NEXT Lighting: LED-maker Next Lighting Corp. moves manufacturing from Scotts Valley to Seattle, opens new office

San Francisco-based Next Lighting Corp. has scored early stage financing and plans to move its manufacturing from Scotts Valley to Seattle. The 4-year-old LED lighting maker raised an undisclosed round from Nitze-Stagen Capital Partners. It will also open a Seattle office. Next Lighting Corp. makes LED lighting that is up to 50 percent more efficient and lasts three times as long as standard fluorescent lights. It also makes lighting controls that automatically dim fixtures when more natural light…