EMCO, a single source communication company, continues to grow as it expands its offerings to customers. While begun initially with a staff of three who provided area businesses with radio equipment, EMCO today employs over 180 people in three separate divisions.
 
CEO Janice Harvey Pellar’s parents established the company and its reputation for quality products and prompt, on-site service. Today, EMCO continues that tradition of excellence by serving IT customers across the continental US and Communication customers regionally.
 
1987 began a period of great change for EMCO as well as many other MSS’s across the country. Motorola decided to market the Radius line of two-way radios through a network of dealer organizations. EMCO was named a Radius dealer and began its first efforts in sales. The Radius experiment was a great success and convinced Motorola to change the marketing channels to include dealerships such as EMCO in subsequent years.

In 1988, Carlton Jones joined EMCO to create the IT Division. Based upon the success of the Radio Division services, the IT Division obtained its first contract for computer maintenance upon its inception. It has steadily grown from the humble beginning of one technician to its present status of a national provider.  The division provides everything from technical support, network design and deployment to project management and custom software development.

In 1989, founders Jim and Zelma Harvey retired from EMCO and named Janice Harvey Pellar President and Carlton Jones Vice President. In 2000, because of outstanding growth, EMCO promoted Carlton Jones to Senior Vice President and named Todd Bourgeois Vice President of the PC Division and Patrick Cuntz Vice President of the Radio Division.  After the retirement of Carlton Jones in 2004, Gerald Pellar was named Vice-President.

Over the years, EMCO has achieved many successes. Among these are:

• 1990-1993, Mrs. Pellar served on the national MSS Advisory Council

• 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999 Motorola Pinnacle Award for Outstanding Sales

• 1994, Baton Rouge Business Report and Junior Achievement’s Business Of The Year (under 100 employees)

• 1996, Motorola TCS Team Competition for the Southeast Region – winner and judge.

• 1996, Whelen Emergency Warning Systems International Dealer of the Year

• 1998, keynote speaker, Motorola Dealer’s Convention, Tokyo Japan

• 1998, SME (Sales Marketing Executives) Marketer of the Year

• 1999, Finalist; Ernest and Young Louisiana Entrepreneur of the Year Award

• 2004, National Women's Forum Member

• 2005, Better Business Bureau Torch Award Winner

• 2005, Diversity.com Top Business of the Year Honorable Mention