Jobs: Growing Companies

299 E. Sixth St
Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati, OH

Chill Shaved Ice, which launched at Findlay Market in summer 2011, has become the first food vendor incorporated into Krohn Conservatory's annual Butterfly Show this spring.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Five months ago, David Johnson and his wife Estelle McNair started a branding company together. Today, Johnson-McNair is beginning to gain traction and serve clients all over the country.

602 Main Street
Suite 2
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Charlie Hall’s first job after getting a degree in finance from Miami University, was selling copiers in Chicago. His boss told him he had to make 50 cold calls a day to keep his job. After six months, Hall got fired. Two days after he got fired, Spring Valley, a bottle watered distribution company that had been one of his cold calls, offered him a job.

10341 Julian Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45215

Coffee Emporium has been open since 1973, but current owners Tony Tausch and Eileen Schwab purchased the Hyde Park-based business in 1996. Since then, Tausch has expanded the company and now provides coffee for dozens of cafes around the area, as well as six of his own.
 

110 E. Central Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Four long-time friends and a bar in Chicago created the impetus for what is now a business that operates nine bars in the Cincinnati area, with plans for more soon.

941 Pavillion Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

David Brecount and Mark Miller started US Digital Partners with a bold vision: they wanted to embrace the way the internet was changing business interaction and help Cincinnati companies develop and market their brands.

311 Elm Street
Cincinnati , Ohio 45202

Using pure ingredients and plenty of passion, Queen City Cookies owner Peggy Shannon continues to build a sweet and savory empire, one gorgeous bite at a time. From specialty cookie sales in local shops to her own storefront in Findlay Market, Shannon continues to expand her reach. Now her cookies are available at Whole Foods in Rookwood and online through Sur la Table, with more outlets on the way.

Cincinnati, Ohio

What started as a social enterprise for Easter Seals Work Resource Center turned into much more. After a year of research on deconstruction and reuse centers, Jerry Janszen presented his business plan, won an award, and now runs Building Value. Building Value deconstructs buildings and saves up to 85 percent of what would otherwise be demolished and put in a landfill.

4040 Spring Grove Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio 45223

Based in the Hamilton County Business Center in Norwood, JYSproductions has resources like those found in New York or L.A. But Cincinnati offers greater visibility because the film production field is less crowded.

1776 Mentor Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45212

Cincinnati-born Copper Mountain Beverages developed and sells Hot2Go, a packaged latte that has real milk, is ready to heat and drink and tastes as good as more expensive coffee beverages.

1776 Mentor Ave., Suite 250
Cincinnati , Ohio 45212

Great Plains converts camelina, an oilseed crop similar to canola and in the same family as the mustard seed, into a biodiesel fuel that can be used in cars, trucks and jets.

1 Enfield Street
Cincinnati, OH 45218