Smart Business Magazine, October 2017

36 Smart Business Akron Canton October 2017 MANUFACTURING Daniels Amish Collection Christopher J Karman In the past five years sales at Daniels Amish Collection have grown by leaps and bounds That growth has required it to operate two factories The company also purchased a 25 acre plot that will be the site of its new headquarters and a factory to handle anticipated future growth Daniels Amish manufactures its products locally and buys 75 percent of its supplies locally which it says creates another two to three jobs in other local businesses to meet the increased demand Fire Dex LLC Bill Burke Since its move to Medina 20 years ago Fire Dex LLC has continued to realize healthy and steady business expansion In 2008 Fire Dex acquired Chieftain a leading fire gear company Recognizing the health benefits of wearing lighter weight gear when structural turnouts arent necessary Fire Dex acquired TECGEN PPE in September 2015 as the latest addition to the Fire Dex family of brands Fire Dex continues to pursue growth as it develops innovative head to toe personal protective equipment for firefighters and first responders Flohr Machine Co Gerard Flohr In the past five years Flohr Machine Co has upgraded eight machines from 1980s technology to todays best The company has expanded and remodeled its facility for better lighting product flow and safety Flohr Machine also expanded its capabilities and its customer base in the past two years and has patent pending products for the fluid pump industry The company is currently collaborating on new designs for the tire industry and redesigning frac blocks for the oil and gas industry Industrial Tube and Steel Corp Richard Siess Over the past decade Industrial Tube and Steel Corp has demonstrated tremendous growth The company has invested in equipment adding new cutting and machining capabilities as well as IT upgrades and built new Ohio facilities in Kent and West Chester and added a location in Nashville Industrial Tube and Steel has increased its total number of pounds shipped by 41 percent which has helped grow its revenue over the past several years LeafFilter North Inc Matt Kaulig LeafFilter North Inc scaled from a home office in 2005 to a top U S home improvement company In the past five years the company experienced tremendous growth increasing its sales revenue by more than 233 percent Headquartered in Hudson the number of positions at LeafFilter has doubled from 2015 to 2016 The company now employs 1277 individuals throughout the U S and Canada who are offered opportunities for growth and competitive compensation packages Main Street Gourmet LLC Steve Marks and Harvey Nelson In the early 2000s Main Street Gourmet LLC re invented itself establishing a Custom Baked Goods division that produced exclusive bakery products for its customers The move helped Main Street win the business of many premier food and restaurant operators which spurred company growth In the past five years its employee growth has neared 40 percent while sales growth jumped to nearly 55 percent The Custom Baked Goods Division now represents more than 80 percent of Main Streets sales P Graham Dunn Inc Joe Knutson Since 2012 P Graham Dunn Inc has experienced more change and growth than at any other stretch of time in the past 40 years in part because of its expansion outside the Christian gift channel into the general market along with mass accounts The company has seen a tremendous increase in its customer accounts and its sales growth has more than doubled P Graham Dunn also added just over 100 employees during the same stretch Prime Woodcraft Inc Ansir Junaid Prime Woodcraft Inc a group of companies involved in a range of enterprises grew out of a garage and into a multimillion dollar business with a customer list that now includes some of the largest corporations in the U S In 2015 PWC moved its headquarters to Brunswick which created approximately 100 new jobs The group has announced plans to open new facilities in the state over the next three years creating an estimated 200 jobs TECHNOLOGY AtNetPlus Inc Jay Mellon and Jim Laber Over the past five years IT support firm AtNetPlus Inc s employee numbers and revenue have increased to match its expanded offerings and its additional 19 office and workspaces Third party customer surveys that compare AtNetPlus to other companies within the industry in the areas of initial response time timeliness of resolution satisfaction with the resolution support representatives ability professionalism and overall service continue to trend up and stay ahead of the industry average Corporate Technologies Group Inc Jeff Sumner and Brett Harney Corporate Technologies Group Inc a cloud technology sales implementation and service company has seen steady sales growth in the past five years The firm began with the idea that customer service CASCADE CAPITAL CORPORATION 2017BUSINESSGROWTHAWARDS HONOR ROLL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SERVICE Companies listed by 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