On Tuesday, October 24, 2017, after decades of building a tech company, many months of planning and many more of construction, ACDI (Access Control Devices, Inc.) finally officially opened their beautiful new headquarters in downtown Benton. ACDI will employ around 70 people and they plan to be an invested community partner. Welcome to Benton, ACDI. Browse the photo gallery below. Scroll to the end for related stories and information about the company. Click any image to enlarge.
Also see live video from the ceremony on the ACDI Facebook page: facebook.com/acdinc/videos/1959240094087955/
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- New ACDI HQ on Main Street in downtown Benton
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- Lobby as viewed from 2nd floor
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- Lobby wall
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- Lobby from the stairs
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- Love these cookies. Almost too pretty to eat. Almost.
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- The building is well appointed with break and lounge areas. You might need an advanced degree to work this coffee maker.
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- From the 1st floor break area.
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- Looking into the work area on the south end of the building
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- A view of executive offices on the 2nd floor
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- A conference room that might actually make you want to conference
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- Class room with lots of space
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- More 1st floor offices on the north side
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- Clean lines in the kitchen
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- Table tennis is great for stress relief or bouncing ideas off each other
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- The 2nd floor offers an outdoor entertainment area, open to East Street
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- Pastor Rick Grant opens the ceremony with a prayer
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- Gary James of the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce introduces everyone
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- Josh Lane, President of ACDI tells about the journey to this day
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- Lane thanks those who have partnered in any way
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- Partner Chris Dance, founder of PaperCut speaks
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- Dance flew 30 hours from Melbourne, Australia for this ceremony
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- Benton Mayor David Mattingly speaks about the City’s involvement
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- Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson speaks about his goals of educating more students on tech coding and bringing more business to the state through the Arkansas Economic Development Corporation
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- Many dignitaries attended the ceremony, including Arkansas Legislators and Lamont Cornwell of the Saline County Economic Development Corporation
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- The Governor closes out the ceremony
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- A congratulatory handshake between Hutchinson and Lane
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- About 200 were in attendance
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- The Benton Area Chamber of Commerce and Greater Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce were present for the ribbon cutting
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- Welcome home to Benton, ACDI!
ACDI is a rapidly growing Professional Services Company that sells and supports dynamic software and hardware solutions in a distributor-reseller environment. They have channel distribution and development partnerships with many of the largest copier and printer manufacturers worldwide, including Samsung, Xerox, Sharp, Canon, Ricoh, Konica-Minolta, Toshiba, Lexmark and others.
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