The company was founded by three people in 2008, including Shuji Nakamura, a scientist who invented the blue LED that is the key component for creating the bright, white LED light.
An outsider might have thought that he moved back because India's economy is growing much faster than America's, creating boundless opportunities for bright young brainworkers.
In the 1980s, Bill Clinton, then governor of Arkansas, attempted to turn Helena into a bright tourist attraction by creating the Delta Cultural Centre to promote the region's rich blues tradition.