We’re Here for You Today & Tomorrow
It is said that 80% of all new jobs come from existing employers, and we couldn’t agree more! There is nothing more important to us than the happiness and success of our existing base/primary employers, and we love to help these community-minded, high-value added companies in any way we can.
Committees
Members of the Greater Columbus EDC have the opportunity to serve in one of three committees:
- Business Retention and Expansion
- Sites & Buildings
- Attraction & Strategy
Our Members
We are tremendously grateful for the active support of the following companies and partners. We would not be successful without the support of these organizations and their representatives. If you have an opportunity to extend business to any of these firms, we encourage you to do so. If you would like to see your business added to this distinguished list, please see our “Join the EDC” page and call us today to discuss.
| Company | Representative | |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum Level Members | ||
| City of Columbus | Mayor Jim Lienhoop | |
| City Council | Frank Miller | City Councilperson |
| Cummins Inc. | Miranda Fox | Director – Americas Real Estate Leader, Global Integrated Services – Facilities, Board Vice-Chair |
| Diamond Level Members | ||
| Bartholomew Co. Commissioners | Larry Kleinhenz | County Commissioner |
| Bartholomew County Council | Matt Miller | County Councilperson |
| Bartholomew Co. R.E.M.C. | Courtney Metzger | CEO |
| Columbus Regional Health | Julie Abedian | VP, Community Health Initiatives |
| Faurecia Clean Mobility | Mike DeWitt | VP, Programs & Sales |
| First Financial Bank | Scott Poling | Commercial Marketing Manager |
| Smithville | Paul Quick | President |
| Toyota Material Handling | Tony Miller | Sr. Vice President, Board Past Chair |
| Gold Level Members | ||
| AIM Media Indiana/The Republic | Bud Hunt | Vice President/Publisher |
| AXISCADES Inc. | Tushar Jambhulkar | Customer Relations Manager |
| Breeden, Inc. | Tara Board | Director of Brokerage Services |
| Centra Credit Union | Brad Davis | Chief Credit Officer, Board Chair |
| Duke Energy | Chip Orben | District Manager |
| Dunlap & Co., Inc. | Tom Dowd | Executive Vice-President, Board Treasurer |
| Elwood Staffing | Nick Seger | Chief Operating Officer |
| Force Construction Co., Inc. | Clayton Force | President |
| Georg Utz, Inc. | Michael Chiado | President |
| German American Bank | Scott Ballard | Commercial Banking Officer |
| Horizon Bank | Brittany Diebolt | VP Commercial Loan Officer II, Board Secretary |
| Jackson County Bank | Jeff Nolting | SVP, Chief Banking Officer |
| Johnson Ventures | Richard L. Johnson | President |
| LHP Engineering Solutions | Shen Macheel | Executive Admin / Business Development Manager |
| Louisville & Indiana Railroad | Kathleen Sackett | Director, Marketing & Sales |
| Milestone Contractors, LP | F.A. (Buck) Ritz | Business Development Rep. |
| Moravec Realty LLC | Jeff Logston | President (Blairex & Applied Labs) |
| NTN Driveshaft, Inc. | Barry Parkhurst | Vice President & CFO |
| Old National Bank | Jeanine Scheidler | Market President, Business Relations Manager |
| SIHO | John Sadtler | President & CEO |
| Taylor Bros. Construction | David Doup | President |
| The Phoenix/Falcon Companies | Scott Newlund | Vice President |
| Town of Edinburgh | Dan Cartwright | Town Manager |
| Vernet | Kurt Kushner | Vice President & General Manager |
| Ex-Officio Members | ||
| Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. | Dr. Jim Roberts | Superintendent |
| Camp Atterbury/Muscatatuck | Bradley Fernstrom | Business Development Manager |
| Chamber of Commerce | Cindy Frey | President |
| Columbus Education Coalition | Kathy Oren | Executive Director |
| Columbus Municipal Airport | Brian Payne | Airport Director |
| Heritage Fund | Tracy Souza | President & CEO |
| IUPUC | Melissa Fairbanks | Director, Center for Business & Economic Development |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Dr. Steven Combs | Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs |
| Purdue Polytechnic | Joe Fuehne | Director and Associate Professor |
| Silver Board Members | ||
| Agresta, Storms & O'Leary, PC | Rita Wilder | Partner |
| AT&T Indiana | Matt Long | Director External & Legislative Affairs |
| CenterPoint Energy | Brian Gildea | Economic Development Mgr., North |
| Central Sheet Metal | Nash Johnson | Vice President, Project Manager |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components LLC | Sheri Redelman | VP, Human Resources |
| Deem, LLC | Tom Zupancic | Vice President |
| Gaylor Electric, Inc. | Jon Endris | Operations Manager |
| Kenny Glass Inc. | Dave Bush | General Manager |
| Kramer Furniture & Cabinet | Polly Kramer | President |
| Overhead Door of South Central Indiana | Chuck Wells | President & Owner |
| PMG Corporation | Don Gesick | President & CEO |
| Russell Development Company | Brian Russell | President |
| Shelby Materials | Curt Wheeler | Sales |
| Sunright America | Taizo Watanabe | President |
| Tsune America | Mike Riebl | President |
| Bronze Level Members | ||
| Blue & Company | Sara Jacobi | Director |
| Copperfield Development LLC | Steve Booher | President |
| Cornerstone Environmental Health & Safety Inc. | Mark Miller | President |
| Don R. Scheidt & Co. Inc. | Jon Scheidt | Principal |
| HRC Roofing & Sheet Metal | Tom Hinshaw | Owner |
| Kamic Corp. | Nobu Nakajima | VP/Treasurer |
| OSR Inc. | Kenny Canfield | Vice President |
| Pieper Real Estate Service Inc. | Ken Kaiser | President |
| Rightway Fasteners | Wade Klingler | Director of Administration |
| Scheidt Commercial Realty, LLC | Randy Scheidt | Owner |
| Southern Roofing | Tracey Day | Secretary/Treasurer |
| Vision Hotel Partners, LLC DBA Hotel Indigo | Tim Dora | Owner |