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Founded by Maryanne Cataldo, City Lights was one of the state's first woman-owned electrical companies.
| History |
| CEO Maryanne Cataldo founded City Lights Electrical Company in 1989. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Ms. Cataldo left her job as an economist in 1978 and became an electrician for a large Boston-area construction company. Here, she earned a master electrician license (one of the first women to do so in Massachusetts), working her way through the company as a project manager and estimator to experience the business side of the industry. When that company closed, Ms. Cataldo formed her own, City Lights Electrical, becoming one of the state's first woman-owned electrical construction companies, while attending Harvard Business School to earn an MBA. |
| In the company's earliest days, City Lights began by doing maintenance work for private companies, from installing computer lines for insurance companies to and new systems for law firms and other service companies, eventually moved into the public sector. Over the years, work for the Central Artery Tunnel Project, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, City of Boston and Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, along with numerous private clients, has contributed to City Light's steady growth. Today, the company ranks 18th in the state's largest woman-owned businesses, and maintains over 200 field and office employees out of its Canton, Massachusetts headquarters and Rhode Island offices. |
| City Lights has experienced this growth each year based on providing customers with quality, commitment, and vision. This is the reason clients, contractors, and designers have confidence in City Light's ability as one of the nation's premiere electrical contractors. |
"We did something no one else then offered, a customer-service approach to commercial maintenance and renovations."
Maryanne Cataldo, Founder and CEO
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