| 1824 |
Chelmsford
Journal published |
| 1826 |
Lowell incorporated
as a town - 2,500 residents |
| 1835 |
After various
name changes, Chelmsford Journal is sold to publishers of Lowell
Courier |
| 1836 |
Lowell incorporated
as a city - 18,000 residents |
| 1856 |
Three existing
papers merged and formed the Lowell Daily Citizen and News |
| 1867 |
The Lowell
Courier sold to George A. Marden and Edward T. Rowell |
| 1876 |
Telephone
invented by Alexander Graham Bell |
| 1878 |
First Boston
Telephone Directory printed by Lowell Daily Citizen printing |
| 1882 |
Citizen Newspaper
Co. formed |
| 1894 |
Lowell Courier
and the Lowell Daily Citizen/Citizen Newspaper Co. merge into
the Courier-Citizen Co. Publish morning and afternoon papers;
Edward T. Rowell elected president |
| 1899 |
George Marden
elected president after Rowell's death |
| 1906 |
Phillip S.
Marden, George's son, elected president after his father's death |
| 1941 |
Newspaper
side of the business sold to The Lowell Sun |
| 1941 |
Uniform Printing
and Supply Co., Chicago, Ill. acquired |
| 1956 |
Bosqui Printing
Co., San Francisco, Calif., acquired |
| 1963 |
Peter W. Reilly,
Jr., elected president after Philip Marden's death. |
| 1966 |
James F. Conway,
Jr., elected president and chief executive officer; Reilly maintains
chairman of the board post. |
| 1966 |
Murray Printing
Co., Westford, Mass., acquired |
| 1972 |
Courier-Citizen
becomes publically held company, Courier Corporation; Conway named
CEO |
| 1975 |
National Publishing
Co., Philadelphia, Pa., acquired |
| 1978 |
Conway named
chairman of the board after Reilly's death; Alden French, Jr.,
becomes President |
| 1985 |
Alpine Press
Inc., Stoughton, Mass., acquired |
| 1985 |
North American
Directory Corporation (NADCO) joint venture formed with Bell Canada
Enterprises (BCE), Toronto, Canada |
| 1988 |
Courier sells
its 50% interest in NADCO |
| 1988 |
James F. Conway
III named president; J.F. Conway, Jr., maintains CEO and chairman
of the board posts; French becomes Vice Chairman |
| 1990 |
The Courier
Connection launched |
| 1991 |
Courier Fulserv
launched |
| 1992 |
J.F. Conway
III named CEO and acting chairman after his father's death |
| 1992 |
Electronic
Publishing Innovations Center (EPIC) launched |
| 1992 |
Courier
begins printing 4/c books in Kendallville, IN |
| 1994 |
J.F. Conway
III named chairman of the board |
| 1994 |
Courier launches
Copyright Management Services |
| 1996 |
Corporate headquarters moved to
North Chelmsford |
| 1997 |
Acquired Book-mart
Press |
| 1997 |
Acquired The
Home School |
| 1997 |
National Publishing
moves to modern facility in Philadelphia |
| 1998 |
National's 84 year old landmark
building in downtown Philadelphia sold |
| 1999 |
Record year in earnings |
| 2000 |
Courier invests record amount in
new equipment |
| 2000 |
Dover Publications,
Inc. acquired |
| 2000 |
Recognized
by Forbes Magazine as one of "The Best 200 Companies in America" |
| 2000 |
Received a "Best Workplace
in America" award from the PIA |
| 2000 |
Fourth consecutive year of record
breaking financial results |
| 2001 |
Launched Dover’s consumer
e-commerce site www.doverpublications.com |
| 2001 |
Recognized by Forbes Magazine as
one of “The Best 200 Companies in America” for the
second consecutive year |
| 2001 |
Received
a “Best Workplace
in America” award from the PIA with additional designation
of “Best of the Best” |
| 2001 |
Sold
The Home School |
| 2001 |
Fifth consecutive year of record
breaking earnings |
| 2002 |
Launched Dover’s e-commerce
site for retailers at www.doverdirect.com |
| 2002 |
Recognized by Forbes Magazine as
one of “The Best 200 Companies in America” for the
third consecutive year |
| 2002 |
Received a “Best of the Best
Workplace in America” award from the PIA for second year |
| 2002 |
Sixth consecutive year of record
earnings |
| 2002 |
Sold Copyright Management Services
(Courier Custom Publishing) |
| 2003 |
Recognized by Forbes Magazine as
one of “The Best 200 Companies in America” for the
fourth consecutive year |
| 2003 |
Received a “Best of the Best
Workplace in America” award from the PIA for the third consecutive
year |
| 2003 |
Seventh consecutive year of record
earnings |
| 2004 |
Acquisition
of Research & Education Association (REA) www.rea.com |
