BIC Alliance thanks its partners, readers and staff who have made its 35-year milestone possible and share in its success

1984

First quarterly issue of Business and Industry Coordinator (BIC)

1986

BIC moves to semimonthly, newspaper tabloid format

1989

BIC Alliance expands marketing services to include Alligator Management & Marketing

1992

BIC becomes

Business & Industry Connection with September/October issue

1995

Ind-Viro Search is incorporated as a BIC Alliance sister company

1997

BIC Magazine’s first glossy cover wrap; IVS has first transaction (acquisition of AllService Inc. by Total Safety)

1999

BIC Alliance President Thomas Brinsko joins the company; IVS expands with recruiting services

2005

BIC Alliance produces “It’s What We Do Together That Counts"

2008

BIC Alliance opens new Houston location; Each page of BIC Magazine becomes full color; IVS becomes IVS Investment Banking

2009

BIC Alliance opens BIC Media Solutions division; First insert published in BIC Magazine; First e-newsletter of BIC Magazine is published

2011

BIC Alliance more than successfully weathers the “Great Recession” and has its best financial year to date in company history; BIC Recruiting is incorporated as a BIC Alliance sister company

2015-2019

BIC Magazine continues to expand its digital capabilities and services with BICMagazine. com, webinars, e-newsletters, podcasts, etc. BIC Alliance opens new building in Texas; BIC Alliance Founder and CEO Earl Heard and his wife, Bodi, relocate from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to League City, Texas