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DAYTON TOP 100:
34-40

     LIST

Published: Sunday, April 18, 1999

       Page: 5F

       Section: BUSINESS PAGE

    


Rank: 34

Baldwin & Whitney Insurance Agency Inc.

Top executive: Donald H. Driskell

Street: 15 E. 4th St.

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 1998: $39.2 million

Miami Valley employees: 42

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: Baldwin & Whitney is looking for acquisitions to broaden its business base. A new computer system with e-mail, Internet and World Wide Web functions will also allow it to broaden its service base and expand its methods of operations.



Rank: 35

CTG, Inc. (formerly Cables to Go)

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 has diversified to become a full-service systems integrator.

Sales for 1998: $38.4 million

Miami Valley employees: 133

Employees elsewhere: 5

Outlook: With the acquisition of Pen Cabling Technology in Salt Lake City, CTG will see "another solid growth year," Michael Shane said. The company plans to open a network operations center in Dayton in the third quarter. Shane said the center will manage and monitor local area network activities for large corporations.



Rank: 36

YSI, Inc.

Top executive: Malte vonMatthiessen

Street: 1700/1725 Brannum Lane

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 for water quality and other scientific measuring instruments.

Sales for 1998: $38.1 million

Miami Valley employees: 224

Employees elsewhere: 42

Outlook: Efforts to restructure YSI to align it with "the economic forces of globalization," while scouting for opportunities to acquire complimentary businesses or product lines, "appear to be paying off," Malte vonMatthiessen said. Those actions, coupled with several new product lines, should result in "significant growth" in 1999.



Rank: 37

Dayton Supply & Tool Co.

Top executive: Carl Woessner Jr.

Street: 507 E. First St.

City & Zip: Dayton 45401

Year started: 1936

Phone: (937) 461-4550

Fax: (937) 461-0958

Principal business: Distribution

Thumbnail sketch: Supplier of cutting tools, abrasives and industrial supplies.

Sales for 1997: $33.7 million

Miami Valley employees: 68

Employees elsewhere: 40

Outlook: January weather slowed business, but Carl Woessner still expects business to grow from five to 10 percent over 1998. The company expects to hire more workers to meet the demand. But Woessner also admitted taking time to watch construction work on Dayton's new minor league baseball stadium. "We're right next to the baseball park, and we're kind of excited about it," he said.



Rank: 38

Presto "America's Favorite Food"

Top executive: V. Philip Weeda

Street: 1522 Manchester Road

City & Zip: West Carrollton 45449

Year started: 1960

Phone: (937) 294-6969

Fax: (937) 534-0279

Principal business: Distribution

Thumbnail sketch: Specialty foodservice distribution of Italian pizza and deli products to restaurants, pizza shops, schools and specialty food stores.

Sales for 1998: $37.1 million

Miami Valley employees: 78

Employees elsewhere: 47

Outlook: Presto is getting a new fleet of delivery trucks with the latest mechanical and refrigeration systems and decorative side panels. The company is planning an expansion of its West Carrollton warehouse to add freezer and cooler areas. It also plans to acquire other food operations similar to acquisitions in Newark and Lexington, Ky., in 1997.



Rank: 39

Earhart Petroleum, Inc.

Top executive: Jeffrey Earhart

Street: 1494 Lytle Road

City & Zip: Troy 45373

Year started: 1952

Phone: (937) 335-2928

Fax: (937) 339-5352

Principal business: Distribution

Thumbnail sketch: Wholesale and retail distribution of petroleum products.

Sales for 1998: $37 million

Miami Valley employees: 41

Employees elsewhere: 8

Outlook: "We're continuing to look to grow through acquisitions, and we plan on several acquisitions in 1999," Jeffrey Earhart said. The company also expects to grow in all business areas - industrial and fleet lubricants, wholesale gasoline and diesel delivery, small bulk delivery, and commercial fueling operations.



Rank: 40

GZK, Inc.

Top executive: Neil M. Kaufman

Street: 660 Fame Road

City & Zip: West Carrollton 45449

Year started: 1959

Phone: (937) 384-1960

Fax: (937) 384-1961

Principal business: Retail

Thumbnail sketch: GZK Inc. owns and operates 33 Arby's and 16 Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken restaurants.

Sales for 1998: $35 million

Miami Valley employees: 1,125

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: GZK will focus on remodeling stores and recruiting employees for hourly and management positions. It hopes to build a new Arby's Restaurant. It's also working on another restaurant concept for the Miami Valley market.

DAYTON TOP 100 1999
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PHOTOS: (6):
(#1) Donald H. Driskell

(#2) Michael Shane

(#3) Malte vonMatthiessen

(#4) Carl Woessner Jr.

(#5) V. Philip Weeda

(#6) Neil M. Kaufman


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