VIRGINIA âRyan Carlson, third-generation owner of Range Office Supply after the death in 2016 of his father Gary Carlson, believes he d be happy his son is carrying on the family business tradition. I know heâs smiling down on us. He loved downtown Virginia, he loved this area and he loved his employees. Iâm fortunate to be able to step in and keep the ball rolling, Carlson told the Mesabi Tribune.
And his father would be pleased his son is keeping up with the latest technology in office products and equipment. We are not the same business that we were 71 years ago when my Grandpa bought it, but we continue to offer the same things we did back then: personalized service, knowledge and a smile. The late Philip Carlson Sr. bought Burgher Williams Typewriter Co. on Chestnut Street in 1949 and named the new business Range Office Supply and Equipment Co., and he always put the customer first, Gary Carlson had said in a 2015 Mesabi Daily News story.