DAYTON TOP 100 1998 Dayton 100 - Rank: 11 Shook National Corp. Top executive: Clarence J. Bittner Street: 4977 Northcutt Place P.O. Box 148806 City & Zip: Dayton 45413 Year started: 1922 Phone: (937) 276-6666 Fax: (937) 276-6678 Principal business: Construction Thumbnail sketch: Through its four subsidiaries, Shook performsconstruction management and general contracting services. Sales for 1997: $111 million Miami Valley employees: 220 Employees elsewhere: 160 No. of shareholders: 8 Hdqtrs county: Montgomery Outlook: Contracts include the $7 million renovation of the AmericanBuilding at Third and Main Streets for the Miami Valley Regional TransitAuthority, the $20 million Dayton Heart Hospital at Franciscan Medical Center,and expansions of the Meijer distribution center, Tipp City, and the freshwater treatment plant, Fairfield.
1998 Dayton 100 - Rank: 12 Modern Technologies Corp. Top executive: Rajesh K. Soin Street: 4032 Linden Ave. City & Zip: Dayton 45432 Year started: 1984 Phone: (937) 252-9199 Fax: (937) 258-3863 Principal business: Service Thumbnail sketch: Engineering and other consulting services to governmentand commercial clients, including custom software development. Sales for 1997: $102 million Miami Valley employees: 456 Employees elsewhere: 665 No. of shareholders: 2 Hdqtrs county: Montgomery Outlook: Actively seeking acquisitions in software development,governmental engineering services and specialty thermoplastic products.
1998 Dayton 100 - Rank: 13 Henny Penny Corp. Top executive: Steven D. Cobb Street: 1219 U.S. Route 35 West, P.O. Box 60 City & Zip: Eaton 45320 Year started: 1957 Phone: (937) 456-8400 Fax: (937) 456-8402 Principal business: Manufacturing Thumbnail sketch: Makes food service equipment for restaurants,supermarkets and convenience stores. Sales for 1997: $72 million Miami Valley employees: 425 Employees elsewhere: 25 No. of shareholders: 2 Hdqtrs county: Preble Outlook: The company is busy filling orders from the U.S. and abroad. A45,000-square-foot headquarters with facilities for sales and marketing willbe completed this summer.
1998 Dayton 100 - Rank: 14 Miami-Luken, Inc. Top executive: William M. Powers Jr. Street: 265 Pioneer Blvd. City & Zip: Springboro 45066 Year started: 1962 Phone: (513) 743-7775 Fax: (513) 743-7786 Principal business: Distribution Thumbnail sketch: Wholesale and mail order supplier of pharmaceuticals,home health care equipment and candies. Sales for 1997: $70 million Miami Valley employees: 56 Employees elsewhere: 14 No. of shareholders: 35 Hdqtrs county: Warren Outlook: Developing relationships with other independent wholesalers toform alliances for group buying and create leverage in dealing with vendorsand managed health care groups.
1998 Dayton 100 - Rank: 15 Arkay Industries, Inc. Top executive: Arthur Kuhnash Street: 228 Byers Road, Suite 200 City & Zip: Miamisburg 45342 Year started: 1986 Phone: (937) 847-5588 Fax: (937) 847-2882 Principal business: Manufacturing Thumbnail sketch: Custom plastic injection molded products forautomotive, waste management, material handling and television industry. Sales for 1997: $67.4 million Miami Valley employees: 30 Employees elsewhere: 648 No. of shareholders: 6 Hdqtrs county: Montgomery Outlook: Sales will grow about 25 percent due mostly to new business inCalifornia, Alabama and Illinois. A third auto facility in Illinois willcreate about 40 jobs. The company is gearing up to support $100 million insales within two years.
1998 Dayton 100 - Rank: 16 Woolpert LLP Top executive: Rex W. Cowden Street: 409 East Monument Ave. City & Zip: Dayton 45402 Year started: 1911 Phone: (937) 431-5660 Fax: (937) 461-0743 Principal business: Service Thumbnail sketch: Engineering and architectural consulting firm Sales for 1997: $66 million Miami Valley employees: 288 Employees elsewhere: 383 No. of shareholders: 17 Hdqtrs county: Montgomery Outlook: Woolpert is implementing a new strategic plan that focuses onservice lines rather than geographic boundaries. This gives clients the fullbenefit of Woolpert's nine service lines, including its strength intechnology-based services.
1998 Dayton 100 - Rank: 17 Victory Express, Inc. Top executive: Richard H. Schaefer Street: 55 Victory Safety Lane, P.O. Box 70 City & Zip: Medway 45341 Year started: 1957 Phone: (937) 879-3444 Fax: (937) 879-5545 Principal business: Service Thumbnail sketch: Local and long-distance trucking Sales for 1997: $65.2 million Miami Valley employees: 820 Employees elsewhere: 0 No. of shareholders: 1 Hdqtrs county: Clark Outlook: Victory is aligning its operation with U.S. Xpress EnterprisesInc. of Chattanooga, which purchased the company Jan. 29 for $51 million incash and assumption of $3 million in debt.
1998 Dayton 100 - Rank: 18 Lion Apparel, Inc. Top executive: Richard Lapedes Street: 6450 Poe Ave., P.O. Box 14576 City & Zip: Dayton 45413 Year started: 1898 Phone: (937) 898-1949 Fax: (937) 898-2848 Principal business: Manufacturing Thumbnail sketch: Manufacturer and marketer of uniform and protectiveapparel. The company offers program management services for companies andgovernment units. Sales for 1997: $65 million Miami Valley employees: 160 Employees elsewhere: 620 No. of shareholders: n.a. Hdqtrs county: Montgomery Outlook: Lion, celebrating its centennial as a family-owned and managedcompany, is the world's largest maker of structural firefighter gear. Thecompany is growing its international business and will seek acquisitions on astrategic basis.
1998 Dayton 100 - Rank: 19 Becker Electric Supply Top executive: Thomas Becker Street: 1341 E. Fourth St., P.O. Box 247 City & Zip: Dayton 45401 Year started: 1920 Phone: (937) 226-1341 Fax: (937) 226-1790 Principal business: Distribution Thumbnail sketch: Distributes electrical supplies, automation and motorcontrols, commercial, industrial and residential lighting. Sales for 1997: $64 million Miami Valley employees: 98 Employees elsewhere: 98 No. of shareholders: 8 Hdqtrs county: Montgomery Outlook: Becker is implementing a new computer network for 200 users andexpanding its Rockport, Ind., branch. The company has embraced strategicplanning and is looking for acquisition opportunities.
1998 Dayton 100 - Rank: 20 Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. Top executive: Thomas Cronin Jr. Street: 6450 Poe Ave., Suite 311 City & Zip: Dayton 45414 Year started: 1981 Phone: (937) 264-4060 Fax: (937) 264-4079 Principal business: Service Thumbnail sketch: Common carrier operating in the central states region.The company's specialty is overnight delivery of less-than-truckloadshipments. Sales for 1997: $61 million Miami Valley employees: 152 Employees elsewhere: 594 No. of shareholders: 3 Hdqtrs county: Montgomery Outlook: Twenty-five percent growth is expected this year, generated by52 sales representatives in 25 Midwestern cities. The company opened twoterminals in Illinois last year after acquiring a Wisconsin company in 1996."We're seeing the results of that expansion," Cronin said.
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