Renzie Hamilton founded Hamilton Display Manufacturing Company. Hamilton’s office opened in 1947 and subsequently moved downtown in the 1950s.

Hamilton Displays was widely known as the “King of Floats” for building most of the floats in the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade. Among Hamilton’s most outstanding floats were the “Princess Float” that won top honors at the 1964 Indy 500 Festival Parade and the Indiana University Big Ten float at the 1968 Tournament of Roses Parade.

Hamilton created Indiana’s Historymobile, a bus that served as a museum on wheels, celebrating Indiana’s 150^th Anniversary.

Dan Cantor and Joel Coleman purchased Hamilton Displays from Renzie’s brother, Kenneth Hamilton when the facility was located in the old Indiana National Guard Armory.

Hamilton expanded with the acquisition of Dimensional Designs, their largest competitor and a company with over 15 years of industry experience.

A new era began with a 200,000-square-foot facility in Indianapolis’ East Side, consolidating the warehouse, manufacturing, and office space into a single location.

Hamilton continued to invest in innovation in the early 90s. Hamilton began screen printing, moved to color renderings, and invested in their first CNC (computerized numerically-controlled) machine.

Hamilton co-founded Sho-Link Inc., a national installation and dismantle labor company. Today, Sho-Link is one of the most respected I&D companies, with a presence in over 65 cities throughout North America.

Hamilton launched specialty disciplines to offer even more services like Hamilton Brand Environments, Hamilton Retail, and Hamilton Event Technologies.

The launch of Hamilton Mobile Tours took their design and production skills combined with event management capabilities creating unique mobile experiences.

Hamilton opened their Chicago office in Downers Grove, establishing a presence in the vibrant Chicago market.

Hamilton renovated their Indianapolis headquarters to create a productive, collaborative, and empowering space for employees.

Hamilton acquired the digital agency, ARK Media, to form Hamilton’s Digital Engagement team. ARK Media brings over 20 years of experience combining intelligent multimedia functionality with a proven understanding of the attendee experience.

On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020, Hamilton launched Hamilton EXTEND®, the award-winning virtual and hybrid brand experience and event solution that enables event marketers to extend their reach and customer engagement beyond the physical space.

Hamilton assisted in producing four mass vaccination sites and logistically planning 11 mobile sites across Indiana. For each of these significant sites, Hamilton managed the installation of tents, rentals, and transportation logistics, ensuring each site was adhering to the strict vaccine storage requirements. Hamilton’s collaboration with the Indiana Department of Health resulted in the administration of over half a million vaccines across Indiana.

Launch of Hamilton inSIGHT®, Hamilton’s proprietary lead capture solution designed to capture qualifying information from every booth visitor.

Launch of HUB LIVE®, Hamilton’s touchless attendee engagement solution and content delivery for in-person, virtual, or hybrid events.

Hamilton celebrates its 75th anniversary. Learn more about our history and Hamilton's past, present, and future. Read our blog post for a Q&A with Hamilton's Chairman and CEO, Dan Cantor.

Launch of StudioH, Hamilton’s in-house creative experiential studio. With a focus on “experience first,” our creative studio develops campaigns and experiences to evoke emotional connectivity with audiences that help drive exceptional outcomes.