Daktronics - Definition

Daktronics (NASDAQ: DAKT (http://quotes.nasdaq.com/asp/SummaryQuote.asp?symbol=DAKT&selected=DAKT)) is an American manufacturer of electronic signage, most notably sports scoreboards, based in Brookings, South Dakota. Founded in 1968 by two South Dakota State University professors, Daktronics grew from a provider of electronic voting systems for state legislatures to one of the world's major suppliers of electronic signage.

Major milestones in the company's history included its contract to supply signage for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, and its IPO in 1994. Daktronics currently employs 1,200 at its Brookings, South Dakota facilities.

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External links

• Daktronics, Inc. (http://www.daktronics.com/)