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World War II veteran brought copy machines to Grand Rapids

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- When William S. Reed saw the first copier in the late 1950s, he knew the machines would be indispensable to businesses. Reed didn’t invent the ubiquitous office technology, but his Grand Rapids firm sold the first models in the region. That foresight helped him build the largest office equipment dealer in West Michigan. “My father is responsible for creating more paperwork in West Michigan than anybody else,” quips Reed's son, Russ. The Grand Rapids resident, who was a...
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