| 1957 |
The
Salvage Locator is first published. |
|
1960 |
John
Holmes elected Shopper Guides
of Iowa president. |
|
1961 |
The
Salvage Locator is redesigned
into a vertical layout. |
|
1965 |
John
Holmes moves business from his
garage to a building on Main
Street, Whiting Iowa, its current
location. |
|
1967 |
The
Salvage Locator increases page
size. |
|
1972 |
John
Holmes publishes the Sioux City
Magazine. |
|
1976 |
John
Holmes serves as the NAAP president. |
|
1979 |
The
Salvage Locator redesigns its
logo. |
|
1980 |
The
Salvage Locator becomes The
Locator. |
|
1981 |
Charis
Lloyd hired as a salesperson. |
|
1985 |
The
Locator reduces page size to
its current size. |
|
1987 |
The
Locator prints its first 4-color,
gloss cover. |
|
1988 |
First
of 23 Locator on Location conventions
hosted. |
|
1989 |
The
Locator Magazine reaches national
audience. |
|
1990 |
Locator
office space is tripled. |
|
1991 |
The
Locators Directory inserted
into The Locator Magazine. |
|
1992 |
The
Locator sponsored ARA Past President's
night. |
|
1993 |
The
Locators Creative Team
established. |
|
1995 |
The
Locators Directory becomes
a separate publication.
Locator Online, the industrys
first web site, is launched.
Locator Seal
of Approval debuts. |
|
1996 |
Locator
UpFront
launched.
Locator UpFront chooses its
first Boss
of the Year. |
|
1997 |
Locator
cover
features a mosaic of Locator
friends.
Locator adds new Creative Team
office.
The Locator begins designing
web sites for auto recyclers.
Locator Online design updated.
Locator suede jacket raises
$700 for ARA scholarship. |
|
1998 |
The
first Earth
Day contest features artwork
of local grade-schoolers on
The Locator Magazine cover. |
|
1999 |
Largest
Locator on Location hosted in
Asheville, N.C.
Locator raises over $50,000
for cystic
fibrosis research at Locator
on Location auction. |
|
2000 |
Award:
Bank of America Small Business
Champion.
Locator Creative Team wins Print
Magazines Certificate
of Design for its Locator on
Location T-shirt.
Locator logo featured in Eddie
Bauer Corporate sales catalog,
back cover.
John Holmes speaks at University
of Iowa Business School,
entrepreneurial program. |
|
2001 |
The
first industry-related crossword
is introduced in The Locator
Magazine.
Locator logo featured for second
time in Eddie Bauer Corporate
sales catalog, center spread. |
|
2002 |
Locator
office expands for third time.
The Locator celebrates its 45th
anniversary. |
| 2003 |
Locator
Online redesigned and upgraded.
|
| 2004 |
EDEN
added to Locator Online search
function. |
| 2005 |
Locator
UpFront announces 25
Most Influential leaders in
auto recycling industry. |
| 2006 |
Locator
UpFront's 10 year anniversary.
Locator picks 10th Boss
of the Year.
VINeasy introduced. |
| 2007 |
The
Locator celebrates 50 years.
50th anniversary scratch ticket
offered. |
| 2008 |
Locate
The Difference puzzle added
to Locator Magazine.
In The News added to Locator
Magazine. |