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Published: Sunday, April 18, 1999

       Page: 7F

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Joyce-Dayton Corp.

Street: 3300 S. Dixie Dr.

City & Zip: Dayton 45439

Year started: 1873

Phone: (937) 294-6261

Fax: (937) 297-7631

Principal business: Manufacturing

Thumbnail sketch: Makes lifting and linear positioning equipment and engineered systems.

Sales for 1998: $17.1 million

Miami Valley employees: 94

Employees elsewhere: 57

Outlook: Joyce-Dayton Corp. recently sold two product lines - special equipment used for maintenance on light rail vehicles; and bus and truck lifts - and replaced them with some new products, among them a gear box line. Chief Executive Warren E. Webster II said he hopes to achieve 10 percent growth in revenue this year.

Chemical Services Inc.

Street: 2600 Thunderhawk Court

City & Zip: Harrison Twp. 45414

Year started: 1980

Phone: (937) 898-5566

Fax: (937) 898-7602

Principal business: Distribution

Thumbnail sketch: Distributes industrial chemicals and solvents.

Sales for 1998: $16.8 million

Miami Valley employees: 22

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: The company expects level sales in 1999 because of a decline in commodity prices, but profit margins are expected to remain strong.

UES, Inc.

Street: 4401 Dayton-Xenia Road

City & Zip: Beavercreek 45432

Year started: 1973

Phone: (937) 426-6900

Fax: (937) 429-5413

Principal business: Service

Thumbnail sketch: Research and development of advanced materials and coating engineering software products and product-safety consulting.

Sales for 1998: $16.8 million

Miami Valley employees: 135

Employees elsewhere: 30

Outlook: The company will continue its emphasis on new technology and will put a lot of resources toward a physical vapor deposition process to make equipment tougher. A new subsidiary, UES- Arcomac, will market and produce high-value machines for advanced engineering coatings.

CB Manufacturing & Sales Co.

Street: 4455 Infirmary Road

City & Zip: West Carrollton 45449

Year started: 1965

Phone: (937) 866-5986

Fax: (937) 866-6844

Principal business: Manufacturing

Thumbnail sketch: The manufacturing, distribution and servicing of industrial knives, tools, tool grinding, wire cutting, heat treating, and related products and services.

Sales for 1998: $16.6 million

Miami Valley employees: 125

Employees elsewhere: 5

Outlook: The company is putting on big sales push by adding six employees after losing one of its larger customers in 1998. Company officials expect revenues to be somewhat flat.

George Welding & Fabricating Inc.

Street: 1207 S. U.S. Route 42

City & Zip: Lebanon 45036

Year started: 1960

Phone: (513) 932-2887

Fax: (513) 932-2059

Principal business: Construction

Thumbnail sketch: Supplies structural steel, steel bar joists, metal roof decks and miscellaneous steel for commercial buildings. Also provides custom fabrication.

Sales for 1998: $16.5 million

Miami Valley employees: 50

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: The company expects to continue growth at about 20 percent this year. A couple of large orders last year meant a 50 percent growth rate in 1998. A new software system will speed the flow of paperwork required for construction contracts.

Aetna Building Maintenance

Street: 525 N. Yellow Springs St.

City & Zip: Springfield 45501

Year started: 1936

Phone: (937) 324-5711

Fax: (937) 324-5882

Principal business: Service

Thumbnail sketch: Contract janitorial cleaning, concrete coatings, fire clean-up, construction clean-up, facility management services.

Sales for 1998: $16.1 million

Miami Valley employees: 200

Employees elsewhere: 700

Outlook: Management plans at least a 10 percent gain in revenues with a 5 percent increase is employment. But finding good workers is a continuing challenge. The company employs two full-time recruiters to seek workers who can meet its screening criteria. Aetna is introducing its service in the Cincinnati market. The company is looking for possible acquisitions to help it enter other markets.

ESKCO, Inc.

Street: 700 Liberty Lane

City & Zip: West Carrollton 45449

Year started: 1962

Phone: (937) 865-0498

Fax: (937) 865-0070

Principal business: Distribution

Thumbnail sketch: Services the promotional product and information packaging markets.

Sales for 1998: $16 million

Miami Valley employees: 82

Employees elsewhere: 23

Outlook: The company hopes to increase sales to $20 million this year and begin warehousing and cataloging products for its customers. The company also plans to set up electronic company stores.

UCR Computers

Street: 1332 Woodman Drive

City & Zip: Riverside 45432

Year started: 1986

Phone: (937) 253-8898

Fax: (937) 252-7422

Principal business: Service

Thumbnail sketch: Computer system integration, local and wide area networking, computer services, maintenance software development and other professional services.

Sales for 1998: $16 million

Miami Valley employees: 37

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: The company is shooting for 10 to 20 percent growth this year. It plans to shift its focus from hardware to more services such as networking, repairing and programming computers.

LJB Engineers & Architects

Street: 3100 Research Blvd.

City & Zip: Kettering 45420

Year started: 1966

Phone: (937) 259-5000

Fax: (937) 259-5100

Principal business: Service

Thumbnail sketch: Engineering consulting firm experienced in structural, architectural, environmental, industrial, safety, civil, highway traffic, bridge and mechanical and electrical designs.

Sales for 1998: $15.9 million

Miami Valley employees: 185

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: With highway funding expected to increase over the next five years, the company is looking at a positive future. The biggest challenge, company officials said, is finding enough competent, experienced workers.

Bullet Trucking Inc.

Street: 7651 Center Point 70 Blvd.

City & Zip: Huber Heights 45424

Year started: 1984

Phone: (937) 233-1181

Fax: (937) 237-3814

Principal business: Service

Thumbnail sketch: A truckload carrier servicing the 48 continental states.

Sales for 1998: $15.5 million

Miami Valley employees: 120

Employees elsewhere: 12

Outlook: The company expects a change in its customer base that will mean a decrease in the average haul length but an increase in the average revenue per mile.

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