rochester. The Big, Bright Light Show begins Nov. 29 and runs through Jan. 22.

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Workers at J. Ranck Electric string lights on the second story of a downtown building.

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Project Foreman Ben Tacey works to secure screws in the sidewalk, which will be used to anchor the lights.

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Worker Dan Allison strings lights in front of Mr. B's.

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This string of LED lights must be tested before it can be hung up.

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The crew at J. Ranck Electric used a variety of lifts to reach the tops of Rochester's downtown buildings.

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The crew will work in rain, snow or shine to complete the project before Thanksgiving.

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These things we know about Rochester: As the weather turns colder and the holidays approach, the lights start to go up.

The men of J. Ranck Electric are hard at work stringing more than 1 million LED lights on downtown Rochester.

The crew is preparing the buildings for the Big, Bright Light Show, which begins Nov. 29. The light show, which runs until Jan. 2, 2011, will span four city blocks in downtown Rochester.

Workers began stringing lights in mid-October, and they plan to complete the project in late November. This is the first year J. Ranck Electric has strung the lights for the Big, Bright Light Show, and the crew seems to be enjoying the project.

"My favorite part is being outside," said Gus Almasy. "I meet just awesome people every day."

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