Levi, Ray & Shoup

Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc. (LRS) is a privately held multinational corporation headquartered in Springfield, Illinois that develops and sells computer software, along with providing a range of information technology services, through its various product divisions.

Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.
TypePrivately held
IndustryComputer software
IT consulting
Website design and hosting
IT education, training and certification
Computer hardware
IT services
Large boat services
FoundedSeptember 21, 1979 (1979-09-21)
FounderRichard H. Levi
Roger Ray
Bob Shoup
Headquarters2401 West Monroe Street,
Springfield, Illinois
,
USA
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Richard H. Levi, President and CEO
OwnerRichard H. Levi
Number of employees
630 (September 2013)
DivisionsEOM
LRS Consulting Services
LRS IT Solutions
LRS Retirement Solutions
LRS Web Solutions
LRS Education Services
Central Illinois Security
Diversified Yacht Services
Websitewww.lrs.com

Domestic LRS offices are located in Bloomington, Illinois; Glastonbury, Connecticut; St. Louis, Missouri; Atlanta, Georgia; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Overland Park, Kansas; Richardson, Texas; Franklin, Tennessee; and Anaheim, California. International LRS offices are located in Paris, France; Hallbergmoos, Germany; Milano, Italy; Madrid, Spain; Cheltenham, UK; North Sydney, Australia; Stockholm, Sweden; and Singapore.

History

LRS was founded on September 21, 1979. Dick Levi was joined by Roger Ray and Bob Shoup shortly after the firm opened in the fall of 1979. Levi eventually bought out his partners, Shoup in 1980 and Ray in 1993.

Levi developed the company’s first product in 1981, VTAM Printer Support (VPS), which enabled mainframe computers to send print jobs from the JES Spool to devices outside the data center.

When the company first built out its current headquarters in 1988, they had 37 employees. When a 100,000 square foot addition was built in 1998, the company was up to 400 employees — including 275 in Springfield — spread across the Springfield office and nine branch offices.[1]

By 2019, when the company built a new 58,000-square-foot building, it had 850 employees across 24 offices. About 361 employees were working at company headquarters, making LRS one of Springfield’s largest private employers.[2]

LRS has also grown by acquisition. LRS acquired Pennington & Schurter Information Services, Inc. of Morton, Illinois, and Springfield-based Integrated Business Systems, Inc. (IBSI) in 1995;[3] MacKenzie & Roth, Inc. of St. Louis in 1999; [4] Capella Technologies, based in Anaheim, CA, in 2013; Stockholm, Sweden-based software company Cirrato Technologies AB in 2016; and U.S.-based Drivve Inc. in 2018.

Tim Wilkerson Sponsorship

LRS became a sponsor of NHRA drag racer Tim Wilkerson’s funny car[5] in 2000, when Wilkerson was entering 15 or 16 of the NHRA’s 23 races each year. Near the end of the 2002 season, LRS announced that it would increase its support and enable Wilkerson to compete in the tour’s full schedule.[6] Since then, Wilkerson has won the US Nationals in Indianapolis in 2003, again in 2021 and finished second overall in 2008.

PGA Sponsorship

LRS has been the presenting sponsor of the PGA Lincoln Land Championship, held at Panther Creek Country Club since 2019.[7] The Lincoln Land Championship is an event on the PGA's Korn Ferry Tour.

References
  1. Moore, Brenden. "LRS expands with west side expansion" "State Journal-Register", July 13, 2019
  2. Blanchette, David. "Strong roots help LRS grow" "Springfield Business Journal", January 2018
  3. “Integrated Business Systems purchased” State Journal-Register, December 1, 1995 accessed August 1, 2011
  4. Landis, Tim. "Levi, Ray & Shoup acquiring St. Louis company" State Journal-Register, May 4, 1999 accessed August 15, 2011
  5. "Team Wilkerson Racing – Tim Wilkerson Sponsors: NHRA Nitro Funny Car Drag Racing". Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  6. Pilger, Hal. “Drag racer Wilkerson gets full-time commitment from LRS” State Journal-Register, September 20, 2002 accessed June 28, 2011
  7. "PGS golf tournament returns to Springfield" "Springfield Business Journal"
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