nyse dlx industry financial administration founded 1915 1915 saint paul minnesota headquarters shoreview minnesota usa key people lee schram ceo products customized products and services for financial institutions small businesses and consumers revenue 1.52 billion usd 2012 number of employees 5 400 website www.deluxe.com deluxe corporation is one of the two largest check printers in the united states 1 2 and provides various personalized products and services to small businesses financial institutions and consumers . some of the services available from deluxe corp are design services website services print marketing promotional products and fraud protection services . 3 deluxe and its subsidiary brands including new england business services inc. nebs mcbee formerly royal mcbee and checks unlimited are organized into three business segments deluxe financial services serving banks and credit unions deluxe small business services serving small businesses direct checks producing and delivering checks directly to consumers deluxe is based in the st. paul suburb of shoreview minnesota and has 33 facilities in the u.s. and 3 locations in canada to conduct its printing and fulfillment call center and administrative functions . 4 contents 1 history 2 acquisitions 3 business units 4 references 5 external links history edit the company was founded as deluxe check printers in 1915 by w.r. hotchkiss in saint paul minnesota . hotchkiss was the creator of some important speed enhancing inventions which included the hotchkiss imprinting press patented in 1925 a two way perforator perfected in 1925 and the hotchkiss lithograph press patented in 1928 . 5 in 1952 the deluxe corporation foundation was created to contribute to charitable organizations . 6 the company was privately held until 1965 by which time it was a pioneer in the new micr check printing technology . 7 by the 1980s the company was facing reduced demand for its products and increasing competition . 8 in 1988 the company incorporated and changed its name to deluxe corporation . 9 acquisitions edit in 1994 deluxe corporation acquired t maker an early personal computer software company . 10 the software product lines of t maker were later sold to broderbund . in june 2008 deluxe corporation agreed to acquire hostopia.com inc a web hosting company . 11 on july 30 2008 deluxe announced its acquisition of partnerup 12 an online networking community for small business owners and entrepreneurs . partnerup continues to operate under its own name while deluxe promotes partnerup among its small business customers . by december 31 2008 deluxe corp. also acquired logo mojo design inc. and yoffi digital press . 13 in july 2009 merchengines was acquired by deluxe corporation . on june 5 2012 deluxe acquired local search engine optimization company orangesoda . 14 in july 2013 deluxe acquired email marketing solution provider verticalresponse . 15 in january 2014 deluxe completed the acquisition of destination rewards a loyalty program provider based in boca raton florida . 16 on october 22 2014 deluxe completed the acquisition of wausau financial systems a financial services processing company based out of wausau wi . business units edit deluxe corp and its subsidiary brands are organized and operate within three business units small business services financial services and direct checks . 17 the small business services sector offers business checks printed forms promotional products marketing materials and related services and products . this segment offers its services and products to small businesses and home offices through direct response marketing financial institution referrals independent distributors the internet and sales representatives . 17 the financial services sector sells personal and business checks ; check related products and services ; customer loyalty retention and fraud monitoring and protection services ; and stored value gift cards to banks and other financial institutions . it also provides enhanced services such as customized reporting file management and expedited account conversion support . 17 this sector also provides marketing education to financial institution executives through the deluxe knowledge exchange series of seminars and workshops . 18 the direct checks sector sells personal and business checks and related products and services directly to consumers through direct response marketing and the internet . this segment sells its products under the checks unlimited designer checks and checks.com brand names . 17 references edit check printer deluxe 1st qtr profit falls . reuters . apr 23 2009 . john h. harland co. being acquired by m and f worldwide corp. must be approved by shareholders minnesota public radio url last accessed november 21 2009 . deluxe corporation company snapshot url last accessed november 21 2009 . 1 url last accessed november 29 2009 . keaton michael august 19 2009 . deluxe corporation foundation donates funding to score to boost small business and job creation . score . retrieved november 22 2009 . lewis b. cullman 2004 . can t take it with you . john wiley and sons . isbn 0 471 65763 8 . john l. mariotti 1997 . the shape shifters . john wiley and sons . isbn 0 595 48195 7 . businessweek.com url last accessed november 22 2009 . t maker acquired . bought by deluxe corporation . macworld . september 1 1994 . thompson financial news july 19 2008 . deluxe corp. to buy hostopia.com for c 124 million in cash . new york forbes . 2 url last accessed november 29 2009 . nytimes.com url last accessed november 22 2009 . http markets.on.nytimes.com research stocks news press release.asp doctag 201206050730bizwire usprx bw5291 & feedid 600 & press symbol 90889 deluxe corp. buys mktg . firm for 27m as profits rise http topics.nytimes.com top news business companies deluxe corporation index.html a b c d deluxe financial services company profile on linkedin.com url last accessed november 22 2009 . stone mantel url last accessed november 30 2009 . external links edit official website business data for deluxe corp hoover s bloomberg reuters sec filings retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title deluxe corporation & oldid 729966217 categories companies established in 1915printing companies of the united statescompanies listed on the new york stock exchangecompanies based in minnesota navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 july 2016 at 20 21 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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