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CONSTRUCTION • INDUSTRY • UTILITIES Sidney Daily News,Thursday,February 23,2012

Editorial indexAdvanced Plastic Recycling .......................25Air Handling Equipment Inc.....................22Alternative Maintenance Service..............24Area Energy and Electric Inc. ...................26Barhorst Manufacturing Inc. ....................27Buckeye Electrical Products Inc................26Choice One Engineering ..............................8Construction, overview ................................3Continental Express Inc. ...........................28Crale Builders Inc. .......................................7Detailed Machinery....................................29Dickman Supply...........................................9Economy .......................................................6Electro Controls .........................................31Elite Enclosure Co......................................33Emerson Climate Technologies .................32Employment, overview.................................4FDL Automation & Supply........................34Ferguson Construction...............................10Francis-Schulze Co.....................................35Freytag & Associates .................................12Garmann/Miller Architects & Engineers.13Holloway Sportswear .................................20Honda..........................................................36Hoying & Hoying Builders Inc. .................16Jaccyn Design Group .................................18Jason Weigandt Landscape Co. .................15Lacal Equipment Inc..................................33

Ratermann Custom Home Builders Inc. ..19Sidney Daily News.....................................30Westerheide Developers Inc. .....................14Western Ohio Cut Stone ..............................6

Industry articles inFriday’s Progress Edition

Freshway Foords ........................................28Helman Bros. Body Shop ...........................28Kard Group.................................................29Kirk NationaLease.....................................30LaserFab.....................................................34New Knoxville Supply ...............................33NK Parts.....................................................32Shaffer Metal Fab ......................................35Sidney Body CARSTAR .............................34Sidney Door and Window Inc. ................37Sidney Electric Co. .....................................36Sidney Manufacturing Co..........................35Sidney Tool & Die Inc. ...............................38Sollmann Electric Co. ................................31Wayne Trail Technologies ..........................39

Advertising indexA & B Machine ...........................................24AAAWorld Wide Travel ............................ 26Agrana Fruit US, Inc .................................32Alternative Maintenance...........................22Apple Farm Services ..................................10Area Wireless .............................................19Barker Insurance Agency ..........................32Buckeye Ford..............................................28

Cheyenne Childs/Wagner Realty ..............17Clancy’s.......................................................28Copeland Corporation................................. 8Crale Builders ............................................29Dorothy Love RetirementCommunity............................................ 9Edison State Community College .............22Fair Haven Shelby County Home ...............4Father Hubbard’s Cupboard......................36Ferguson Construction.................................3Francis Furniture ........................................7Freshway Foods..........................................12Fultz Warehouse Carpets ..........................16Gagel’s Plumbing & Heating.....................13Gateway Arts Council ..................................7Greve Drywall & Painting ...........................6Greve Electrical & Plumbing ......................7Hampton Inn Sidney..................................27Helman Brothers Body Shop.....................20Honda of America, Mfg ............................. 23Hoying & Hoying Builders Inc ..................29HR Associates Personnel Service ..............24Hydro Aluminum .........................................5Jeffrey J. Beigel, Attorney..........................25LaDonna Hufford/Realty 2000 Group.......17Laser Fab Technologies................................2Lochard’s Inc. .............................................27Marco’s Pizza of Sidney .............................. 9Marketing Trends/Custom Screen ............30Middendorf Builders ..................................29Midwest Maintenance................................18New Bremen Machine ...............................21

New Knoxville Supply ...............................24Nikki & Eric Loudenback/Wagner Realty ........................................17

NKTelco, Inc ...............................................20Ohio Vision ................................................ 36Osgood State Bank.....................................38Patrick Staffing ............................................3People’s Federal Savings & Loan ..............34Ply Gem ......................................................35Primecare Physicians of West CentralOhio.........................................................26

Ruese Insurance Agency............................39S & H Products...........................................34Shelby County Library ................................6Shreves Construction.................................29Sidney Body Carstar..................................11Sidney Chiropractic Center .......................30Sidney Daily News.....................................37Sidney Electric Co. .......................................5Sidney Inn ..................................................31SMS Pro Tech ............................................13Staffmark....................................................20The Pavilion Care Center ..........................16The Spot of Sidney .....................................16Upper Valley Career Center ......................10Valentine Vision (Dr. Phillip Valentine)... 28Valley Eye Institute ...................................15Westaff ........................................................18Westerheide Construction Co. .................. 29Wilson Memorial Hospital.........................40Wissman Door Sales ..................................14Wright State University, Celina................31

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Construction industry improves in 2011BY MIKE [email protected]

The construction in-dustry saw some im-provement in 2011, localcontractors say, and thepicture should continueto get better this year.Thomas E. Snapp,

with Ferguson Construc-tion Co., said 2011 wasbetter than the previousthree years. Fergusonhas offices in Sidney,Dayton and Columbus,and in Indiana. Snappmanages preconstruc-tion services out of theSidney and Columbusoffices and is part-ownerof the company.“An OK year on the

whole,” he said. “I think

most construction com-panies saw an improve-ment. We might havegone from a walk to a jogbut a ways from runningagain.”Last year was “better

than anticipated,” Snappsaid. “There was im-proved activity from theprivate sector, especiallyfrom larger manufactur-ers. The downside to2011 was that the major-ity of the projects camefrom a few sectors ofmanufacturing. You’dlike to see diversificationnot only in industry or asector but also diversi-fied, small, start-upbusinesses.”“There exists a fair

amount of political and

economical uncertainty,which tends to slow ordiminish capital invest-ment,” Snapp said. “Iwould assume, given thefinancial challenges fac-ing government at alllevels, that it wouldlessen the number ofpublic facility projects inthis region. I believethat we will continue tosee a slow increase in ac-tivity from the privatesector but not enough tocounter the slowdown inthe public market, leav-ing it to be an averageyear, not great.”Residential construc-

tion in Sidney in 2011was down from the pre-vious year, according torecords kept by the Sid-ney building inspector.The city issued onlyeight permits for single-family homes last year.In 2010, the total was14. Despite this, somelocal home builders feelthe outlook is good.“2011 was a slightly

better year for the con-struction industry,” saidNicki New, manager atShreves Construction

Co. in Sidney. “We arestill seeing people goingwith less square footagebut high-end amenities.The large, two-storygreat rooms or foyersseem to be a thing of thepast and people are look-ing at every usable pieceof square footage asfunctional space, al-though wide hallwaysand open staircases arestill a must. In the pastfew years we are seeinga huge return of thecraftsman style. Peopleare loading the exteriorof the home with lots ofdetail, a mixture of ma-terials.”She said many more

home improvementswere being done last

year, including new win-dows, new kitchens andadditions.“We are seeing signs

of improvement in theoverall economy; newconstruction was upfrom 2009 and 2010,”New said. “But lastyear’s local weather def-initely hurt the recovery,a long winter and a verylong wet spring slowedthe start of the sellingseason.”New said the single-

family homes thatShreves built last yearranged in price from$275,000 to $600,000.Town homes rangedfrom $190,000 to$300,000.“The largest issue

with building in today’smarket in the Sidneyarea is finding lendersthat don’t focus fully onappraisals,” New said.“With all the shortsales, foreclosures andtime it takes to sell ahome, it really hurts allother buyers. It’s hardto find good comps(comparable sales) inthis market.”She said this is espe-

cially the case when ap-praisers are not allowedto use other new-con-struction homes; itmeans people are forcedto bring more money outof pocket, have their full20 percent down andgreat credit scores.

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EXPANSION CONSTRUCTION on the Dannon plantin Minster was under way in 2011.

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BY JENNIFERBUMGARNER

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Employment is begin-ning to bounce back but itstill remained one of themost talked about topicsin 2011 throughout thecountry.According to data pro-

vided by theOhio Depart-ment of Job and FamilyLabor Market Informa-tion, the average rate ofunemployment in ShelbyCounty for 2011 was 9.3percent, which is downfrom the 2010 average of9.4 percent.Out of Ohio’s 88 coun-

ties, Shelby ranked 51stin terms of unemploy-ment in 2011. PikeCounty ranks first withan unemployment rate o f15.2 percent and MercerCounty had the lowest av-erage at 6.0 percent.In the last fourmonths

of 2011, unemploymentrates in the countydropped below the staterate.TheOhio average for2011 was 8.9, slightlybelow the national ratewhich was 9.0 percent.Ohio’s unemploymentrate stayed about theU.S.rate during the entireyear.Unemployment hit its

peak for the year inShelby County in Janu-ary with 2,800 people outof work, 11.1 percent.Thestate rate also was thehighest in January at 9.4

percent. The U.S. rate inJanuary was 9.8 percentwhich was the nation’shighest unemploymentrate last year.By the end of 2011,

1,900 people in ShelbyCounty remained unem-ployed. InOhiomore than514,500 people ended theyear out of work, andthroughout the country,roughly 13.7 million peo-ple were without jobs.Lisa Seeger with the

Job Center at the ShelbyCounty Department ofJob and Family Servicessaid things are beginningto turn around from theroughest part of the re-cession in 2009.“We still have a lot of

numbers coming in,” saidSeeger. “We see a lot ofpeople who have a job andare shopping around.”In 2011, the JobCenter

had 18,373 visits which isup slightly from 17,840 in2010. That averages toabout 75 visits per day.The resources at the JobCenter are available toanyone not just those outof work. With more jobopenings. There are a va-riety of positions availablethroughout the MiamiValley, not just ShelbyCounty.According to Seeger,

manufacturing is pickingup and companies arelooking for entry levelworkers and a lot of com-panies are also seekingpeople with a higher skill

level. Companies are alsomore willing to train peo-ple who are seriouslyseeking employment.“If they can get indi-

viduals to show up,they’re willing to helpthem train,” said Seeger.Helen Scott, Employ-

ment and Family ServicesAdministrator at the JobCenter, added that thecenter has a variety of op-tions when it comes totraining.

“There’s a lot of oppor-tunities for residents ofShelby County,” saidScott. “There are fundsavailable for training pro-grams like CDL training,manufacturing, H-VAC,LPN there’s a wide vari-ety of training available.”The Workforce Invest-

ment Act was passed in1998 to reform federal jobtraining programs and fo-cuses on helping job seek-ers obtain the training

and certification neededto secure a job or to find ajob as quickly as possible.For people at the JobCen-ter who need training,they are encouraged to re-search training facilitiesand choose one thatwould work the best.The Job Center has

many services availableto the unemployed. Theyhave computers for peopleto create resumes andperform job searches. Fax

machines and telephonesare also available. Theyalso do testing to makesure job seekers have theright abilities for theopenings. The center alsoprovides beginner com-puter classes and offer awide variety of services topeople who need assis-tance with computers.“What we’re seeing is

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New said Shreves sug-gests that good responsi-ble buyers (those whohave good credit and atleast 10 percent down)who run into this issuework with a local bankthat may have a littlemore flexibility.

New said she hasn’tseen much new develop-ment under way, but lotsare available in Sidney’sestablished neighbor-hoods. The newest devel-opment Shreves isinvolved with is IndianLake’s Long View Cove.Shreves will hold itsmodel home’s grand open-ing the weekend of theboat show,March 3 and 4.

New is optimisticabout this year.

“We have had a reallygreat start to 2012,” shesaid. “All forecasters havepredicted a more solidyear for the constructionand auto industries andwe are hoping they areright. People are more se-cure in their jobs, the un-employment rate isdropping; I do believe ourcountry is on the path torecovery.”

New advised sellers

who have had theirhomes on the market fora long time not to get dis-couraged. She said theyshould talk with their Re-altor and their builderabout various options.

“I guess it boils downto the housing market isa game of dominoes,”Newsaid. “The sale of onehouse will lead to manymore.”

She also stressed theimportance of restoringthe school system. Shesaid it is irrelevantwhether people are for oragainst school tax levies.

“Your property valueswill only continue to falluntil we have a schoolsystem that people aren’trunning from,” New said.

Likewise, a strong localbusiness community isvital. New said many ex-ecutives who are broughtto work in Sidney’s com-panies are choosing to livein Troy or Tipp City be-cause of good schools, out-standing downtowns, anabundance of restaurants,shopping and other at-tractions.

“We felt 2011 was agood year for local resi-

dential construction,” saidSean Rank of D&S Con-struction ofWesternOhio.“Our company noticed anincrease in large-scale re-models and home addi-tions. New home startswere on par with yearspast. Due to the heavywindstorms that hit thearea and increased insur-ance claims, we saw asurge in new roofs. Addi-tionally, many customerswere proactive this yearand replaced their roofsbefore damage wascaused. Overall, we werevery pleased with 2011.”

The type of workingbeing done in 2011 and2010 was very similar,Rank said. D&S Con-struction continued toworkwith customers whowanted to improve theircurrent homes, includingopening up floor plans,updating kitchens, im-proving baths and addingcustom showers, finishingbasements, building newadditions, excavating andputting on new roofs.

“In both years, D&SConstruction built newhomes, but most of thework was on existing

homes,” Rank said. “Wesaw a steady increase inwork in 2011.”

As a custom homebuilder, D&S was build-ing single-family homesdesigned in-house andbuilt to customers’ needs,Rank said.

Looking ahead,D&S is“expecting a very activeyear,” Rank said. “I pre-dict we will have morenew home startups in2012 than the past twoyears. I also predict thatD&S Construction willcontinue to be in demand

in the remodeling sector.”Rank, who thanked

the Sidney community forits continued support,stressed it is importantthat peoplemakewise de-cisions on their construc-tion projects.

“I would encouragepeople to make sure theircontractor is registeredwith the city of SidneyBuildingDepartment,” hesaid. “Request informa-tion regarding insuranceon the contractor. Be suretheir contractor pulls apermit for the work being

done, as this ensureseverything is inspected bya qualified city official. Ifpossible, view and inspecttheir past work and talkwith other customers tohear about their experi-ence. I would also adviseeveryone to be sure thecontract has all the de-tails necessary. It shouldbe designed to protect youand the contractor. As al-ways, use your judgmentand make sure you arecomfortable before mov-ing forward on any proj-ect.”

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A NEW elementary school was constructed in Russia in 2011. The new build-ing opened for the 2011-12 school year.

“In travellingthroughout Ohio, Penn-sylvaniaand otherareas ofthe EastCoast in-teractingwith cus-t o m e r sover thispast year,I heardm a n ybusinesses describe 2011as the year of fully ad-justing to the ‘new nor-mal’ of lower volumesand leaner staff as theylook to the future,” saidTom Milligan,owner/president ofWest-ern Ohio Cut Stone.“Our product lines of

natural architecturalstone used in landscapeand building applica-tions are directed prima-rily towards theresidential housing sec-

tor. Many observers havesaid the residentialhousing market is goingthrough nothing short ofa depression with newhousing starts remain-ing down 40 to 50 per-cent nationwide afterthe 2008 downturn,” hesaid.His report continues:The good news for

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West Central Ohio Devel-opment Council show un-employment in thecounty decreased from11.1 percent in Januaryto 7.7 percent by Novem-

ber 2011. Many employ-ers recalled laid off work-ers and added newemployees.WODC shares belief

the trend will continue in2012 since several newprojects are currently inthe planning stage inShelby County.During 2011,Honda of

America’s Anna Engineplant began constructionof a 320,000-square-footparts consolidation cen-ter to begin operations

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Reliable Castings, anemployee-owned com-pany, is expandingh witha new building additionto provide space for addi-tional new equipment toexpand production. Thecompany the productionprocess.Many of the area’s au-

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Choice One Engineer-ing, of Sidney, celebratedits 17thyear inbusinessand con-tinues tobe aleader int h e i rfield bys e r v i n gp r i v a t eand pub-lic clients who repeat-edly return to ChoiceOne Engineering for en-gineering needs. ChoiceOne Engineering pro-vides services to morethan 30 counties inwestern Ohio and east-ern Indiana.Recently, Choice One

Engineering wanted tocapitalize on its re-sources, develop its em-ployees and stir upexcitement in the com-pany. Contrary to the“sit and wait out the re-cession” mentality, own-ers chose to put faith inthe abilities of ChoiceOne Engineering em-ployees to ignite growthand expansion.In September 2011,

Vice President MattHoying and Design En-gineer Brian Schmidt,both civil engineers withthe Sidney company forseveral years, opened anew office in Loveland.“We were excited to

realize we had such mo-tivated, forward-think-ing employees withinterest in undertakingsuch challenges and re-sponsibilities in an econ-omy that has dampeneda lot of spirits. We de-cided that the opportu-nity to expand thecompany’s geographic

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With regulatorychanges pertaining todiscontinued lightingproducts and overall en-ergy consumption limitstaking effect, combinedwith the ever-increasingcosts of electricity, en-ergy efficiency continuedto be a hot trend for allbusinesses. The six asso-ciates in Dickman’sgrowing Green EnergySolutions Division, ledby team leader NealSchafer, performed hun-dreds of successful on-site audits during thepast year, earning themDayton Power andLight’s Channel Partnerof the Year Award for2011. Working in con-junction with their con-tractor partners to bringefficient solutions to

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Vice President DougBorchers notes DickmanSupply also found muchsuccess during 2011 inthe industrial sector.With the local economyon the upswing, manu-facturing kicked backinto gear, increasing de-mand for materials andthe technical resourcesDickman offers. “Wewere able to work closelywith a number of ourcustomers using tools

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tion saw modest im-

provements in the econ-omy and an increaseddemand for construc-tion projects in 2011.Our projections indicatethat 2012 will showsome continued im-provements in the pri-vate sector to offset adecrease in public con-struction projects,” saidMartin Given, presidentof Ferguson Construc-tion.His report continues:With a growing client

base and a talentedgroup of constructionprofessionals, FergusonConstruction continuesto build high-quality fa-cilities in the area. As adesign/build specialist,Ferguson offers manyadvantages to the con-

struction buyer includ-ing a large, diverse staffof construction special-ists to handle everyphase of the construc-tion process. FergusonConstructionís staff in-cludes project man-agers, superintendents,architectural designers,CAD designers, engi-neers, LEED AP profes-sionals, ASHEprofessionals, andskilled craftsmen andwomen.In November, Fergu-

son Construction wasthe winner of an EagleAward of Excellencefrom ABC (AssociatedBuilders and Contrac-tors). This prestigiousaward recognizes Excel-lence in Construction.

Ferguson Constructionoptimistic for strong year

Ferguson received thisaward for renovating anabandoned manufactur-ing facility and trans-forming it into a modernmedical facility calledJamestown FamilyMedicine. JamestownFamily Medicine is apart of the PremierHealth Partners Net-work and servesJamestown and the sur-rounding community.Major accomplish-

ments for Ferguson in2011 included startingor completing severalsignificant projects, in-cluding an importantaddition for EmersonClimate Technologies-Copeland in Sidney.This project started inJune of 2011 and has aprojected completiondate of March, 2012.Ferguson also built thenew Consolidation Cen-ter for Honda of Amer-

ica in Anna, whichwrapped up in late De-cember. This was alarge project for Hondawith important mile-stones that had to bemet. A successful proj-ect, this 364,000-square-foot newbuilding kept many ofFergusonís local con-struction employeesworking for most of theyear.

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Ferguson Construc-tion’s Special ProjectsGroup had an outstand-ing year in 2011. Spe-cial Projects handlesprojects that cost up to$500,000 dollars. Thisdivision was verystrong for Ferguson in2011, handling repairs,small additions, andrenovations for manyrepeat customers aswell as new customers.Renovations and re-pairs continue to takeplace for customerssuch as Wilson Memo-rial Hospital, GoodrichCorporation, Lord Cor-poration, the Univer-sity of Dayton, PMO,Hobart, Honda, AGCAmericas, KTH, NKParts, Marion Indus-tries, Whirlpool andGeorgia Pacific.Ferguson Construc-

tion was fortunate toexperience an unex-pected rebound in theindustrial market in2011. Ferguson either

finished projects orstarted new projects formany industrial clientsincluding: Kalida Man-ufacturing, AGC Auto-motive Americas,Reliable Castings,Berwick Steel, KoenigEquipment, Amshell In-vestments, Clinton 10,Select Industries andElectro Controls. Fergu-son Construction is alsoworking on additionsand renovations forWoodcrest Senior Liv-ing Community, an as-sisted living communityowned by Grove ManorCorporation.Ferguson Construc-

tion has a wealth of ex-perience in publicschool projects, havingbuilt approximately 35schools of various sizes.Current schools inprogress include:Wayne High School inHuber Heights, a newMiddle School and HighSchool Renovations forGreeneview Local

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win-win situation wherecustomers are assuredthat products they needwill be available, whileDickman benefits fromthe growth that comesfrom a long-term busi-ness relationship.”Also during 2011,

Dickman Supply was na-tionally recognized asIMARK Member of theYear. IMARK Group, Inc.is a member-owned mar-keting group made up ofover 1100 independ-ently-owned electricaldistributors throughoutthe United States, repre-

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Freytag hits the booksfor local school projectsFreytag & Associates,

of Sidney, is poised tobegin the83rd yearof designservices.S t a r t e dby Ferdi-n a n dFrey tagin 1929,it evolvedinto apartner-ship with Karl J. Frey-tag in 1950 andincorporated in 1975.“Although Karl has

retired, he still main-tains great interest inour activities and proj-ects,” said John Freytag,a principal in the com-pany.His report continues:Several school dis-

trict clients completedprojects on 2011.Hardin-Houston openedthe school year in a newstate-of-the-art facility.This 120,000-square-foot school addressesthe educational needsfor all students and con-nects to the existinggymnasium. Future dis-trict plans include com-pletion of recreationareas for use by theschool and the commu-nity. Russia also dedi-cated their school inAugust after completingrenovations and an ad-dition to the existingbuilding includingclassrooms and technol-ogy lab. Versailles

moved into their newBoard of Education of-fices in a renovated por-tion of the original highschool. Projects werealso completed for theFort Loramie and Ben-jamin Logan SchoolDistricts, Ohio Hi-PointCareer Center and theAuglaize County Boardof Developmental Dis-abilities.We collaborated with

the Shelby County Edu-cational Service Centerand Sidney City Schoolson a Science Engineer-ing Enrichment andDiscovery (SEED) Proj-ect. Design serviceswere donated for a reno-vated classroom at Sid-ney High Schoolproviding educationalservices to studentswho attend specialclasses after the tradi-tional school day. Theprogram joins at-riskyouth and high-abilitystudents and serves alleight Shelby Countyschool districts.Two school district

projects are currentlyunder construction.Bellefontaine is build-ing a new K-2 elemen-tary and a new 6-8middle school. The82,000 square foot ele-mentary building is de-signed with a two-storyplan and the middleschool is a three-story88,000 square footbuilding. A new K-8 fa-cility is in progress at

the Cory-Rawson LocalSchool District. In addi-tion to classrooms, the58 , 0 00 - s qua r e - f o o tbuilding includes newmedia center, studentdining, labs, and music.The buildings in bothdistricts are designedfor LEED certification(Leadership in Energyand Environmental De-sign) and feature en-ergy-efficient designwith the latest technol-ogy and 21st Centuryschool design principles.School planning serv-

ices are in progress withthe New Bremen andJackson Center LocalSchool Districts. NewBremen is planning anew K-8 facility con-nected to the existinghigh school followingtheir bond issue cam-paign and Jackson Cen-ter is in the planningstages for future im-provements. We greatlyvalue our relationshipwith all the school dis-tricts we have had thepleasure to work with.Shelby County Coun-

seling Center completedrenovation and an addi-tion to their new 13,000square foot facility onVandemark Road inSidney. The project in-cluded consolidation oftheir counseling serv-ices with new offices,exam rooms and ancil-lary spaces. We are ex-cited to assist the Raisethe Roof for the Arts

group and their missionto “renovate and oper-ate the Historic SidneyTheatre for cultural,artistic and educationalpurposes for the benefitof the Shelby Countycommunity.” Designservices were also pro-vided to several govern-mental entitiesincluding ShelbyCounty, the city of Sid-ney and the village ofNew Bremen.

We were pleased towork with several valu-able private sectorclients. A renovationstudy was completed forSt. Mary CatholicParish in Chillicotheand services were pro-vided for Grace Evan-gelical LutheranChurch in Jackson Cen-ter. A New Life Enrich-ment Center is underconstruction at the Ot-terbein Lifestyle Com-

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MINSTER — The2011 year was an excit-ing one forGarmann/Miller Archi-tects & Engineers ofMinster, as the companycontinued to succeed inits industry and experi-enced growth of its ownkind.“The new year

marked the start of 19years of business forGarmann/Miller and its37 staff members of reg-istered architects, land-scape architects,designers, professionalengineers, constructionadministrators and ad-ministrative personnel,”said Juliana Brown, ad-ministrative assistant.“The company has seengrowth in the commer-cial, municipal, health-care and educationalindustries and is lookingto grow its market andclientele in the comingyear, specifically inhigher education andhealthcare.”Her report continues:In October, construc-

tion was completed onthe Garmann/Miller of-fice addition and theevent was marked withan open house celebra-tion. A 5,750-square-footfirst, second floor andbasement addition to theeast side of the existingbuilding now provideseveryone with morework space, storageroom and additional con-ference room spaces. Aninterior remodel of theexisting office space was

also done to update thelook and match the newfinishes. The parking lotwas expanded and re-designed to a permeablebrick paver lot to accom-modate employees andvisiting clients.The new school year

marked the successfulopening of the new ElidaHigh School, LakotaLocal School in Kansas,Ohio, and a renova-tion/addition project atEdgerton Local School.The firm also completednumerous other smallerand private projects inthe past year and thereare several others in de-sign or set to begin soon.Larger projects at theAuglaize County Court-

house, Vantage CareerCenter, Cedar Cliff Localand Findlay City Schoolshave started construc-tion and will be continu-ing throughout the year.On the horizon, workpending with Apollo Ca-reer Center, Kenton CitySchools, Bath LocalSchools, Greenville CitySchools and AyersvilleLocal School District andwork on projects inAllen, Logan and MercerCounties.In a year that saw

school districts strugglewith finances and bondissues passing, Gar-mann/Miller was luckyto have two districtsrally voters to createpositive outcomes at the

polls. Kenton CitySchools and Fort Recov-ery Local Schools passedtheir district bond issuesand Garmann/Miller hasbegun working withthem to make their proj-ects happen. Gar-mann/Miller looksforward to a busy yearas it seeks bids for schoolprojects in the OtsegoLocal School District,Fort Recovery and Madi-son Local Schools inMansfield.Garmann/Miller is a

member of the U.S.Green Building Council.The USGBC promotesbuildings that are envi-ronmentally responsible,profitable and healthyplaces to live and work.

USGBC has developedthe LEED Green Build-ing System as a compre-hensive assessment tool.

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pleased to have severalstaff members who haveachieved LEED Accred-ited Professional status.These individuals haveachieved this status by

successfully passing anexam administered bythe USGBC wherebythey must exhibit thor-ough understanding ofgreen building practicesand principles and fa-miliarity with LEED re-quirements, resources,and processes.Ohio schools in dis-

tricts approved for statefunding after September2007 are being designedto meet at least LEEDSilver Certification, withthe goal of meeting the

LEED Gold level. Gar-mann/Miller has alsobegun working withschool districts lookingto save money and be-come “green” by helpingconduct energy audits inconjunction with OhioHouse Bill 264.Garmann/Miller is op-

timistic about the 2012year.The project forecastis steady and opportuni-ties continue to arisethat allow the staff towork together and de-sign the best projects.

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GARMANN/MILLER Architects & Engineers completed an expansion in 2011on its office located in Minster.

In the year 2012 Wester-heide Developers Inc., of Sid-ney, will celebrate its 40thanniversary of servicing theneeds of Shelby County andthe surrounding area.“During the first 30 years

the company concentrated onthe new home and residen-tial renovation sector of theconstruction market.” saidTom Westerheide, presidentof the company. “Over thelast 10 years we have been

slowly moving into the com-mercial and industrial mar-kets of the constructionindustry. The housing slumpof the last three years has ac-celerated our transition tothe commercial constructionsector.”His report continues:By focusing the companies

resources on the commercialsector, the company was ableto meet the sales goal for2011. Even though the mar-

ket place was extremely com-petitive, the company wasable to maintain sufficientmargins on the projects un-dertaken to end the yearwith a modest profit. Some ofthe customers served in 2011include Dorothy Love Retire-ment Community, WilsonMemorial Hospital, EmersonClimate Technologies, PiquaHigh School, Putnam CountyLibrary, Allen County HealthDepartment and The United

Church of Christ in NewKnoxville.Westerheide Developers

Inc. is a family owned com-pany. I represent the secondgeneration of family owner-ship. In 2011 the first stepswere taken to transfer thecompany to my son, Jay.Jay will be the third gen-

eration to provide the leader-ship for the company. In theyear 2012 Jay will becomethe president and owner of

the company. I will becomethe CEO and remain activein the daily operations.In looking to the year

ahead, we expect overallgrowth in the constructionindustry to be minimal in2012. Our focus for the com-ing year will be to increaseour commercial and indus-trial sales. We look forwardto the future with the eager-ness that is inherent withnew leadership.

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JasonWeigandt Land-scape Co. recently cele-brated itssixth yearin busi-ness lo-cated at3 6 5 1B u l l eRoad inSidney.

Estab-lished in2005, thebusiness is owned andoperated by third gener-ation landscaper, JasonWeigandt, and run by anexperienced staff with acombination of 65 yearsin the landscape environ-ment.

“Jason WeigandtLandscape Co., whichgenerally serves a 45-mile radius, continues to

improve and expand atits current location,” saidWeigandt, owner andpresident of the company.

His report continues:This improvement and

expansion includes thebuilding of a pergolawhich contains andshades nursery stocksales, the purchase of ad-ditional equipment forlarge and small projects,the harvesting of treesfrom the business prop-erty, in addition to con-tinued maintenance andcare of the trees on-sitethat will be placed on thesales lot in the near fu-ture. Business increasedsteadily from 2010 to2011.

Popular projects cus-tomers chose to do in2011 include large seed-

ing installations, firepits, outdoor kitchens,waterfalls, grading anddrainage tile installa-tion, commercial and res-idential fencing andlarge paver projects.Other services the com-pany offers and com-pleted in 2011 are:landscape design and in-stallations, landscapeclean-up, lawn care serv-ices, Bobcat services,mulch delivery and ap-plications and more.Customers have alreadybegun scheduling proj-ects for spring.

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“The local customhome building marketcontinues to be difficult,”said Paul Hoying, presi-dent of Hoying & HoyingBuilders Inc. “Howeverwe did see a slight im-provement over 2010.Wecontinue to emphasizeour core business whichis building quality cus-tom homes on your lot orours. We have seen priceincreases from suppliersearly in 2012 and I ex-pect this to continuethroughout the year.However it still remainsa great time to build anew home because inter-est rates are at historiclows.

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good activity in ourWhitefeather Subdivi-sion with three morehouses being built in2011.Whitefeather offerscompetitively priced lotsfor families wanting acommunity feel with acountry setting.”

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sion is in its final phasewith 12 lots remaining.Whitefeather featuressingle family buildinglots ranging in size from.75 acres to 1.75 acresand its close proximity to

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We are going on our35h year of buildingquality homes in thearea. Our expertise con-tinues to be designingand building customhomes and emphasizingcustomer satisfaction.We have a great group ofhighly skilled employeeswho care about theirwork and what they dofor a living. We continueto monitor our practicesto find ways to improveour building process andlook for ways to cut costswithout sacrificing thequality we are known for.

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Jaccyn Design Group keepsbusy with school projects

Early 2011 was abusy time for the part-ners at Jaccyn DesignGroup LLC.“In the first quarter of

2011, bid documents forfive schools were com-pleted, went out to bidand are currently underconstruction,” said co-owners Cynthia Driskelland Jacqueline Huel-skamp. “The work in-cluded site design fortwo middle schools and apre-k-12 as landscapearchitectural consult-ants to Garmann MillerArchitects/Engineers, aswell as a middle and ele-mentary school for Frey-tag Associates Inc. Allschools were co-fundedby the Ohio Schools Fa-cilities Commission andexpect to be LEED Sil-ver Certified.”Their report contin-

ues:In addition, construc-

tion documents werecompleted for the heal-ing garden and interiorcourtyard adjacent tothe new Cancer CareCenter at Upper ValleyMedical Center designedby APP Architecture.Jaccyn Design workedclosely with the archi-tect, interior designerand hospital staff to de-velop a design that pro-vided positivedistraction for the pa-tients and their families.The garden includeswinding pathways andplaces to sit alone orwith others in a warm,

landscaped environ-ment. Construction ofthe garden is expected tobe completed this spring.Last fall, we had the

pleasure of walking thenewly completed trail inCamp Brookside. In2009, Jaccyn DesignGroup teamed up withFreytag Associates tocomplete the design andODNR grant applicationfor the city of Sidney. Asa result, Sidney wasawarded $150,000 in2010 for development ofthe plan. Constructionwas underway in thesummer of 2011 andcompleted in the fall.The trail provides an ex-tension of Tawawa Parkinto Camp Brookside viatwo access points fromMeyer Meadow, expand-ing biking and walkingopportunities for thecommunity.A highlight of the

trail experience is theview of Tawawa Creekafforded by the overlookat the top of the bluff. Asecond overlook providesa view into a deep valley;the location of the for-mer railroad bed.Two additional grant

related projects in 2011were the design to im-prove the Interstate75/Ohio 47 entrance intoSidney and the redesignof the Village Square inFort Loramie. In the in-terest of those they rep-resent, theWestern OhioDevelopment Council,pushed to pursue the I-75/Ohio 47 enhancementto create a visually invit-ing entry into Sidneythat better reflected thequalities of the localbusinesses and city. Thegrant provided fundingfor landscape materialsdesigned to create an en-gaging and identifiablespace. Construction willbegin on the I-75/Ohio47 project this spring.The redesign of the

Village Square in FortLoramie incorporated agazebo for main eventsand to better accommo-

date German HeritageDays, a popular annualfestival in September.The design also incorpo-rated decorative light-ing, additional seating,and improved circula-tion with an accessibleroute from Main Streetand connections to theadjacent parking lot.Plaques highlighting thehistory of Fort Loramiewere planned as fea-tures in the gazebo.Jaccyn Design Group

is currently working on asite design for North-mont Early ChildhoodLearning Center, a Pre-K-1 school in Englewood,as a consultant for APPArchitecture. Driskelland Huelskamp are veryexcited about this proj-ect due to its young pop-ulation and thechallenge of designing asite to accommodate thecirculation of buses, staffand parents for over 800kids.

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Business remained steady for RatermannCustom Home Builders in 2011

While the economy andthe construction businessstruggled to maintain work,Ratermann Custom HomeBuilders Inc., located at 1499Riverside Drive in Sidney,remained steady in 2011.

“During the year we con-structed new homes andcommercial buildings,worked on several largehome remodel jobs and reno-vated some commercialbuildings. We not only workin Sidney, but in surroundingareas as well, includingAuglaize, Darke, Logan,Miami and Shelby counties,”said Franklin C. Ratermann,chief executive officer.

His report continues:Our employees play a

major part in the success ofour business. Their qualityworkmanship and genuineinterest in our customers isevident when viewing thefinal product. Their dedica-tion to Ratermann CustomHomes and years of experi-ence has given them time todevelop their areas of ex-

pertise. By utilizing theirtalents fully, we are able tobuild our homes more effi-ciently.

Our goal here at Rater-mann Custom HomeBuilders is to make buildinghomes a wonderful personalexperience. All of the homes

we build are customized tomeet the needs and wants ofour customers. Our floorplans are drawn in-house ona CAD system that allows usto make changes veryquickly. We also make an ef-fort to include everything inour fully detailed estimate

sheet. This enables us towork with our customers oneach and every detail frombuilding permits and fees tolandscaping. By paying closeattention to these details,the whole building processgoes smoother and is moreenjoyable for our customers.

Sidney Cabinets andCountertops, a division ofRatermann Custom HomeBuilders Inc., has also donewell this past year. We de-sign, build and install alltypes of wood products in-cluding cabinets, entertain-ment centers, fireplaces,mantles and stairways tosuit all your needs. We alsodesign, build and install allbrands of countertops in-cluding Corian, Formica, LGand Meganite.

The New Year looks prom-ising for Ratermann CustomHome Builders Inc. and weare looking forward to build-ing more Town Homes inStonebridge Estates. Theyare located in the PlumRidge subdivision just off of

Sidney Freyburg Road onSummer Field Trail andArthur Court.We have plansfor one- and two-story homesthat you can check out forthe next chapter in your life.We offer the followingamenities in our upscaletown homes: solid surfacecounter tops, Pella windows,central vacuum system,blown cellulous insulation,high efficiency HVAC sys-tem, energy efficient con-struction, basement or crawlspace, first floor brick, andan extensive maintenanceprogram including snow re-moval and lawn care. Stop byfor a look at the homes wehave built, check out the lo-cation and then call us at492-8922 for a walk throughof the building process. Letus build your next home forcarefree living.

Visit our web site atw w w. r a t e r m a n n c u s -tomhomes.com for a virtualtour of our Town Homes andother projects we have com-pleted.

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“The company remainsan industry leader by of-fering premium apparel,industry-leading service,and an unwavering com-mitment to the customer,”said President,MarkVon-denhuevel. “In 2011, Hol-loway reaffirmed theircommitment to the cus-tomer by investing in thebest technology and en-

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His report continues:In spring of 2011, Hol-

loway introduced a full-line of premium baseballand softball uniforms.The uniforms feature anarray of performance fab-rics and service highschool level baseball andsoftball teams. The uni-forms had a successfullaunch with validationcoming in the form ofstrong sales and distribu-tion prompting Hollowayto invest in additionaluniforms for 2012. Thecompany looks forward toa strong 2012 in this cat-egory and forecasts highgrowth.

Category extensionswere a theme in 2011 asHolloway geared up to in-troduce a new collegiateyouth replica program.Holloway won a bid to ex-ecute the program overthe competition becauseof an exceptional servicemodel achieved throughvertical integration of thesupply chain. The pro-gram outfits youth base-ball and softball teams incollegiate replica jerseys.It features 30 nationallyrenowned colleges and of-fers the perfect solutionfor customers to sellinguniforms to a baseball orsoftball league. The pro-gram will officially debutin 2012, but has seen en-

couraging early sales.Holloway will monitorsuccess of the programand is eyeing an exten-sion to other sports.

In addition to enteringnew product categories in2011,Holloway continuedto invest in its core cate-gories and strengthencompetitive advantages.Holloway introduced anew premium warm-upfabric known in the mar-ket as Stealth-Tec. Theproduct solves an indus-

try old problem for con-sumers looking for aweather resistant fabricthat is both quiet and soft.Stealth-Tec debuted withrave reviews and is avail-able in 7 styles, 11 colors,and tall sizing.This prod-uct illustrates Holloway’scompetitive advantagesin the marketplace: pre-mium product, deep coloroffering, and partneringwith its customer base tosolve their problems.

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ment continues to be thebackbone of the com-pany. Air Handling con-tinues to feature salesand service of the Com-pAir product line.“Our ten service tech-

nicians total over 200years experience in in-dustrial maintenance,”Doug Barhorst said. JonFreistuhler continues tolead the operations de-partment, in his 17thyear with the company.Two of our depart-

ments, rentals and

parts, benefited frommany manufacturingend-users experiencingyears of growth. As a re-sult, they required addi-tional temporarycompressed air and onhand parts to supporttheir operations. RentalManager Zack Bossletand Parts ManagerLynette Caulfield werethere to meet theseneeds.The Sales Depart-

ment of Kurt Barhorstand Aaron Lacy, con-tinue to conduct com-pressed air energyaudits for our customers.The current economyhas required all facilitiesto take a closer look atsavings opportunities.Air Handling hasworked diligently withour customers to answerthis demand. This yearwe were able to providea rebate for our cus-tomers with all of themajor energy providersin Ohio, includingDP&L, AEP, First En-ergy, and Duke.To support our

growth, Air Handlingcompleted a StrategicPlanning Session withthe Aileron facility in

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said Kurt Barhorst, vicepresident.“We are extremely

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again reached the Goldlevel of donations withthe United Way by hav-ing 100 percent givingby our employees. Thisyear Air Handling con-ducted a food campaignfor the local Agape FoodDistribution Center,where they were able todonate more than 50cases of food in total tothe local organization.“We feel our biggest

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Alternative Mainte-nance Service providesthe solu-tion form u l t i -craft, af-fordablec o n -t r a c t e dlabor ondemand.

T h eS i dn e y -b a s e dcompany contracts em-ployees on a permanentbasis to supply prima-rily Auglaize andShelby counties manu-factures with dedicatedworkers in electri-cal/mechanical services,die maintenance andfabrication along withmultiple other facets of

i n d u s t r i a l i z e dwork.AMS currentlycontracts employees lo-cally as well as in ex-tended locations suchas Washington CourtHouse and has con-tracted at locations asfar as Columbus,Delaware, Toledo andFindlay.

Owner and companypresident, DarrellHensley, is confident inAMS’s ability to “Putthe right people at theright job.

“Our pledge is to es-tablish lasting relation-ships with ourcustomers by exceedingtheir expectations andgaining their trustthrough exceptionalperformance by every

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His report continues:It’s important to note

that AMS is not a tem-porary service and thatthe company hires allemployees on a perma-nent basis giving eachfull benefits, stablework, 401k, health careand paid vacations.

AMS was founded in1998 and has since of-fered a perfect mix ofexpertise and afford-ability.

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MINSTER — Ad-vanced Plastic Recy-cling was established inDecember 1999 as aquality toll service com-pany for plastic bag andfilm manufacturerswith one productionline.“Over the next

decade, we have grownto have multiple linesspecializing in plasticreprocessing and offer-ing grinding, densifying,pelletizing and balingservices in house, aswell as providing anoutlet for recyclable ma-terials of all kinds,” saidTerry Dirksen, presi-dent. “As we enter our12th year of business,we have expanded ourcapabilities to provide afull service recyclingprogram for companiesin all industries who arefocused on going‘green’.”His report continues:In our effort to effec-

tively service our cus-tomers’ needs, we havefound reusable solu-tions to waste disposal.As a result of these di-versified efforts, Ad-vanced PlasticRecycling now offers Re-cycled Rubber Mulch forlandscaping and play-ground surfaces, as wellas Recycled ShreddedCardboard Bedding forpets and livestock. Moreinformation on theseitems can be foundthrough links atwww.advancedplasticre-

cycling.com.2011 was a record

breaking year of busi-ness for Advanced Plas-tic Recycling. In 2012,we will be completing a10,000-square-foot addi-tion to our existing fa-cility in scenic Minster.The 2012 expansion willallow Advanced Plasticto install additionalequipment and offer an-other new product lineto the public, as well asmeet the growing needsof our expanding cus-

tomer base. The expan-sion will also create newjobs for the community.If you would like to

discuss your specific re-cycling needs, you cancontact Advanced Plas-tic Recycling by phoneat (419) 628-8034 oremail at [email protected], or visitour web site at www.ad-v an c edp l a s t i c r e c y -cling.com.The company is lo-

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Growth and diversifi-cation best describesArea En-ergy andElectricsInc.“ O u r

businessstrategyis to con-tinue torespondand ad-just tothe immediate needs ofour customers,” saidTodd Weigandt, presi-dent. “We now haveseven locations and over

320 employees availableto satisfy our customerbase in a safe and timelymanner keeping qualityservice and installationas our priority.”His report continues:The corporation has

become very diversifiedoffering various servicesin the residential, com-mercial, industrial, andinstitutional markets.The menu of servicesnow includes electricalinstallations, low voltagesystem installations,heating, cooling, geother-mal service and installa-

tions, plumbing serviceand installation, com-mercial and industrialpiping, fabrication, highvoltage work, plantmaintenance service, cellphone sales and repair,generator sales and in-stallation, and 24 houremergency service forelectrical, plumbing, andheating calls in the resi-dential, commercial andindustrial markets.The year 2011

marked an increase insales and 2012 looks tobe even busier. Area con-tinues to work in West

Central Ohio,Marysvilleand Columbus, Ohiomarket, and South Cen-tral Indiana.We continue to con-

centrate on customersatisfaction and, as a re-sult, our workload hascontinued to increase.The Area group of com-panies includes Area En-ergy and Electric, Inc.,Regal Plumbing andHeating Company, AreaWireless and Ohio ValleyIntegration Services Inc.Current projects of in-

terest either nearingcompletion or currently

under construction in-clude: the new Honda ofAmerica Mfg. Consola-tion Center in Anna,West Milton K-12 school,Honda V6 crankshaftline installation,Copeland Transporta-tion Center, Joint Town-ship Hospitalrenovation, McCartyDairy Products in Coly,Kansas, new Trupointecorporate office building,NuCor Steel expansion,Mount Vernon CentralCollege, Project Buckeye

in Columbus, Whirlpooladdition in Marion,Honda in Greensburg,Indiana, Nestle Ammo-nia Expansion, Murfees-boro Tennessee PressProject and Dannon Yo-gurt, just to name a few.Our entire team has

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Area Energy and Electric Inc.continues to diversify and grow

BOTKINS—BuckeyeElectrical Products Inc.( B E P I )spec ia l -izes inthe man-ufactur-ing ofelectron-ics, in-c l u d i n gcoils andt r a n s -formers,cables and harnesses,printed circuit boardsand box builds. BEPI iswelcoming in the newyear after a very suc-cessful 2011. TheBotkins company sawgrowth in its production

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Platfoot expressed howpleased he was with hiscompany’s continuousgrowth despite the pooreconomy.“Our customers know

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Services/Facilities• Free “on the house” breakfast buffet 6 am to 10am daily• Wireless High Speed Internet in all guestrooms and lobby• Exercise facility• Non-smoking rooms available• On-site guest laundry• Indoor heated pool• Free local phone calls• Computer data ports in all guest rooms• Speaker telephones in all guest rooms• Fax/ copy service available• Business center on site• Handicapped accessible rooms available• All rooms pre-keyed and ready at check-in• Meeting Room for up to 40 people• Free parking available• Direct Billing available• Online group booking available• Microwaves and refrigerators in all rooms

AccommodationsThe Hampton Inn Sidney has 94 guest rooms:• Standard rooms with two queen beds• King study rooms with king-sized bed and sleeper sofa• Whirlpool rooms with king bed available• Adjoining rooms available by request• Individually controlled heating and air conditioning• Coffee makers, hair dryers, and irons/ironing boards• Voice mail with message lights• Cable television with HBO, pay movies and Nintendo

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VERSAILLES —Barhorst ManufacturingInc. (BMI) in Versailleshad a banner year in2011, marking the eighthstraight year of continuedgrowth of the company.BMI offers a well diversi-fied product line and serv-ices, allowing for growthin spite of the recession.Owner Steve Barhorst

has submitted the follow-ing report:The year was high-

lighted by the completionof the BMI Indoor Speed-way in November. A firstof its kind, the Speedwayfeatures a 1/10th mile,high-banked, clay ovaltrack with pitting areacompletely contained by aheated and ventilatedsteel building. The indoorspeedway allows for rac-ing no matter theweather. Even though ithas only been open for afew months BMI has hadnumerous successfulevents in the go-kart,quarter midget, and RCracing circuits.In conjunctionwith the

Speedway, BMI com-

pletely repurposed an ad-junct building convertingit into a very spaciousrestaurant with gameroom. The restaurant,named Speedway Pizza,features pizza, subs, andloads of side on its menu.The ample game roomcomes complete with nu-merous racing and shoot-ing video games, pooltable, and skee ball. Italso has two big screenTVs with live feeds of therace track, so the guestsnever have to miss anyaction.With the planned addi-

tion of rental karts to goalongwith the restaurantand game room; BMI hasbeen able to book eventsoutside the racing niche’to include corporate out-ings and after-proms.Paving the way for the

Speedway was BMI’s in-creased presence in thekarting world with its re-tail store, BMI Karts andSupplies. In 2011 BMIKarts & Supplies re-vamped a 7,000-square-foot showroom, launcheda new product catalog,

BMI has banner year in 2011and redesigned their web-site (www.bmikarts.com).These changes not onlybrought freshness to thecompany, but allowed itscustomers an easier wayto shop resulting in arecord sales year.Even though BMI has

forayed into other busi-ness outlets, its founda-tion in CNC machinework is still a vital com-ponent of the business.The in-house machineshop not only producesspecialty products for out-side businesses, but alsofills BMI Karts’ shelveswith low-cost, high-qual-ity billet aluminum partsand components.BMI also increased its

footing in a lesser knownsection of the business,BMI Fleet Maintenance.The Fleet Maintenancedivision of BMI includesservice and repair ondiesel trucks and equip-ment.Their customers in-clude VersaillesExempted School, theVil-lage of Versailles, andother local constructioncompanies.In 2012, BMI plans to

take the Speedway fromits infancy to becoming amust-see destination forall walks-of-life.Using theunique features of theSpeedway BMI plans tomarket it to multiple cus-tomer types; from thehard-core racer, to the

family looking for some-thing new to do together,to even the corporationneeding an outlet to en-tertain their clients. TheSpeedway can cater tothem all.BMI Karts & Supplies

is slated in 2012 to in-crease its selection of per-

formance parts, whilealso expanding its mar-keting reach. BMI plansto utilize tools like Face-book and YouTube to bet-ter position itself as aleader in the kartinggenre. An overhaul ofBMI’s existing Ebay storeis also planned.

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THE BMI Indoor Speedway was opened in Novem-ber. The speedway features a 1/1oth mile, high-banked, clay oval track with pitting area.

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Continental Express Inc. staysfocused during challenging timesContinental Express

Inc., of Sidney, places itsemphasison threeg o l d e nr u l e s :S a f e t y,Serv ice,and Com-munica-t i o n .Followingt h e s erules hasa l l owedContinental Express toremain focused on theircustomers and continueto grow despite challeng-ing conditions.The year 2011 saw the

addition of several newregulations in the truck-ing industry, eachmakingit more difficult to main-tain the same service lev-els as previous years.Despite this, Continen-tal’s 27th year in businessunder the leadership ofRussell L. Gottemoelleraccomplished recordnumbers in both loadcount and sales. By keep-ing the customer’s satis-faction in mind,Continental Express wasable to carry a record of77,703 loads in 2011

which resulted in rev-enues increasing 10 per-cent from 2010. Withcustomers realizing theycan depend on Continen-tal Express they have re-lied on them to serve theirtransportation needsmore and more.One major undertak-

ing in 2011 was bringingthe newly-acquiredSoutheast Terminal on-line. Continental Expresspurchased Carolina Re-frigerated in December of2010 and spent early2011 transitioning thatlocation to their opera-tions. Continental nowhas 40 tractors and driv-ers domiciled in Gaffney,SC. This has allowed

them to provide servicebetween those states inthe Southeastern part ofthe US where previouslythey had only been able toprovide service from theSoutheast back into Ohioand the surroundingstates.This full-service termi-

nal in Gaffney is alsohome to additional officeand shop personnel. “Ourbusiness plan includescontinued annual growth.This requires additionalstaff and drivers to main-tain the high levels ofservice that our cus-tomers have come to ex-pect.” Gottemoeller said.This new terminal joinedContinental’s existing ter-

minals in Sidney,Danville, Va., andLouisville, Ky. Continen-tal’s four terminals nowservice more than 250trucks and 600 trailers.His report continues:Continental Express

has also taken advantagethe newest technologyavailable in the trans-portation industry. 2011saw the addition of trailersatellite technology totheir fleet. This technol-ogy not only provides dis-patch with a constantGPS location of thetrailer, but also allowsthem to monitor and con-trol temperature settingsfrom the office. The samesystem allows visibility offuel levels and allowsContinental to set upGPS “fences,” which pro-vide instant notice ofwhen trailers arrive at acustomer and are docked.In all, Continental canmonitor each aspect of thetrailer and refrigerationunit and control the en-tire environment from theoffice.This trailer satellite

technology joins inte-grated communicationsoftware that Continental

has utilized for manyyears. Their tractors areequippedwithQualcommSatellite Tracking. Thisallows a real-time com-munications network be-tween the drivers, thecorporate office and thecustomers — 24 hoursper day. Qualcomm’s soft-ware gives Continental atotal transportation sys-tem, including EDI capa-bilities and the ability forcustomers to track theirshipments via their com-panywebsite.Another op-tion available on theirwebsite is the ability tosearch for Proof of Deliv-eries, which eliminatesthe extra step of callinginto the office to requestdocuments. These tech-nologies help Continental

Express provide 100 per-cent satisfaction and cus-tomer service for theirrefrigerated commodities.I would like to thank

all of our dedicated em-ployees.These hardwork-ing drivers, shop, andoffice personnel, alongwith our loyal customers,make Continental Ex-press Inc.what it is today.2011 was a year of chal-lenges and changes, butregardless of the chang-ing environment,wewereable to adapt and grow. Iam excited to see what2012 has in store for us.Employment opportu-

nities, rates, and generalinformation on the com-pany can be found on theinternet at www.conti-nentalexpressinc.com.

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Detailed Machinery moves intonew building, increases efficiency“The year

2011 was a bigchange for us atDetailed Machin-ery,” said Presi-d e n t / C h i e fExecutive OfficerJohn Bertsch.“We have beencontinuing togrow and expandour business for

years but withthe slow econ-omy in 2009 itchanged our di-rection for ashort period butI feel we areback on track.”

His reportcontinues:

We movedinto a 42,000-

square-foot building at2490 Ross St here isSidney just around thecorner from our old fa-cility. The change hasreally helped us be moreorganized and efficient.The addition of four newVMC mills, a new subspindle lathe and a sec-ond CMM for inspectionhas helped our business.

We added wire EDM,hole popper and a 150-ton press break.

The past year hasbeen a busy one for usbecause of our diversebase of customers andthere commitment touse us. We have ex-panded our softwarealso to aid in processingfiles to language that

our CNC machines canuse to make the parts.Our two 80 x 160 Omaxwater-jets continue toopen doors for us andhelp us produce qualityparts more effectively.

We have added eightnew machinists. I’mvery proud of the dedi-cation that the employ-ees have and the

commitment to produc-ing top quality partsand making sure thatthe customer satisfac-tion is always on thereminds. We continue tomake repair parts foremergency break downsand make a lot of OEMparts for machinebuilders of all types ofmachinery.

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The Sidney DailyNews came under newownership in 2011,started being printed ata new centralized pro-duction plant and ex-panded its website toinclude a communityjournalism feature.OCM, LLC (OCM), an

affiliate of Versa CapitalManagement Inc., an-nounced in May it hadacquired all assets ofOhio Community Media,LLC. Ohio CommunityMedia owned the SidneyDaily News and a num-ber of other newspapers,publications and web-sites that serve commu-nities in central,northern and westernOhio.”The future of news is

local, and these mediaoutlets have a long tra-dition of serving theircommunities with lo-cally-focused content,”said Scott T. Champion,president and CEO ofOCM and a communitynewspaper veteran.Champion has spent

his career in the indus-try and has a history ofdriving positive finan-cial and editorial resultsfrom community news-papers, even during dif-ficult economic times.Ohio Community

Media owns and oper-ates 14 daily newspa-pers, 30 weeklies and acollection of shoppersand niche publications,as well as various on-line applications.Among its holdings isthe I-75 NewspaperGroup, consisting of theSidney Daily News,Piqua Daily Call and

Troy Daily News.Later in the year

OCM acquired a produc-tion plant in Miamis-burg withstate-of-the-art pre-press equipment andpresses which now servemost of the company’spublications. The SidneyDaily News is printed atthat location and thentrucked to its Sidney of-fices for distribution.“2011 was an event-

ful year for the SidneyDaily News,” said Pub-lisher Jeff Billiel. “Thestrong emphasis ournew owners place onlocal content, alongwith a new productionfacility that turns outsuperior printed prod-ucts, ensure readers willget the best of commu-nity journalism and su-perior reproduction intheir hometown newspa-per.”Billiel noted the past

year also saw a redesignof the newspaper’s web-site: www.sidneydai-lynews.com.Online advertising

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Electro Controls, ofSidney, sees the opportu-nities ahead for 2012,and has decided to hitthe ground running.

“Providing a broadand diverse customerbase with turnkey au-tomation solutions, fromconcept to installation,as businesses climbedout of the tough econ-omy proved to be an ex-citing place to be thispast year,” said TimGeise, president. “Manymanufacturers are find-ing themselves short-handed when they stacktheir available labor ver-sus their current pro-duction demands, butwithout any guaranteethat the short-termspike in business will re-main stable.”

“This creates a needfor strong partnershipsin strategic areas oftheir business, and is amajor contributor to thesuccess Electro Controlshas recently enjoyed,”adds Doug Borchers,vice president.

Their report contin-ues:

The standards of ex-cellence in productionand quality that ElectroControls employees em-body every day havemade them reliable busi-ness partners in areas ofautomation and assem-bly. As 2011 came to anend and business re-mained vibrant, ElectroControls discovered that

this new emerging op-portunity calls for newspace, and broke groundon a facility expansion.In addition to adding12,000 square feet ofmanufacturing space,additional space is alsobeing added with the ex-pansion of a mezzanine,providing a larger sec-ond floor productionarea.

Customers looking toincrease wiring produc-tivity found that Electro

Controls state-of-the-artmachinery allows formuch higher productionoutput and quality thanmanual in-house lineson wire leads and wireharnesses. Outsourcingwire runs is a time saver,and in situations wherecustomers are runningshort productions it’smuch more cost-efficientto have stock coming inregularly as needed,rather than building forinventory themselves.

Additional projectsthroughout the yearranged from electricalmotor control panel as-semblies to entire fac-tory automation cellcontrols assembled incustomized electrical en-closures. Managing proj-ects of this natureincludes being able tomonitor every stage of

the custom build, fromthe moment the order isplaced through deliveryof the assembly, in orderto meet challenging de-livery, quality, and costrequirements.

To help drive stan-dards in this area, Elec-tro Controls welcomesJeff Prenger to the teamas our new Director ofBusiness and Engineer-ing. As an ISO2001:2008certified and UL ListedPanel Shop, quality andcustomer satisfactionare our priority at alltimes. Jeff comes to Elec-tro Controls with back-grounds in engineering,

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Industry leader athome in Sidney

Emerson ClimateTechnologies, with itsglobal headquarters inSidney, kicked off 2012at the heating, ventila-tion, air conditioningand refrigeration(HVACR) industry’slargest trade show of theyear. The 50,000 globalcontractors, wholesalersand retailers who at-tended the Air Condi-tioning, Heating andRefrigeration Expositionin Chicago not onlyviewed Emerson’s latesttechnologies on displaybut saw the companybring home three of theshow’s top productawards.At the expo, Emerson

celebrated the 25th an-niversary of CopelandScroll compressor tech-nology and launched anew ultra-efficient re-frigeration compressorthat can save a grocerystore up to ten percenton its refrigeration-re-lated energy expenses.“The AHR Expo is an

important venue for ourcompany to share ourlatest product innova-tions with the industryand to get feedback onhow our technology isworking for our cus-tomers in the field,” saidTim Flinn, vice presi-dent Marketing/eBusi-ness. “We are proud torepresent Sidney andthe rest of our globalmanufacturing locationswhen we take part in im-

portant internationalevents.”Emerson Climate

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mental concerns and in-creased regulation inHVACR industry, agrowing number of or-ganizations are turningto both global as well asSidney-based expertsfrom Emerson ClimateTechnologies to addressthe sustainability, effi-ciency and safety issuessurrounding refrigerantevaluation and selection.Emerson’s perspectiveon global refrigerant op-tions is built on its yearsof experience in optimiz-ing air conditioning andrefrigeration systems,rigorous system testingand an internal networkof experts around theworld.In 2011, Emerson em-

ployees presented pa-pers and led refrigerantdiscussions at eventslike the Food MarketingInstitute 2011 Energy &Store Development Con-ference in Atlanta, theInternational Congressof Refrigeration inPrague and the Refriger-ation and Air Condition-

ing Manufacturers Asso-ciation in India. Sidney-based Emersonrepresentatives alsotook part in the UnitedNations conference onthe Montreal Protocol onglobal warming.The company plans to

continue to lead the in-dustry discussion on re-frigerants as newregulatory changesemerge.Emerson Climate

Technologies producesover 300,000 commercialair conditioning andcommercial refrigerationcompressors in Sidneyannually and with itsother facilities aroundthe globe supplies mostof the major originalequipment manufactur-ers in the HVACR indus-try. The facility onCampbell Road has pro-duced more than 12.8

million Copeland Scrollcompressors since 1987.Emerson’s manufac-

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Elite Enclosures Co. moves to SidneyDuring 2011, Elite Enclo-

sure Co. LLC continued to ex-perience growth both inphysical size and employ-ment. Now into its 17th yearof operations, the companyhas elaborated in its ability tomeet the needs of its cus-tomers, primarily the auto-motive and trucking sector, aswell as others.According to Doug Pottorf,

company president, “2009 wasa difficult year for us as mostother businesses experiencedduring the economic meltdownera. However, 2010 & 2011have been better and I am very

optimistic about the future.”His report continues:Having outgrown our for-

mer facility in Fort Loramie,Elite Enclosure Co., LLC hasjust completed our relocationto Sidney. The last few yearswe found ourselves turningdown work opportunities dueto our production capacity lim-itations; therefore; our moveinto a building that is 45 per-cent larger enables us to bemore effective.Along with additional new

equipment slated for this yearthat will help us be more pro-ductive, we will be focusing our

efforts to better meet theschedule requirements of ourcustomers.Elite Enclosure Company is

located in Sidney at 2349 In-dustrial Drive, and has ap-proximately 53,000 square feetof manufacturing space and onaverage 40 to 55 employees.The company specializes in

the development and manu-facturing of material handlingequipment and systems (i.e.,lifting devises, shipping andsystems racks, conveyance sys-tems, wire basket containers,etc.).Projects begin in our Engi-

neering Department were weuse our customers generalspecifications and designtheir project using Catia V5,which is a high level solidmodeling Computer AidedDesign (CAD) software thatoriginally started out beingused in the aerospace indus-try. In more recent years,however, the automotive in-dustry gradually began to useit as well. Our ability to takea customers idea, convertthat idea into a tangible vi-sion, make a working proto-type from the drawings thatour design software gener-

ates, straight into mass pro-duction is being more andmore recognized by our cus-tomer base.If it requires the customer’s

product to be moved frompoint “A” to point “B,”we like togetinvolved with the project.Elite Enclosure Company’s

goal is to become one of thebest in the business and berecognized as a leader in itsfield.Acknowledging all indica-

tors, we anticipate continuedstrong growth into 2012 andafter.

Lacal Equipment continues to growJACKSON CENTER

—The year 2011 was an-other oneof growthfor LacalE q u i p -ment Inc.,located at901 W.Pike St.“Lacal,

owned byJMAC ofC o l u m -bus, began business inJackson Center in 1982manufacturing parts forstreet sweepers, highwaymowing equipment, re-fuse trucks, leaf collec-tors and snowplows,”said President Roger W.Detrick.His report continues:Lacal’s customer base

consists of all govern-ment entities such asstate, county, cities, vil-lages, townships and fed-eral as well as a largenumber of private con-

tractors, etc. Lacal cre-ates all of its marketing,parts manufacturing, allwarehousing and ship-ping from its JacksonCenter facility and doesnot rely on dealer sup-port.

Lacal continues to in-vest in the latest innova-tive engineeringconcepts which enableLacal to quickly and effi-ciently engineer and addmanufacture products toenhance sales.

While Lacal dependson area sub-contractorsfor manufacturing assis-tance we have addedCNC machining centerand a CNC lathe to ourin house capabilities thispast year.

Lacal also sub-con-tracts fabrications workto several area compa-nies.Lacal’s huge inventory

and more than 17,000parts drawings allows usto manufacture and ship

with very modest leadtimes (85 percent of or-ders ship in 24 hours) toship to all 50 states, allCanada provinces andmany foreign countriesand thru the use of theinternet.Lacal’s 30 years of his-

tory in Ohio makes us aleader in our industryand the knowledge wehave accumulated helpssupport our customersparts requirements andtechnical questions.Our products and peo-

ple do the selling” andLacal’s outstandinggroup of employees withmany years of experiencecontribute to our growth.Lacal’s 2011 growth

also allowed the additionof more employees andwe strive to continue thistrend in 2012 even withthe economy still ques-tionable and raw mate-rial pricing soaring torecord high.

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While 2010 showedmodest gains over thepreviousyear’s ac-t iv i t ies,2 0 1 1proved tobe thebest rev-e n u eyear inFDL Au-tomation& Sup-ply’s 31 year history,noted Gary Heitmeyer,company president.“Many of the things wedid during the nation-wide economic down-turn of a few years agopositioned us well forthe solid year we justexperienced,” Heit-meyer said.His report follows:Strong business

growth from our OEMcustomer base pushedsales to a record high aspent up demand fornew equipment trackedupward throughout theyear. Activity also in-creased with our indus-trial clients who, inmany cases were bring-ing new machinery online as production re-quirements rose.During 2011, plans

moved into high gearfor the company to re-locate to a new ex-panded facility in thefall of 2012, and de-tailed office and ware-house drawings havebeen finalized.Work has begun in

the existing Ross Av-enue building and,when joined with thenew addition, will pro-vide for 25 percentmore space than ourpresent location. The

new facility will includean expanded trainingfacility, expansive ware-house and larger salesand administrative of-fice area. The buildingwill incorporate state-of-the-art LED lightingand intelligent nLIGHTcontrols throughout, afirst of its kind for a fa-cility in the Sidneyarea.By utilizing daylight

harvesting, thenLIGHT system con-nects together intelli-gent digital devices,including occupancysensors, photocells,power/relay packs, wallswitches, dimmers, pan-els and light fixtures.As a result, the newFDL headquarters willprovide us with a dy-

namic showcase salestool that demonstratesthe latest in energy-saving technologies.Customer training

continues to be an im-portant aspect of thetotal service offering forFDL. By partneringwith Rockwell Automa-tion in its open enroll-ment program, FDL isable to offer a broad va-riety of classroom train-ing not only for ourcustomers but for Rock-well customers acrossthe country.FDL Automation &

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Bradley will once againstage its AutomationFair in Philadelphia.As in past years, FDLwill host customers astheir guests for thisevent. In 2011, 32 cus-tomers attended theevent in Chicago with

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solid 2011 has posi-tioned FDL for a strongshowing in 2012. Re-cently we were selectedto be the exclusive re-gional supplier for aline of sophisticated au-tomation infrared cam-eras. Applications forthese advanced thermalimagers include safety,process control, qualityassurance, critical ves-

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recognized by its cus-tomers as a companybuilt on uncompromis-ing integrity and solidcustomer service. As wemove into our new facil-ity and begin anotherchapter in our history,there is every reason tobelieve that a growinglist of OEM and indus-trial companies withinthe FDL service areawill experience firsthand what existing cus-tomers have alreadycome to know and trust.For more informationabout FDL Automation& Supply, visit www.fd-lautmation.com.

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“We also distributeother lines of buildingmaterials, such as stormdoors, garage doors, ac-

cordion doors,columns/railings, sky-lights, shutters, atticstairs, lock sets, shelv-ing, and roll-up screens,”said John D. Francis,president. “Francis-Schulze distributes itsproducts in the Ohio, In-diana, and northernKentucky markets. Ourcustomer base consistsprimarily of lumberyards, door/windowshops, one-step distribu-tors, and home centers.”

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The year as a wholewas very similar to 2010.Door sales for remodel-ing projects continue tobe fairly strong. Doorunits for single familyhomes are still bouncingoff the bottom yet, butwe are seeing some signsof improvement in spe-cific markets. Singlefamily home construc-tion looks to be startingto strengthen as borrow-ing costs and homeprices are at record lows.There is still a glut ofcheaply priced foreclosed

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ANNA — With cur-rent investments an-nouncedover thepast 18m o n t h stota l inghalf a bil-lion dol-l a r s ,Honda ’sO h i op l a n t sare im-plement-ing new manufacturingtechnologies while alsoincreasing efficienciesand reducing the im-pact of manufacturingon the environment.With the launch of

an all-new Accord line-up this fall, the AnnaEngine Plant is prepar-ing for production of are-engineered 3.5-literV-6 engine for the newmodels. The Anna plantalso will produce the2.4-liter “EarthDreams” direct-fuel-injection four-cylinderengines for the ninth-generation Accord,which will continuebeing manufactured* atHonda’s MarysvilleAuto Plant.Honda’s new “Earth

Dreams Technology” isa next generation set oftechnological advance-ments, which greatlyenhance both drivingperformance and fuelefficiency at a highlevel.“These responsibili-

ties to implement ad-

vanced manufacturingtechnologies attest tothe experience of ourassociates and the ca-pabilities that havebeen developed in thisplant over more than 25years of producing so-phisticated engines andpowertrain compo-nents,” said Anna En-gine Plant ManagerJohn Spoltman.

Major plantinvestments

Since late 2010,Honda has started a se-ries of new plant inno-vation projects at all itsOhio manufacturing fa-cilities to implementnew manufacturingtechnologies to produceits next generation ofproducts. These invest-ments, including newprojects at the Annaplant announced earlierthis month, now totalhalf a billion dollars.A year ago, Hide

Iwata, Honda of Amer-ica president and CEO,pointed out thatHonda’s innovationstrategy reflects astrong commitment toits Ohio operations, andillustrates the confi-dence the company hasin its experienced teamof associates who havebeen manufacturingautomobiles in thestate for nearly 30years.“Honda has never

stopped investing in itsOhio plants to keepthem on the cutting

edge of quality, effi-ciency and flexibility,”Iwata said. “Thesemajor projects will en-sure that we have theright technologies andsystems in place thatallow our associates tobuild high-quality prod-ucts for our customers.”To increase operat-

ing efficiencies and re-duce its impact on theenvironment, Honda isestablishing on-siteparts consolidation cen-ters at its plants. Bybeing adjacent to theplants, these centers re-duce steps in parts han-dling and eliminatetruck shuttles that arerequired with the oper-ation of consolidationcenters several milesaway.At Anna, a 320,000-

square-foot parts con-solidation center willbegin operations thisyear. The $31 millioncenter will eliminateapproximately 2.8 mil-lion pounds of CO2emissions per year dueto reduced truck traffic.The consolidation

center at the East Lib-erty Auto Plant will en-compass more than396,000 square feet andwill begin operationsthis year. This centerwill eliminate morethan 200 truck shuttlesper day, representingmore than 2.5 millionpounds of CO2 per year,when fully operationalin 2014.

Environmentalachievements

In Ohio and globally,Honda has continued topursue initiatives to re-duce the impact of itsoperations on the envi-ronment. Last year inNorth America, Hondaachieved its goal of vir-tually zero waste tolandfill for all 14 of itsplants in the region, in-cluding 10 plants oper-ating with absolutelyzero landfill waste. Atall its plants in NorthAmerica, Honda re-duced operating wastesent to landfills frommanufacturing to lessthan 0.5%.This was a major ini-

tiative over a period of10 years at Honda ofAmerica Mfg. andHonda TransmissionMfg. of America, wheremany associates wereinvolved in findingways to eliminate wastefrom processes, and es-tablishing more effec-tive ways to reuse andrecycling materials.The engine and

transmission plants inOhio are among Hondaplants operating withno landfill waste, in-cluding the reuse of allspent sand left overfrom aluminum and fer-rous casting operationsin concrete and for con-struction activity.

Honda also is com-mitted to further reduc-ing CO2 emissions fromboth its products andoperations. This in-cludes a targeted 30percent reduction inCO2 from Honda auto-mobiles and its otherproducts globally by theyear 2020, as comparedto 2000 levels.Improving the en-

ergy efficiency of Hondafactories is the singlebiggest focus of thecompany’s efforts to re-duce the environmentalimpact of its operations.To this end, the plantsare implementing waysto reduce electrical use

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with energy-efficientmotors and by automat-ically shutting off equip-ment during breaks inproduction.In addition, the

plants are finding waysto conserve natural gas,used for heating andconditioning air forbuilding operations, andmanufacturing opera-tions such as automobilepainting. Natural gas issaved by recycling paint-booth air and installingenergy-efficient systems,among many other con-servation activities.Attesting to these on-

going efforts to operateenergy-efficient facili-ties, Honda’s two autoplants in Ohio earnedthe U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency’s2011 ENERGY STAR,marking the firth yearin a row that theMarysville and EastLiberty plants haveearned this recognition.More About Honda’s

Ohio OperationsSince starting auto

production in 1982,Honda’s two Ohio autoplants in Marysville andEast Liberty have man-ufactured more than 14million vehicles. Bothplants have the flexibil-ity to manufacture pas-senger cars and lighttrucks on the same lines,and to adjust productionquickly in response tochanging market condi-tions.Anna is home to

Honda’s largest auto en-gine plant in the world,where Ohioans manu-facture four-cylinderand V-6 engines prima-rily for Honda’s autoplant in Ohio, Indianaand Canada. In additionto producing the en-

gines, the plant castsand machines most ofthe steel and aluminumparts that go into them.Honda’s transmis-

sion plant in RussellsPoint also manufac-tures four-wheel-driveassemblies for automo-biles produced in NorthAmerica. This highly in-tegrated plant alsoforges and machines thehigh-precision gears for

these products.In addition to manu-

facturing, Honda has es-tablished substantialR&D and engineeringoperations in Ohio,along with a large re-gional parts distributioncenter and other opera-tions that support thecompany’s product de-velopment, manufactur-ing and sales in NorthAmerica.

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MOLTEN IRON is cast and machined into steel en-gine parts, along with other drivetrain components,at Honda’s engine plant in Anna.

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IT, production manage-ment, operations, andquality control. He willbe instrumental inmaintaining the highstandard of quality andcustomer satisfactionthat Electro Controlscustomers recognize andexpect.

As always, the focusin 2012 will be on inno-vation and our cus-tomers’ satisfaction withour products and serv-ices. We will reach be-yond expectations tofind creative ways to as-sist our partners in theirengineering design, con-

trol panel, and wire har-ness needs. Thank youto all Electro Controlscustomers and associ-ates that made every-thing possible in thepast year, and we lookforward to continuedsuccess, working to-gether.

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porting not only jobs atEmerson but also in thelocal economy.”Emerson’s global ex-

pertise and industry-lead-ing products areperiodically tested locallywith the assistance of EckRefrigeration in ShelbyCounty. Local businessesserving as “test sites” forrefrigeration innovationscoming out of the Sidneyfacility, include NorthDixie Drive thru, SidneyFoodtown, Riverside Car-ryout, Sidney ShelbyCountyYMCA,Knights ofColumbus, City Carryoutand Anna Market.“When we work with

local businesses to fieldtest technology, both or-ganizations benefit. Thereal-time feedback we re-ceive is valuable and ithelps remind us of therole our technology playsin everyday life,” said KenMonnier, Vice President

Air Conditioning Engi-neering.Support of local educa-

tion and training in theHVACR industry is also apriority for Emerson Cli-mate Technologies. Com-pany representativesserve on the advisoryboard of the HVACR pro-gram at UpperValley Ca-reer Center and Emersonprovides equipment forstudents to train on.Thanks to nominationsby community leadersand Emerson, programleader Scott Naill won na-tional recognition from in-dustry publication TheAir Conditioning Heatingand Refrigeration Newsas HVACR Best Instruc-tor.Upper Valley superin-

tendant Nancy Luce toldThe News that theHVACR program was, “atremendous representa-tion of what can happen

when business and indus-try work together witheducational partners.”In 2011 Emerson Cli-

mate Technologiesawarded the second an-nual Thomas E. BettcherCommunity ServiceAward to Nate Stephen-son, a senior project engi-neer in theSemi-Hermetic Refrigera-tion group. The award,named for the formerEmerson Climate Tech-nologies President andCEO, recognizes an em-ployee whose excellencein community service re-flects the legacy of leader-ship and sustainedcommunity involvementdemonstrated by TomBettcher.The award includes a

grant that Stephenson di-rected to Houston Ath-letic Complex, HoustonBall Association, Hardin-Houston Youth Football

andWheels ofTruth -Mo-torcycle Ministry.“Emerson employees

like Nate give a tremen-dous amount of time andtalent to supporting ourcommunity. This awardcelebrates the many indi-viduals within Emersonwho collectively representour organization’s com-mitment to service andcommunity involvement,”said Ed Purvis, businessleader of Emerson Cli-mate Technologies.Emerson Climate

Technologies also sup-ports community pro-grams in Shelby Countyas the leading contributorto the United Way. Its$365,695 contribution in2011 includes donationsfrom the company and

local employees.Emerson also con-

tributes to the youth ofthe community, offeringscholarships to employ-ees’ children, supportingthe DARE program inarea elementary schoolsand organizing a bi-an-nual Engineering CareerSeminar for local highschool students. Addi-tionally, many local col-lege students havegained valuable experi-ence in engineering,mar-keting andmanufacturing workingat Emerson as co-ops.Emerson’s commit-

ment to the region comesnot only from a sense ofcorporate responsibilitybut is driven by the peo-ple of Emerson who want

to give back to their com-munities. The programsEmerson Climate Tech-nologies supports are im-portant to creating asense of community foremployees and their fam-ilies. Supporting the com-munity means creating agreat place for people tolive and work.Emerson Climate

Technologies and its em-ployees in Sidney aremaking an impact on theair conditioning and com-mercial refrigeration in-dustries. The technologythat is engineered andmanufactured here isplaying a role in improv-ing human comfort, safe-guarding food andprotecting the environ-ment.

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ecommerce ordering ca-pability.At the core of Hol-

loway’s values is a com-mitment to employees.Asan Ohio based businessfor more than 60 years,Holloway could not oper-ate without their loyal as-sociates. The company

values its’ employee’shard work and continuesto invest in programs tohelp its’ employees grow.In 2011, Holloway intro-duced programs aimed atincreasing job satisfac-tion and wellness.Holloway believes the

path to future growth lies

with customer service,the right product mix,and commitment to em-ployees. The foundationhas been laid and thecompany looks forward toserving its customers,employees, and the com-munity for many years tocome.

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and professionalism.His report continues:Buckeye Electrical

Products Inc. experi-enced continued growthand success in 2011, in-cluding new partner-ships with businesses inthe surrounding coun-ties. BEPI, which wasfounded in 1995 underthe name of PlatfootManufacturing, has ateam of highly-skilledtechnicians who collabo-rate to complete eachstep of the manufactur-ing process from the firstdesign and prototype allthe way through to theproduction line.We workwith each of our cus-tomers on an individualbasis to determine theirunique needs, whetherthey require a set of pro-totype PC boards or alarge production run ofcable harnesses.While BEPI has the

capability to manufac-ture a wide range ofproducts, we focus onour four specialties. Inthe beginning, westarted out making coilsand transformers andcontinue that manufac-turing today with a widevariety available, rang-ing from single layer aircoils to radial leaded in-ductors and commonmode chokes. Currently,cables and harnessesmake up a large portionof our work, where weproduce everything fromstripped wires to com-plete wire harnesses.Each cable can beprinted with a uniquelabel, and each harnessis serialized with its owndiscrete data.This, alongwith documented visualand electrical inspec-tions, guarantees trace-

ability and quality. Withour extensive back-ground in printed circuitboard assembly, ourthird specialty is PCboards. We assemblevarious types of PCboards including thosewith surface mount tech-nology, through-holetechnology, and hybridswhich utilize both SMTand through-hole. Addi-tionally, the PC boardscan be single or doublesided boards and haveeither lead or lead-freesolder assembly. Finally,BEPI provides a cost-ef-fective “one-stop-shop”for our customers con-cerning box builds sincewe build and assembleall the PC boards and ca-bles for the product.Buckeye Electrical

began by making elec-tronics for local compa-nies and we haven’tforgotten our roots.While we produce partsfor national and interna-tional businesses as wellas for the U.S. military,we are still committed togrowing the local econ-omy. We recognize theimpact a local businesscan have on an area, andtherefore, we buy mate-rial locally when possi-ble and continue todonate to community or-ganizations.With our in-creased production, weare planning an expan-sion which will include anew larger facility andnew jobs available forlocal residents. BEPI isgrateful to their busi-ness partners and asso-ciates and is lookingforward to even moresuccess in 2012.The company is lo-

cated at 11780 South-land Road,Wapakoneta.

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Community Buzz alsois on Facebook. “Like” usa twww.facebook.com/I75CommunityBuzz. Face-book fans can post theirnews directly onto thewall. Readers also cansend news to Commu-nity Buzz through a mo-bile site with their smartphones.To check out Commu-

nity Buzz right now, logon to the newspaper’swebsite and click on theyellow Community Buzz

logo on the right side ofthe homepage.The Daily News con-

tinued to be active in thecommunity by sponsor-ing events at the ShelbyCounty Fair, partneringwith Hits 105.5 and theSalvation Army on a“Stuff the Bus” toy cam-paign and sponsoring the

local YMCA’s “Splash!”water safety program.The newspaper alsopartnered with Relay forLife, the Alzheimer As-sociation and the Sidney-Shelby County Chamberof Commerce.Editorial content of

the Daily News was rec-ognized in 2011 with a

number of awards bythe Associated Press inphotography, news writ-ing, column writing,graphics and sports.“Whereas 2011 was a

year of great change forthe Sidney Daily News,we view the current yearas a time for fine-tuningand continued growth,”Billiel said. “Our goal isalways to better serveour readers and adver-tisers with the best com-munity newspaperpossible.”

Additional industry articles willappear in Friday’s Progress Edition

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