About Us > History
The RK Dixon story begins with Robert Dixon and a successful 20-year track record in copier sales with 3M. Robert and Carla Dixon felt the timing was right to turn a new page and incorporated RK Dixon. It was a good decision; from day one, customer response was positive.
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The following is a timeline of important events:
1983 |
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RK Dixon founded by Robert & Carla, with office locations in Davenport, Iowa, and Peoria and Rockford, Illinois. |
1985 |
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Opened a fourth branch office in Bloomington, Illinois. |
1987 |
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Introduced internal leasing company. |
1989 |
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Purchased new office building in Rockford, Illinois. |
1992 |
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Acquisition of Copy Products Corporation, Peoria, Illinois. |
1993 |
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Formed Information Technology division. |
1996 |
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Built new office building in Peoria, Illinois. |
1997 |
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Bryan Dixon named President & COO. |
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Jeff Dixon named President of Information Technology. |
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Built new 25,000 square foot corporate office facility in Davenport, Iowa to accommodate the growing business. |
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Acquisition of ZBM, Springfield, Illinois. |
1999 |
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Developed the CompuSuite division, an application service provider. |
2003 |
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Expanded to six locations with the opening of the Champaign, Illinois branch. |
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Bob Dixon named Chairman of the Board and Bryan Dixon named Chief Executive Officer. |
2005 |
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Added Purity Plus division. |
2007 |
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Acquisition of Command Business Systems, Davenport, Iowa. |
2008 |
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Expanded product offerings to include managed print services through our Managed Print Services (MPS). |
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