Companies

WILD Flavors

Founded in Germany in 1931, WILD Flavors is now one of the largest, privately-held ingredient suppliers to the food and beverage industry. In 1997, WILD completed a state-of-the-art research, development and production complex near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to serve as the headquarters for its American operations, a site that has seen dramatic growth since then.

1261 Pacific Avenue
Erlanger, Ky. 41018
859-342-3600

Cincom

Cincinnati-based Cincom is one of the oldest software businesses around. Several earlier companies helped invent the industry, but Cincom proved it could make money. Today, it has about 30 locations around the world and generates about 40 percent of its revenue in Europe, about 40 percent in the U.S., and 20 percent in the rest of the world, employing about 850.

55 Merchant St.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
513-612-2769

Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, IT + High Tech

Megen Construction

From one employee and one $350,000 project in the company’s first year, Megen Construction has grown to employ 57, posting revenue of more than $40 million. The firm, owned by a native of Nigeria, has been involved in many high-profile Greater Cincinnati projects, including the Fountain Square revitalization, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum and Great American Ball Park.

11130 Ashburn Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45240
513-742-9191

Advanced Engineering, Entrepreneurship

Multi-Color Corp.

Multi-Color Corp. is a growing innovator in the product labeling industry, an often-overlooked, but key component of consumer brand design. Cincinnati-based Multi-Color's high-tech labeling processes support more than 330 well-known consumer brands for more than 650 customers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central and South America.

50 E-Business Way
Sharonville, Ohio 45241
513-381-1480

Advanced Engineering, Architecture + Design, Consumer Research

Global Lead, LLC

Nearly 30 years ago, Janet Reid formed J.B. Reid and Associates, a marketing and management consulting firm. That firm is now called Global Lead and has grown to become an international consulting agency focusing on managment issues of diversity, inclusion and cross-cultural expertise, doing work in 22 countries.

11260 Chester Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
513-366-8344

Best Upon Request

Born in Cuba, Tillie Hidalgo-Lima escaped with her parents to find freedom in the United States. She now leads a growing concierge service, Best Upon Request, which has expanded to 38 offices in 14 states, handling a variety of chores for clients such as running errands, handling shipping and mailing, planning travel and helping around the house.

8170 Corporate Park
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
513-605-7800

Cincinnati, Jobs, Quality of Life, Talent

SparkPeople

Started in 2000, Cincinnati-based SparkPeople now claims 3.1 million unique visitors to its site, and says it is the one the most-visited health and medical sites, behind only WebMD, AOL Body and Weight Watchers.

4392 Marburg Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45209
513-241-6470

, Entrepreneurship, Quality of Life

I & Eye Productions

Four alums of Cincinnati TV station WKRC-TV (Channel 12) came together a few years ago and formed I & Eye Productions, a production studio that develops radio and television commercials, corporate videos and other multimedia and has quickly become one of the fastest-growing private companies in Greater Cincinnati.

5545 Madison Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
513-271-5909

Entrepreneurship, Film

FRCH Design Worldwide

The architects, designers, and graphics experts at FRCH Design Worldwide help retailers around the globe get the in-store brand experience just right. The result has been rapid growth, while at the same time maintaining a culture of satisfied employees.

311 Elm St., Suite 600
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
513-241-3000

Architecture + Design, Architecture + Design, BrandHUB, Cincinnati, Jobs, Move to Cincinnati, Quality of Life, Regionalism, Talent

AtriCure

AtriCure has developed less invasive and less technically challenging technologies for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation, a heart ailment that afflicts more than 2 million in the U.S. alone. The use of its surgical devices in other surgeries led to record revenue and growth in 2007.

6033 Schumacher Park Drive
West Chester, Ohio 45069
513-755-4100

, , Advanced Engineering, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship

Kendle International

Candace Kendle started Kendle International as a small, private start-up in 1981. Today, the firm employs about 3,000, is traded on the Nasdaq exchange, and does business in 90 countries.

441 Vine St.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
513-381-5550

, Entrepreneurship

General Cable Corp.

Based in Highland Heights, Kentucky, General Cable Corp. is looking to developing markets overseas for growth. General Cable is one of the largest manufacturers of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable for the energy, industrial, and communications markets. The firm completed four acquisitions in 2007 designed to bring it into growing international markets.

4 Tesseneer Drive
Highland Heights, Ky. 41076
859-572-8000

Advanced Energy, Advanced Engineering, Emerging Technology

Meridian Bioscience

Life sciences company Meridian Bioscience has seen its sales and profits jump by more than 30 percent in the first quarter of 2007 and the Cincinnati-based firm says the growth has come from a demand for quicker, more accurate diagnostic tests worldwide. Meridian develops, manufactures and sells a range of diagnostic test kits to hosptials and doctors offices, among others.

3471 River Hills Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45244
513-271-3700

, Emerging Technology

Strata-G

In 1994, Jeff Eberlein and Tony Magliano purchased a six-employee graphic design shop and christened it “Strata-G Communications.” Over the last fourteen years they have grown the business to its current ranking as one of Cincinnati’s largest advertising agencies, with more than 60 employees, topped by 20 percent growth in 2007.

250 W. Court St., Suite 400
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
513-381-8855

Architecture + Design, Entrepreneurship, PR, Marketing + Advertising

Architectural Group International

Sales at Architectural Group International have grown exponentially, causing the firm to move out of its original headquarters and into a former department store that it has renovated using green-design principles.

15 W. Seventh St.
Covington, Ky. 41011
859-261-5400

Architecture + Design

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