Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber All-Star Business Connections

Welcome!

A LETTER FROM THE 2015 CHAMBER CHAIR

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elcome to Business Connections, your 2 01 5 C h a m b e r Member Directory. Published annually, it’s designed to make it easier for you to identify fellow members and their 350,000 employees. That’s important. According to a Shapiro Group study, consumers are 80 percent more likely to do business with Chamber members.

Nearly 4,500 fellow business owners and professionals choose membership with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber because of our success in relationship building, government advocacy, leadership development, cost savings and more. No other membership organization has the breadth to connect businesses across our 15-county region with opportunities to grow like the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.

Business Connections features two listings alphabetized by service and business name, with up-todate contact information for every member decisionmaker here in the Tristate. This directory (and your business listing) is posted at cincymagazine.com and at cincinnatichamber.com, which enjoys nearly one million visits annually, a number that will surely climb as we host the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

So, as this year’s chair of your Chamber, here’s the pitch: Use this publication to connect with other member organizations for greater commerce, activate all of your

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membership benefits, and stay abreast of the work we do on your and the region’s behalf, including: • Moving the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor forward with the passage of H.B. 533.

• Attracting and retaining talent to fuel our region’s growth.

• Connecting your business with 150 networking, education and recognition events annually.

• Providing you and your staff with comprehensive leadership development curriculum for every point of your career.

• Advocating for a pro-business, tax-friendly environment with elected officials here and in D.C. • Brokering $39 million in savings for member companies on everyday business expenses, like health and insurance premiums, office supplies, payment processing, electricity, airfare and safety equipment.

• Celebrating our region’s rich brewing, culinary, river and sports history with regional festivals, like Taste of Cincinnati, Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, Party in the Park and the Bud Light Tailgate Zone.

Thank you for trusting us with this work—we’re your biggest fans. Here’s to your continued success in 2015!

Julia W. Poston Managing Partner EY

Contents

Welcome.............................................................2 Q & A......................................................................4 Chamber Leadership..................................7 The Move to 3 E. Fourth St................10 All-Star Region .............................................12 Membership....................................................17 Chamber Programs..................................23 Minority Business Accelerator.........27

Agenda 360.................................................... 33 Government Advocacy ......................36 #cincystory..................................................... 40 Festivals & Events....................................... 41 All-Star Profiles.............................................48 Business Directory..................................... 57 Business Index.............................................137

The All-Star

TEAM THE CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER EXTENDS A WARM “THANK YOU” TO OUR MANY VOLUNTEERS

Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Executive Committee 2015

SCOTT J. HAMLIN

Executive VP & COO Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

2014 CHAIR

MELVIN J. GRAVELY II President & CEO TriVersity Construction

THOMAS E. BANTA

Managing Director Corporex Realty & Investment LLC

PRESIDENT

BRIAN T. CARLEY

President & CEO Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber

KAY GEIGER

President PNC Bank, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

2015 CHAIR

JULIA W. POSTON Managing Partner EY

DEBORAH P. MAJORAS

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary The Procter & Gamble Company

TREASURER

CYNTHIA O. BOOTH President & CEO COBCO Enterprises

JAMES E. MAY

Chief Operating Officer Mercy Health

SECRETARY

CORPORATE COUNSEL

PHILLIP J. CASTELLINI Chief Operating Officer Cincinnati Reds

MARIBETH S. RAHE

President & CEO Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.

MARK J. JAHNKE

President & CEO Katz Teller Brant & Hild

CARL SATTERWHITE President RCF Group

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