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. The
following is a timeline of important
events:
| 1983 |
RK Dixon founded by Robert & Carla, with office locations
in Davenport, Iowa, and Peoria
and Rockford, Illinois. |
| 1985 |
Opened
a fourth branch office in Bloomington,
Illinois. |
| 1987 |
Introduced
internal leasing company. |
| 1989 |
Purchased
new office building in Rockford,
Illinois. |
| 1992 |
Acquisition
of Copy Products Corporation,
Peoria, Illinois. |
| 1993 |
Formed
Information Technology division. |
| 1996 |
Built
new office building in Peoria,
Illinois. |
| 1997 |
Bryan
Dixon named President & COO. |
| 1997 |
Jeff
Dixon named President of Information
Technology. |
| 1997 |
Built
new 25,000 square foot corporate
office facility in Davenport,
Iowa to accommodate the growing
business. |
| 1997 |
Acquisition
of ZBM, Springfield, Illinois. |
| 1999 |
Developed
the CompuSuite division, an application
service provider. |
| 2003 |
Expanded
to six locations with the
opening of the Champaign,
Illinois branch. |
| 2003 |
Bob
Dixon named Chairman of the Board
and Bryan Dixon named Chief Executive
Officer. |
| 2005 |
Added Purity Plus division. |
| 2006 |
Expanded to 7 locations with the opening of the Cedar Rapids, IA branch. |
| 2007 |
Acquisition of Command Business Systems, Davenport, IA |
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