A Track Record of Success
1974 Launches audio visual equipment supply company in Bismarck , ND .
’ 70s & ’ 80s Becomes premier dealer of audio , video , broadcast and presentation equipment .
1986 Adds offices in Des Moines , IA and Omaha , NE .
1990 Opens Minneapolis , MN office for audio , video , presentation and conferencing systems integration .
1996 Adds Kansas City , KS location . Enters video conferencing market .
2000 Acquires Audio Systems Company in Bismarck , ND , adding sound masking , sound reinforcement and security systems .
2001 Establishes a Total Quality Initiative for the development of technical standards and processes .
AVI At A Glance
Year Established 1974
Number of Employees 400
Number of Offices 16
FY 2013 Revenue $ 147.1M
An ESOP Company 100 % employee owned
2003 Gains a West Coast presence in a merger with Televideo San Diego .
2004 Acquires offices in Chicago , Milwaukee , Madison and Grand Rapids under the name AVI Midwest , LLC .
2005 Launches Advanced Managed Services group providing highend AV / IT engineering , enterprise control systems programming and project management .
2006 Continued succession planning results in bringing the overall percentage of the company owned by its employees to 71 %.
2008 Audiovisual , Inc . and its subsidiaries begin to operate under the corporate name of AVI Systems , Inc . AVI Midwest and Televideo San Diego names are retired .
2009 Launches multiple AVI Systems branded products : Digital Signage , Asset Management and Conference Support . Jeff Stoebner assumes role as CEO .
2010 AVI Systems is now a 100 % employee owned company . 2011 Acquires Workplace AV Systems in Sioux Falls , SD . 2012 AVI adds two new locations in Detroit , MI and Cincinnati , OH .
2013 Adds Denver , CO and acquires Antech Labs of St . Louis , MO . Launches state-of-the-art Global Professional Support Center in Minneapolis , MN .