If imitation is the greatest form of flattery, Dixon Ticonderoga Co. is having none of it. The Lake Mary manufacturer of office products, crayons and art supplies is through being a Crayola wanna-be.
When Dixon Ticonderoga unveiled the world’s largest crayon at its plant in Sandusky, Ohio, in 1997, the company’s newsletter declared: “Eat our dust, Crayola!” Now the 167-year-old Sandusky plant is ...