T-R FILE PHOTO RACOM, a critical communications company headquartered in Marshalltown, was recently acquired by Eastern Communications of New York City.

QUEENS, N.Y.– Eastern Communications LTD, a leading provider of mission critical communications and services in the eastern U.S., announced the acquisition of Marshalltown based RACOM Corporation, a leading emergency communications service and technology provider in the western U.S., on Thursday afternoon.

Together, the companies comprise one of the largest service and distribution platforms in the critical communications industry, establishing a truly national presence spanning 16 service locations from Seattle to New York City.

“For nearly 50 years, we have worked alongside Eastern through multiple generations of leadership for both companies,” said Mike Miller, President of RACOM. “I cannot imagine a more perfect union of two organizations that helps ensure a cutting-edge career path for current and future employees while also scaling our ability to deliver industry leading service and technology to our customers.”

“As a combined team with shared cultural values, we are excited to bring instant strategic value to our vendors, dealers, and customers alike by creating a technically sophisticated platform capable of service, support, and integration from coast to coast,” added Michael Orzetti, CEO of Eastern Communications. “Most importantly, though, our combined technical expertise, dealer network, localized service, and operating scale will best support our end users operating in harm’s way each day from Spokane to Staten Island – and everywhere in between.”

RACOM was founded in 1972 by Gregg Miller, Mike Miller’s father, and has grown into a company with over 150 employees in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, including about 30 at the headquarters in Marshalltown.