Top executive: Harold R. Rieck Jr.
Street: 5245 Wadsworth Road, P.O. Box 13565
City & Zip: Dayton 45401
Year started: 1964
Phone: (937) 274-1987
Fax: (937) 274-7392
Principal business: Construction
Thumbnail sketch: Mechanical and electrical contractor providing serviceand maintenance.
Sales for 1997: $35 million
Miami Valley employees: 240
Employees elsewhere: 10
No. of shareholders: 1
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: The Performance Contracting Group, which helps companies gainenergy savings, is having an excellent year, Rieck said. The ConstructionGroup won the heating and air conditioning contract for the new SinclairCommunity College Automotive Lab.

Top executive: Jeffery S. Levine
Street: 2844 E. River Road
City & Zip: Dayton 45439
Year started: 1977
Phone: (937) 293-3381
Fax: (937) 293-9149
Principal business: Distribution
Thumbnail sketch: Sells computer graphics supplies, hardware and softwareto architects, engineers, manufacturers, designers and graphics houses.
Sales for 1997: $35 million
Miami Valley employees: 65
Employees elsewhere: 60
No. of shareholders: 1
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: "In 1997, we invested in and aggressively pursued the digitalgraphics market," Levine said. "As a result, we have had a record firstquarter in 1998 and project a 230 percent increase in graphics revenuescompared to 1997 levels."

Top executive: G.K. Sabatino
Street: 9049 Springboro Pike
City & Zip: Miamisburg 45342
Year started: 1983
Phone: (937) 859-0599
Fax: (937) 859-4081
Principal business: Service
Thumbnail sketch: Broad-based advertising and consulting firm.
Sales for 1997: $34.9 million
Miami Valley employees: 41
Employees elsewhere: 11
No. of shareholders: 11
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: The firm handles advertising for Fifth Third Bank. It also woncontracts to introduce Chi-Chi's Pre-Mixed Cocktails and Scott's Lawn Service.

Top executive: Michael Shane
Street: 1501 Webster St.
City & Zip: Dayton 45404
Year started: 1984
Phone: (937) 224-8646
Fax: (937) 496-2668
Principal business: Distribution
Thumbnail sketch: Founded as a supplier of computer cables, CTG hasdiversified to become a full-service systems integrator.
Sales for 1997: $34.4 million
Miami Valley employees: 131
Employees elsewhere: 5
No. of shareholders: 3
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: "CTG's management and staff did a great job of pulling togetherduring a challenging transitional year," Shane said. "As a result, we arepoised for growth over the next few years."

Top executive: Carl Woessner Jr.
Street: 507 E. First St., P.O. Box 727
City & Zip: Dayton 45402
Year started: 1936
Phone: (937) 461-4550
Fax: (937) 461-0958
Principal business: Distribution
Thumbnail sketch: Supplier of cutting tools, abrasives and industrialsupplies.
Sales for 1997: $33.7 million
Miami Valley employees: 45
Employees elsewhere: 30
No. of shareholders: 4
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: The company will build a 12,000-square-foot warehouse additioncosting about $750,000, which should be completed late this year.

Top executive: Neal Allread
Street: 2271 Arbor Blvd., P.O. Box 1246
City & Zip: Dayton 45401
Year started: 1916
Phone: (937) 299-0990
Fax: (937) 299-9292
Principal business: Manufacturing
Thumbnail sketch: Specialty manufacturer of plastics-based industrialproducts, including starters and solenoids.
Sales for 1997: $30.6 million
Miami Valley employees: 300
Employees elsewhere: 0
No. of shareholders: 9
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: Another strong year is expected with growth of about 25 percent.The company will be hiring engineers with backgrounds in plastics andelectromagnetics.

Top executive: Roger L. Krohn
Street: 5750 Lower Valley Pike
City & Zip: Springfield 45502
Year started: 1975
Phone: (937) 882-6354
Fax: (937) 882-6340
Principal business: Distribution
Thumbnail sketch: Slitter, processor and distributor of flat-rolled steelcoils.
Sales for 1997: $30.2 million
Miami Valley employees: 45
Employees elsewhere: 0
No. of shareholders: 10
Hdqtrs county: Clark
Outlook: A 15,000-square-foot expansion this year will permit a 20percent growth in jobs and sales.

Top executive: William K. Fair
Street: 630-52 S. Main St.
City & Zip: Dayton 45402
Year started: 1930
Phone: (937) 461-4580
Fax: (937) 223-2013
Principal business: Service
Thumbnail sketch: Commercial printing for pop, retail and packagingmarkets.
Sales for 1997: $30 million
Miami Valley employees: 200
Employees elsewhere: 100
No. of shareholders: 4
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: New operations, facilities and technologies are expected toproduce rapid growth.

Top executive: Randall Scott
Street: 4433 Interpoint Blvd., P.O. Box 1387
City & Zip: Dayton 45401
Year started: 1948
Phone: (937) 233-8146
Fax: (937) 233-1020
Principal business: Manufacturing
Thumbnail sketch: Supplies, designs and builds hydraulic power units.
Sales for 1997: $30 million
Miami Valley employees: 55
Employees elsewhere: 45
No. of shareholders: 5
Hdqtrs county: Montgomery
Outlook: Scott will celebrate its golden anniversary with an open houseMay 8 for customers and vendors at the company's new Interpoint Boulevardheadquarters.

Top executive: Richard H. Kantor
Street: 283 Sharts Road
City & Zip: Springboro 45066
Year started: 1978
Phone: (513) 746-3117
Fax: (513) 746-2409
Principal business: Distribution
Thumbnail sketch: Springwater supplies food and gifts to the fund-raisingindustry. It also sells by mail order and to the retail trade.
Sales for 1997: $30 million
Miami Valley employees: 50
Employees elsewhere: 50
No. of shareholders: 8
Hdqtrs county: Warren
Outlook: A major goal is to boost sales. The company trimmed severalunprofitable divisions in 1997, causing revenues to fall. But the actionraised earnings.

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