| 1938 |
Warren Dorney buys manual printing press to print labels for his business. Bob and Bill Dorney (Warren's sons) start printing small orders for name cards and raffle tickets. |
| 1940 |
Bob and Bill entered into their first mail-order business, printing birthday calendars for churches. |
| 1942 |
Dorney Printing is registered as a business. |
| 1947 |
Morris Perkin, a local lawyer, creates "Lawyer's Day," the predecessor of the modern Day-TimerŽ Planner. |
| 1948 |
The Dorneys erect the first building to house the printing business. |
| 1952 |
Perkin brings Lawyer's Day to Dorneys to print. |
| 1950s |
Accountant's Day, Engineer's Day, and other specifically targeted products are created and introduced to market. |
| 1960s |
The time planning system becomes universal for all professions.
The name "Day-Timer" is coined.
Plant added in Canada.
U.K. distribution established through a franchise office in London, England.
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| 1962 |
New 1st Class Post Office built in East Texas, PA, to accommodate the large volume of mail generated by Day-Timer. |
| 1970 |
The first full-color Day-Timer mail order catalog is produced.
"Day-Timers, Inc." is registered.
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| 1972 |
Day-Timers, Inc. is bought by Beatrice Foods.
Day-Timer plant expanded considerably. Equipment and machinery added to become a self-contained manufacturer.
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| 1980s |
Several new formats and sizes of Day-TimerŽ Planner Pages are introduced to satisfy customer requests for new products to accommodate their planning styles.
Alliance with renowned time management expert, Charles Hobbs, begins to take shape. Day-Timer buys the rights to Hobb's training materials (including Time PowerŽ) and enters the seminar business.
Beatrice Foods reorganizes to solve internal management problems and attempts to foil takeover bids. Ownership of Day-Timers changes hands several times.
Distribution expands to include Australia and New Zealand.
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| 1988 |
Day-Timer is acquired by American Brands, Inc., under the umbrella of ACCO World Corporation (an office products division of American Brands). |
| 1993 |
Loren
Hulber replaces Steve Rowley as president. |
| 1994 |
Distribution of Day-Timer product expands to include superstores like Staples, Office Depot, Office Max, etc. |
| 1995 |
daytimer.com is registered. |
| 1996 |
Day-Timer is named the personal productivity platform of ACCO North America. |
| 1997 |
Day-Timer celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
The first Day-Timer Pink Ribbon products are introduced, with a portion of all proceeds being donated to breast cancer related charities.
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| 1998 |
Day-Timer expands organization expertise to the travel market, introducing travel bags and automobile organization products.
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| 1999 |
daytimer.com redesigned and moved to in-house servers.
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| 2001 |
Day-Timer earns "Innovative Application of Technology" Award from Ben Franklin Technology Partnership of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
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| 1998 |
Day-Timer expands organization expertise to the travel market, introducing travel bags and automobile organization products.
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| 2003 |
Recognizing the need for organization and planning for better health, Day-Timer introduces the Diabetes Management Planner, and begins donating 15% of the proceeds to the American Diabetes Association.
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| 2005 |
Day-Timer begins producing high-fashion luxury leather goods.
Day-Timer partners with the Breast Cancer Research FoundationŽ (BCRF) and expands the Pink Ribbon Collection, donating 10% of the proceeds to BCRF.
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| 2006 |
ACCO Brands becomes the nation's largest retailer of office supplies.
Day-Timer wins Multichannel Merchant Award for both its catalog and website, daytimer.com
Day-Timer adds a state-of-the-art Komori Press to the East Texas, PA manufacturing facility.
Day-Timer is one of only six companies to win the Pennsylvania Governor's Award for Safety.
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| 2007 |
Day-Timer celebrates 60 years of helping people organize and simplify their lives.
Day-Timer teams with time management, organization, and health experts to create Day-Timer Community, an online venue for sharing tips, ideas, and best practices.
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| 2008 |
Day-Timer introduces The Green Series, the first product line to incorporate eco-friendly recycled materials in both the planner covers and pages.
Day-Timer has donated over $300,000 to the Breast Cancer Research FoundationŽ.
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| 2009 |
Day-Timer Blog created to give members of the Day-Timer Family an online destination for sharing ideas on time management and productivity issues.
Day-Timer introduces Alex's Lemonade Stand Collection, with approximately 3-7% of proceeds donated to Alex's Lemonade Stand FoundationŽ, an organization dedicated to researching and curing childhood cancer.
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