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 | |
| Cummins Inc. | Miranda Fox | Director – Americas Real Estate Leader, Global Integrated Services – Facilities |
| Diamond Level Members | ||
| Bartholomew Co. Commissioners | Larry Kleinhenz | County Commissioner |
| Bartholomew County Council | Laura DeDomenic | 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 | Tony Gambaiani | SVP, President South Central IN |
| Smithville | Cullen McCarty | Executive Vice President |
| Toyota Material Handling | Tony Miller | Sr. Vice President, Board Vice Chairman |
| Gold Level Members | ||
| AIM Media Indiana/The Republic | Bud Hunt | Vice President/Publisher |
| Breeden, Inc. | Mark A. Pratt | President |
| Centra Credit Union | Brad Davis | Chief Credit Officer, Board Treasurer |
| Duke Energy | Chip Orben | District Manager |
| Dunlap & Co., Inc. | Tom Dowd | Executive Vice-President |
| Elwood Staffing | Nick Seger | Chief Operating Officer |
| Force Construction Co., Inc. | Clayton Force | President |
| German American Bank | Scott Ballard | Commercial Banking Officer, Board Chairman |
| Horizon Bank | Brittany Diebolt | VP Commercial Loan Officer II |
| 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, Board Past Chair |
| Old National Bank | Scott Poling | Market President |
| SIHO | Doug Fauth | VP & General Counsel, Board Secretary |
| Taylor Bros. Construction | David Doup | President |
| The Phoenix/Falcon Companies | Scott Newlund | Vice President |
| Vernet | Kurt Kushner | Vice President & General Manager |
| Ex-Officio Members | ||
| Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. | Dr. Jim Roberts | Superintendent |
| Camp Atterbury/Muscatatuck | Erin Anderson | AMCCO Community Outreach Director |
| 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 | ||
| AK Tube LLC | Sheri Redelman | VP, Human Resources |
| AT&T Indiana | Jim Tackett | Executive Director External Affairs |
| Deem, LLC | Tom Prather | Account Manager |
| Gaylor Electric, Inc. | Mike Kern | Vice President |
| Kemper CPA Group | John Bushouse | Partner |
| Kenny Glass Inc. | Dave Bush | General Manager |
| 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 | Keiji Nomura | President |
| Tsune America | Kent Anderson | General Manager |
| Vectren Energy Delivery | Brian Gildea | Economic Development Mgr., North |
| Bronze Level Members | ||
| Blue & Company | Sara Jacobi | Director |
| Central Sheet Metal | Keith Johnson | |
| Copperfield Development LLC | Steve Booher | President |
| Cornerstone Environmental H & S | Mark Miller | President |
| Destination – A Travel Agency | Nan Russell | Travel Agent |
| 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 |
| RATIO Architects | Brock Roseberry | President |
| Rightway Fasteners | Wade Klingler | Director of Administration |
| Southern Roofing | Tracey Day | Secretary/Treasurer |
| Vision Hotel Partners, LLC DBA Hotel Indigo | Tim Dora | Owner |