Here Bill Watkins, CEO of Bridgelux, celebrates the opening of its new fab, the first new fab to open in the San Francisco Bay Area in 25 years, he says. But listen to his other comments of how government can work to keep high-tech jobs in the US instead of letting them move to China.

The Lights are on at Bridgelux! On September 20, joined by Congressman John Garamendi, (CA-10) and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-16), CEO Bill Watkins and company dedicated its new headquarters in Livermore, California, and also announced plans for the addition of California-based Green jobs as the market for energy-efficient LED lighting continues to rapidly expand.