Top executive: Fred C. Setzer Jr.
Street: 207 E. 6th St., P.O. Box 1294
City & Zip: Dayton 45401
Year started: 1946
Phone: (937) 496-2920
Fax: (937) 496-2924
Principal business: Construction
Thumbnail sketch: Electric and telecommunications contracting.
Sales for 1997: $43 million
Miami Valley employees: 180
Employees elsewhere: 220
No. of shareholders: 8
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: Chapel Electric, a Setzer Corp. company, is doing the electricalwork on the new Tenet/St. Vincent Medical Cities in Worcester, Mass. Locally,Chapel won the electrical contract for the new Dayton Newspapers Inc. printingfacility in Franklin.

Top executive: Lloyd Schroer
Street: 800 Vandemark Road, P.O. Box 4369
City & Zip: Sidney 45365
Year started: 1969
Phone: (937) 498-1151
Fax: (937) 498-9920
Principal business: Service
Thumbnail sketch: Kirk NationaLease and KBT Inc. provide transportationservices, including truck leasing.
Sales for 1997: $42.3 million
Miami Valley employees: 110
Employees elsewhere: 205
No. of shareholders: 1
Hdqtrs county: Shelby
Outlook: Kirk is expanding into two new cities, including Huron, where itwill supply and maintain a customer's truck fleet.

Top executive: Bruce Boyd
Street: 911 Vandemark Road, P.O. Box 4129
City & Zip: Sidney 45365
Year started: 1876
Phone: (937) 498-2111
Fax: (937) 498-0888
Principal business: Manufacturing
Thumbnail sketch: Produces various publications, including daily,suburban and hobbyist newspapers in Sidney and the Dayton area.
Sales for 1997: $41 million
Miami Valley employees: 360
Employees elsewhere: 15
No. of shareholders: 15
Hdqtrs county: Shelby
Outlook: Bowling-Moorman Publication, Tipp City, will be combined withAmos Suburban Newspaper Group in Kettering to form Suburban Newspapers ofDayton. The enlarged company will serve four counties with 17 daily and weeklynewspapers and employ 150 people.

Top executive: Malte vonMatthiessen
Street: 1725 Brannum Lane, P.O. Box 279
City & Zip: Yellow Springs 45387
Year started: 1948
Phone: (937) 767-7241
Fax: (937) 767-9353
Principal business: Manufacturing
Thumbnail sketch: Makes and sells environmental monitoring equipment forwater quality and other scientific measuring instruments.
Sales for 1997: $40 million
Miami Valley employees: 251
Employees elsewhere: 41
No. of shareholders: 58
Hdqtrs county: Greene
Outlook: While tracking markets in Asia, the company hopes to boostmarket share in Europe and find more opportunities in South America.

Top executive: John C. Ernst Jr.
Street: 3361 Successful Way
City & Zip: Dayton 45414
Year started: 1946
Phone: (937) 233-5555
Fax: (937) 233-9203
Principal business: Distribution
Thumbnail sketch: Provides ready-mixed concrete and supplies toconstruction industry in southwest Ohio.
Sales for 1997: $38.1 million
Miami Valley employees: 150
Employees elsewhere: 80
No. of shareholders: 3
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: In addition to its Ohio operations, the company has opened afourth location in Atlanta.

Top executive: Roger McDaniel
Street: 849 Factory Road
City & Zip: Beavercreek 45434
Year started: 1958
Phone: (937) 426-5945
Fax: (937) 427-2365
Principal business: Retail
Thumbnail sketch: Sells heating oil, racing gasoline, fuel tocorporations and municipalities, operates 30 convenience stores, and suppliesgas to 60 independent stations.
Sales for 1997: $38 million
Miami Valley employees: 196
Employees elsewhere: 0
No. of shareholders: 1
Hdqtrs county: Greene
Outlook: Continue to grow in current markets.

Top executive: Edward T. Blommel
Street: 15 E. 4th St., P.O. Box 1814
City & Zip: Dayton 45401
Year started: 1881
Phone: (937) 223-3181
Fax: (937) 223-2993
Principal business: Service
Thumbnail sketch: Independent, multi-line agency brokering to local,national and international markets.
Sales for 1997: $37.1 million
Miami Valley employees: 41
Employees elsewhere: 0
No. of shareholders: 6
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: Baldwin & Whitney will expand its sales staff and seekacquisitions to increase its client base and market share.

Top executive: Robert Minneman
Street: 5690 Webster St., P.O. Box 14545
City & Zip: Dayton 45414
Year started: 1946
Phone: (937) 890-7905
Fax: (937) 890-0543
Principal business: Manufacturing
Thumbnail sketch: Minco is an integrated product design, mold making,molding and assembly facility for the plastics industry.
Sales for 1997: $36.7 million
Miami Valley employees: 340
Employees elsewhere: 0
No. of shareholders: 5
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: "We are continuing our efforts to stay on the leading edge oftechnology and service to our customers," says Gary Deaton, manager ofmarketing and manufacturing.

Top executive: Norman Mayne
Street: 2710 Far Hills Ave.
City & Zip: Dayton 45419
Year started: 1948
Phone: (937) 299-3561
Fax: (937) 299-3568
Principal business: Retail
Thumbnail sketch: Operates independent food markets in Oakwood andWashington Twp.
Sales for 1997: $35.4 million
Miami Valley employees: 540
Employees elsewhere: 0
No. of shareholders: 7
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: The 50-year-old company is promoting home-meal replacements forworking households. "In many cases we're going from being our customers'pantry to fast becoming their kitchen," Mayne said.

Top executive: Neil M. Kaufman
Street: 1353 Stanley Ave., P.O. Box 96
City & Zip: Dayton 45404
Year started: 1959
Phone: (937) 222-8368
Fax: (937) 222-2866
Principal business: Retail
Thumbnail sketch: GZK Inc. owns and operates 34 Arby's and 17 Lee'sFamous Recipe Chicken restaurants.
Sales for 1997: $35 million
Miami Valley employees: 1,300
Employees elsewhere: 0
No. of shareholders: 3
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: Arby's in Dayton acquired the franchise rights for T.J.Cinnamons, a gourmet cinnamon roll business. Seven stores now sell theproducts and 20 more will be converted this year.