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Cost Isn’t Everything
February 26, 2010
Novatoo Audio Visual Builds Its Business Based On Service And Access To Its Owners
Can a company’s small size be a competitive advantage?
“Our customers know they’re dealing with the owners,” said John Toomey, partner at
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Word On The Street
November 5, 2009
Referrals Are Key To Growth For Lewis Sound And Video A good referral, like winning, isn’t everything: it’s the only thing. Or at least that’s the philosophy behind the success of Lewis Sound and Video Professionals of Waukesha,
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Recruit To Compete
October 21, 2009
How Conference Technologies, Inc. Became A South And Midwest Powerhouse “There’s no question that recruiting is the key to our success.” Managers Steve Reust, John Laughlin, Cathy Kellyand Matt McNeil participate in a
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Carrying The Torch
By Kirsten Nelson, April 16, 2009
Island Systems And Design Lights The Way To Expansion They call him the machine. It’s a nickname resulting from his ability to transform one hour of a normal work day into a heap of accomplishments varying from his routine roles
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Integrating Integrity
By Ryan Abeling, April 15, 2009
Audio Video Electronics Grows From Humble Beginnings Into An Industry Force Stefan Svard first found out he loved working with audio at the age of 13 within the confines of his church youth group. Years later, he graduated high
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The Entertainers
By Ryan Abeling, January 8, 2009
CLIFTON PARK, NY--SAVI began its life as Specialized Audio, a late-1960s company that primarily served as support for the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) upon its opening. Still thought of as innovators today, SAVi has not
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The Sound of Success
By Ryan Abeling, November 20, 2008
Paul Fussner’s father, Bill, started SoundCom in the late 1960s, targeting the healthcare market in Cleveland— a Mecca for clinics and hospitals. But in the last seven years, Paul has doubled the size of the company by expanding
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Fistful Of Cables
By Ryan Abeling, October 29, 2008
In December 2006, Marty Waverly and Scott Oosthuizen sat down and decided to form an integration company that would service all the major cities in the Southwest U.S. After working hard for other companies, the partners decided
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Marking A Milestone
By Ryan Abeling, September 2, 2008
ECCO integrated the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha, NE.QUICK BIO COMPANY: Electronic Contracting HEADQUARTERS: Lincoln, NE AV IT CONVERGENCE: ECCO developed an integration software suite that has helped the company
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Carpe Diem
By Ryan Abeling, June 26, 2008
Audio Visual Control (AVC) grew out of a parent company's need to expand into product and design services for its clients. Now, four months after breaking away to become its own company, AVC has begun to gain momentum in the
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Ahead Of The Curve
By Trevor Boyer, June 3, 2008
In the 1980s, Fred D'Alessandro was working as a broadcast engineer when he observed that TV stations were starting to outsource more of the work he and others were doing in-house. This observation led to the launch of a company
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Tropical Watchdogs
By Ryan Abeling, April 14, 2008
AMR integrated the Trinidad Christian Centre with a full AV system. Aaron Rudden grew up in the Caribbean and then moved to the U.S., where he worked in commercial AV installation in the early 1980s. A few years later he came
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Conference Creators
By Ryan Abeling, March 20, 2008
IVCi made its name as a provider of video conferencing solutions in the mid-1990s, when the demand for the technology was beginning to grow. After adding an audiovisual team and a Managed Conferencing Services department, IVCi
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There's No I In Team
By Ryan Abeling, January 15, 2008
ELMHURST, IL-Greg Augspurger started out as an engineer at an integrator in Chicago called Rich Inc. Eventually, he left the company and created his own, producing the Smart system, a mini distribution system for schools. The
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Hi-Tech Hoosiers
By Ryan Abeling, November 2, 2007
EVANSVILLE, IN-South Western Communications (SWC) has been in business since 1976, observing technology's evolution to the network-based facilities of today. In 2006 the company saw a transformation of its own when Koch
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