articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . july 2016 horizons companies type private industry creative media founded incorporated december 15 1983 founder donald a. lee headquarters columbus ohio usa products corporate video documentaries original broadcast programming commercials websites interactive media number of employees 30 website horizonscompanies.com horizons companies is a media content development and video production firm headquartered in columbus ohio that creates and produces broadcast television programming television and radio advertisements web sites and other audiovisual elements for corporate governmental and educational entities . the company was founded in 1984 by donald a. lee as horizons video and film and began operating out of small office in upper arlington ohio . in 1994 the firm changed its name to horizons companies and moved its operations into a former 1930 s arc deco movie theater in columbus ohio . 1 the former theater originally called the arlington theater was opened on june 1 1935 by clarence macdonald 2 and its first feature presentation was west point of the air starring wallace beery robert young maureen o sullivan and rosalind russell . the theater went dark in 1950 and was completely refurbished by don lee into a production facility with editing rooms an audio recording suite and a 2 000 square foot 190 m2 sound stage . the art deco elements of the theater were retained however as were the ticket booth and the holes in the wall of the projection room . 3 in 1996 horizons opened branch offices in nashville tennessee and san diego california . 4 following additional growth in the 1990s horizons converted and moved into a 37 000 square foot 3 400 m2 english manor previously owned by real estate mogul turned convicted felon albert j. desantis . today the company operates its production services out of what were once the horse barns stables and riding arena on desantis property . 5 in 1999 horizons produced an enhanced cd for the album steady on by contemporary christian music artist point of grace . the enhanced cd received the gospel music association s dove award for best enhanced cd . 6 during the late 1990s and early 2000s horizons created a subsidiary music publishing and artist management company called grandma katherine s music . this subsidiary produced a number of music cd s including unadorned 1997 and breathe 2001 by chuck brown ghost towns and kingdoms 1999 and this grand parade 2000 by fred haring yankee celtiac consort s wander the wood 1997 john morgan and friends stories 1999 . additionally horizons produced cd albums for watershed star vehicle thundercreek records 1998 and tim easton special twenty heathen records 1998 neil jacobs world blue adena productions 1999 . in 1997 horizons produced an enhanced cd for contemporary christian artists caedmon s call s intimate portrait . horizons companies growth and success was recognized in 2000 with founder owner don lee being named as a technology finalist for the 2000 columbus and central ohio ernst & young entrepreneur of the year award . 7 between 2000 and 2006 horizons companies created and produced an episodic documentary television series about the history tradition and personalities of ohio state university football . the series titled buckeye classics was broadcast throughout the state of ohio on network affiliate stations and on the statewide cable channel fox sports ohio . during its run the writer and editor of buckeye classics received several emmy awards from the ohio valley chapter of the national academy of television arts and sciences . 8 9 in 2001 horizons companies was prominently featured as a case study in a college textbook for students of business and management . chapters within the textbook included horizons a values based company with a bright yet challenging future 10 horizons mission strategies for growth and decision making 11 horizons the importance of people human resource management and a strong corporate culture 12 horizons leadership communications and motivation 13 horizons standing at the crossroads 14 horizons education a division within horizons companies creates educational media products for publishing companies . in 2003 a music video dvd for infants and toddlers noodlebug animal friends was honored with a gold award from parents choice which reviews and recommends books and toys for children . in 2009 another horizons education product for elementary school students snapshots simply science was recognized with a distinguished achievement award by the association of educational publishers . in 2004 horizons companies camera crews were called upon to help document the ohio campaign activities of presidential candidates john kerry and george w. bush for a feature film documentary entitled ... so goes the nation . commitment to sustainability edit horizons companies is committed to environmentally friendly practices and causes . in 2009 the company installed a 192 panel solar array on top of its production facility in an effort to reduce its consumption of fossil fuels and its emission of carbon dioxide . 15 the company has also produced websites for numerous environmentally friendly organizations including dovetail solar and wind and for the seed center sustainability education and economic development . the seed center is a leadership initiative resource center and online sharing environment for community colleges to develop and coordinate programs to train students for careers in the green economy . references edit function not fancy rules building today . business first columbus december 13 1993 . pg 11 author stephen lilly those wonderful old downtown theaters by phil sheridan . p. sheridan publishing 1978 building that once screened films now host to company that makes them . columbus dispatch march 27 1993 . pg b1 author sarah mills bacha management challenges in the 21st century third edition . south western college publishing . copyright 2001 . editors lewis goodman fandt company converting estate desantis mansion makeover . the columbus dispatch september 25 2000 . page 1 . author jim welker 40th annual gma dove awards on gospel music channel supplement to business first june 30 2000 . page 19a . editor dominic cappa http www.ohiovalleyemmy.org emmys 2002 documents 2002nomineelist.pdf http www.ohiovalleyemmy.org emmys 2005 documents 2005nomineelist.pdf management challenges in the 21st century third edition pages 110 113 . south western college publishing . copyright 2001 . editors lewis goodman fandt management challenges in the 21st century third edition pages 245 248 . south western college publishing . copyright 2001 . editors lewis goodman fandt management challenges in the 21st century third edition pages 374 377 . south western college publishing . copyright 2001 . editors lewis goodman fandt management challenges in the 21st century third edition pages 494 496 . south western college publishing . copyright 2001 . editors lewis goodman fandt management challenges in the 21st century third edition pages 110 113 . south western college publishing . copyright 2001 . editors lewis goodman fandt suburban news publications ua news may 21 2010 . page 2 . author donavon campbell retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title horizonscompanies & oldid 731225082 categories video production companiesmedia companies of the united statescommunications and media organizations based in the united statesfilm production companies of the united statescompanies established in 1985companies based in the columbus ohio metropolitan areahidden categories orphaned articles from july 2016all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent 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