1948 – Allied was started in by Norm Wendt in Wolf Point, MT.

1950 – Norm Wendt moved to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

1966 – John Folin was teaching Choir in Windom, MN, where he also served as the local concert association president. Norm offered John a job at Allied, and his family relocated to the Minneapolis area.

1978 – John purchased Allied from Norm Wendt and became the sole owner.  Allied served around 50 communities.

1983 – Paul Folin (John’s son) joined Allied in after graduating from Concordia College. Allied served around 75 communities.

1988 – David Folin (John’s son) joined in after practicing law for several years. Allied served around 90 communities.

1996 – John retired and sold Allied to David and Paul.  John remained active as a rep and worked in the office.

2005 – Craig Risnes started working as a consultant. Allied served around 125 communities.

2020 – COVID forced a year and a half shutdown of concert venues.

2021 – Kelli Risnes joined the Allied team.

2022 – Paul Folin retired and sold his interest to Craig Risnes. David Holtz joined the Allied team.

2023 – David Folin stepped away from ownership and sold his interest to Dave Holtz.

2024 – David Folin retired.