DAYTON TOP 100:
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Published: Sunday, April 18, 1999

       Page: 6F

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R.B. Jergens Contractors Inc.

Street: 3939 Vanco Lane

City & Zip: Vandalia 45377

Year started: 1987

Phone: (937) 669-9799

Fax: (937) 669-0301

Principal business: Construction

Thumbnail sketch: Contractor specializing in commercial/industrial site work, excavation, road improvements, underground utilities and landfill/environmental jobs.

Sales for 1998: $25.2 million

Miami Valley employees: 130

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: Chief executive/owner William Jergens said the company has begun expanding in the industrial maintenance field this year and will have its industrial division located in Middletown. Employment will also rise slightly to 145 by summer.

Connor & Murphy Ltd.

Street: 1255 Alex-Bell Rd., Centerville.

City & Zip: Dayton 45459

Year started: 1991

Phone: (937) 434-3095

Fax: (937) 434-6215

Principal business: Service

Thumbnail sketch: Specializes in the business of restructuring of underperforming real estate assets.

Sales for 1998: $25 million

Miami Valley employees: 90

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: Larry Connor said the company's business plans call for $45-50 million in new acquisitions for 1999. Aside from the Dayton area, Connor & Murphy has targeted the markets of Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville and Columbus. The company, which looks to buy underperforming operations that happen to be apartment communities, recently acquired Chestnut Hill in Cincinnati for $8.8 million.

Witt Plastics Inc.

Street: 1671 Martindale Road

City & Zip: Greenville 45331

Year started: 1972

Phone: (937) 548-7272

Fax: (937) 547-6046

Principal business: Manufacturing

Thumbnail sketch: Manufacturer and supplier of various plastic films, interior construction panels and polystyrene fluorescent lighting panels for suspended ceilings.

Sales for 1998: $24.9 million

Miami Valley employees: 79

Employees elsewhere: 34

Outlook: CEO John Witt said the company's major goals are to expand the customer service aspect of its Internet Web site. `We are in the process of a substantial capital expansion, which will involve additional warehouse (space) equipment and machinery for maximizing productivity rates,' said Witt, who expects the company to realize a 5 percent increase in sales.

Bonbright Distributors Inc.

Street: 1 Arena Drive

City & Zip: Dayton 45408

Year started: 1934

Phone: (937) 222-1001

Fax: (937) 222-0138

Principal business: Distribution

Thumbnail sketch: Distributor for Miller Brewing Co., Heineken, Corona and Beck's Moosehead.

Sales for 1998: $24 million

Miami Valley employees: 53

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: Last fall The Bonbright Co. moved into greater Cincinnati with the purchase of the malt beverage assets of CCC Distributing of Wilmington, expanding Bonbright's territory for Miller Brewing Co. products into Warren and Clinton counties and parts of six other counties. This year CEO Brock Anderson expects sales to continue its pattern of modest growth. Anderson said the company is always looking to acquire other Miller distributors and is working to improve its overall execution in the market place.

The Omega Company Inc.

Street: 2850 Needmore Road

City & Zip: Dayton 45414

Year started: 1984

Phone: (937) 277-2929

Fax: (937) 277-7757

Principal business: Manufacturing

Thumbnail sketch: Designs and builds special assembly and test equipment of varying levels of automation for the automotive appliance and telecommunications industry.

Sales for 1998: $21.2 million

Miami Valley employees: 151

Employees elsewhere: 6

Outlook: The Omega Company's goals for 1999 are to increase profit while maintaining sales close to last-year's levels. A major focus will be to develop the "build to print" area, which is building equipment to customers' designs, as well as focusing on internal operations.

CAD CAM Inc.

Street: 2800 E. River Road

City & Zip: Dayton 45439

Year started: 1977

Phone: (937) 643-4100

Fax: (937) 643-4110

Principal business: Service

Thumbnail sketch: CAD CAM is a leader in computer-aided drawing engineering services.

Sales for 1998: $21 million

Miami Valley employees: 71

Employees elsewhere: 296

Outlook: Chief Operating Officer Tom Shoup said the company is focusing on making a `rather substantial investment' of about $250,000 in Pro Engineer software, for which Cad Cam serves as the marketing arm. Cad Cam also expects an increase of 10 to 25 percent in revenues from its current client base.

Creative Extruded Products Inc.

Street: 1414 Commerce Park Drive

City & Zip: Tipp City 45371

Year started: 1979

Phone: (937) 667-4485

Fax: (937) 667-3637

Principal business: Manufacturing

Thumbnail sketch: Extruded PVC to the automotive window trim market.

Sales for 1998: $21 million

Miami Valley employees: 225

Employees elsewhere: 3

Outlook: The company expects up to 20 percent growth this year based on new business, new projects in the works and new market share. Creative Extruded Products Inc. spokesman Jeff Bull said the company is developing new parts that previously have not been offered.

Leisure Lawn Inc.

Street: 765 Liberty Lane

City & Zip: Dayton 45449

Year started: 1970

Phone: (937) 866-2402

Fax: (937) 866-0516

Principal business: Service

Thumbnail sketch: Lawn care services for residential and commercial properties.

Sales for 1998: $20.9 million

Miami Valley employees: 100

Employees elsewhere: 300

Outlook: In 1998 Leisure Lawn Inc. increased its presence to 10 markets, making it the largest independent lawn care company in the country, said chief executive Douglas Baker. Baker said that growth will continue this year with new buildings in Columbus and St. Louis. `We're shooting for a 10 percent increase in sales as well as entering the northern Florida market this summer,' he said.

Unitize Co. Inc.

Street: 1101 Negley Place

City & Zip: Dayton 45407

Year started: 1975

Phone: (937) 277-8080

Fax: (937) 277-3951

Principal business: Service

Thumbnail sketch: Heavy industrial machine rigging and crane rental as well as mill and ironworker services.

Sales for 1998: $20.7 million

Miami Valley employees: 200

Employees elsewhere: 0

Outlook: S&D/Osterfeld Mechanical Contractors, a subsidiary of Unitize Company, is currently performing millions of dollars in improvement contracts at the General Motors Moraine Truck Assembly plant. S&D Osterfeld recently expanded its production capacity for custom and pressure pipe fabrication at its Negley Place facility.

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