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In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.
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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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| Type | Division |
| Industry | Consumer goods |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Founder | Tom Dickson |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Tom Dickson, ex-CEO[1] |
| Products | Commercial and residential blenders and blending machines[2] |
| Parent | Wasatch Group. |
| Website | www |
Blendtec is an American company that sells commercial and residential blenders. It is a division of K-TEC, Inc.[3] Blendtec was founded in 1975 by Tom Dickson,[3] and as of 2025[update] still operates primarily from Orem, Utah, United States.[4]
Blendtec is popularly known for its Will It Blend? viral marketing campaign,[5] where Dickson blends various non-food items, including iPods, iPhones, marbles, golf balls, and remote controls. Dickson was featured in "How I Made My Millions", a CNBC series covering individuals who founded and grew successful businesses.[6][7]
In February 2006, Blendtec sued Vitamix Corporation for infringing its patents on Blendtec's "Wild Side" jar design, which Vitamix had allegedly copied as its own MP and XP containers. The court concluded Vitamix had infringed Blendtec's patents, and awarded Blendtec total damages of approximately $24 million, the largest patent-related penalty in the history of Utah.[8]
In July 2013, Blendtec won the 2013 Gold Innovation Award for innovations delivered by Blendtec's Signature Series and Stealth lines of blenders.[9]
In 2015, Blendtec replaced Vitamix as the blender supplier of Jamba Juice.[10]
In June 2017, the company was awarded the 2017 Kitchen Innovations Award for its Nitro Blending System.[11][12][13]
Blendtec is the parent company of the nutrition company Blendfresh, which was launched on July 14, 2014.[14]
In 2021, the Blendtec founding family sold majority share of the company to Wasatch Group.[15]
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Blendtec is an American company that sells commercial and residential blenders. It is a division of K-TEC, Inc. Blendtec was founded in 1975 by Tom Dickson, and as of 2025 still operates primarily from Orem, Utah, United States.
Thomas Dickson may refer to: Thomas Dickson (sprinter) (born 1974), Saint Vincent track and field sprinter Thomas Dickson (Upper Canada politician) (c 1775–1825), Upper Canada businessman and political figure Thomas Dickson (Nova Scotia politician) (1791–1855), Nova Scotia lawyer and political figure Thomas Dickson (industrialist) (1822–1884), industrialist, founder of The Dickson Manufacturing Company, president of the Delaware and Hudson Railway Tom Dickson (figure skater), American figure skater Tom Dickson (Georgia politician) (born 1945), state representative from Georgia Tom Dickson (Australian footballer) (1888–1958), Australian rules footballer Tom Dickson, creator of Blendtec and its Will It Blend? advertising campaign Tommy Dickson (1929–2007), Northern Irish footballer Thomas Law Dickson (ca 1769 – after 1810), farmer, judge and politician in Nova Scotia Thomas Dickson (Scottish politician) (1885–1935), Member of Parliament for Lanark, 1923–1924 and 1929–1931 Thomas Alexander Dickson (1833–1909), Member of Parliament for Dungannon 1874–1880, Tyrone 1881–1885, and Dublin St Stephen's Green 1888–1892 Thomas Elder Dickson (1899–1978), Scottish artist Thomas Dickson (antiquary) (1825–1904) Scottish antiquary and philanthropist Thomas Dickson (architect), architect in Worcester about 1864 Thomas Dickson (Ballyshannon MP) (1741–1817), Irish Member of Parliament for Ballyshannon 1790–98
Will It Blend? is a viral marketing campaign web series consisting of infomercials that showed demonstrations of the Blendtec line of blenders (particularly the Total Blender). In the show, Blendtec founder Tom Dickson attempts to blend items to demonstrate the power of his blender. Dickson started this marketing campaign after doing a blending experiment with a box of matches. The final video was made in 2020, shortly before the sale of the company to Wasatch Group.
Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the north central part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is approximately 45 miles (72 km) south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the principal cities of the Provo-Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Utah and Juab counties. The 2020 population was 98,129, while the 2010 population was 88,328 making it the 5th most populous city in Utah. Utah Valley University is located in Orem.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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