Subsidiaries of the company include North Star Teacher Resources (which produces and distributes educational material) and Ignition New Media Workshop (which handles multimedia and programming).

Construction of federal highway U.S. Route 131 in 1957 caused Gilson Press to relocate to 631 North Avenue, which is the current location of their print production department.

[4] In 2001, Gilson Graphics expanded prepress, layout, and design capabilities by purchasing selected assets of National Correct Color, the area's largest and oldest pre-press film separator and digital imaging company.

In late 2002, Gilson Graphics opened its educational composition and quality control department in Atlantic, Iowa, working mainly on standardized testing material.

Acquiring assets of Commercial Printing Co., a former winner of the national Addy Awards, led to the addition of Ignition, a division within Gilson Graphics that offers multimedia services.

[9] This move expanded the company's capabilities with offset and digital printing and created a Fulfillment and Mailing Services department, altogether nearly doubling sales revenue.

[10] Most recently, Gilson Graphics became the first company in North America to install Fujifilm's new J-Press 720 system, a high quality sheet-fed inkjet press.