2005 Greater Cincinnati 100

PY Rank 2004 CY Rank 2005 Years in 100 Company Name Web Address Date Founded FY End Top Executive1 Top Executive 2 Top Executive 3 Headquartered city/town Headquartered county  Published
2003 Revenue 
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2004 Revenue 
Primary business  Business Description Family Owned Current employees Prior Year Employees Employees in Cincinnati 
1 1 19 The Drees Company  www.dreeshomes.com 1928 31-Mar David G. Drees Ralph A. Drees   Fort Mitchell Kenton, Kentucky   810,277,220      969,451,409 Construction/Real Estate' Single Family and Multi-Family homebuilder Yes 1003 1000 636
5 2 18 CONTECH Construction Products Inc.  www.contech-cpi.com 1986 30-Jun Patrick M. Harlow     West Chester Butler, Ohio   558,000,000      791,000,000 Construction/Real Estate' Nation's largest provider of site development solutions for the public, commercial and residential markets. No 1909 1819 210
3 3 22 Columbia Sussex Corporation and Affiliates www.columbiasussex.com 1972 31-Dec William J. Yung III     Fort Mitchell Kenton, Kentucky   593,000,000      787,000,000 Construction/Real Estate' Owner, operator and developer of hotels, resorts and casinos. Yes 10,950 full and part-time employees 10,240 full and part-time employees 240
  4   Castellini Company www.castellinicompany.com 1896 31-Dec Robert H. Castellini     Cincinnati Hamilton, Ohio   700,500,000      752,000,000 Distribution The Castellini Company is one of the leading food distributors in the Country as well as offers a proud tradition of loyalty, innovation and industry involvement. Yes 1,964 1,527 1684
2 5 19 Joseph Auto Group www.josephauto.com 1938 31-Dec Ronald G. Joseph     Cincinnati Hamilton, Ohio   602,500,000      609,000,000 Automotive Sales & Service of Automobiles Yes 831 835 740
6 6 5 Cornerstone Brands Inc. www.cornerstonebrands.com 1995 31-Jan John Schaefer     West Chester Butler, Ohio   504,000,000      605,000,000 Retail Direct Marketing & Multi channel retailer serving high end customers No 1500 1400 750
8 7 21 United Dairy Farmers  www.udfInc.com 1940 31-Dec Alan B. Lindner     Norwood Hamilton, Ohio  DND   DND  Retail Manufacturer and Distributor of milk, ice cream and other products to Company owned and operated Convenience Stores and third party grocers Yes 2107 2144 1300
  8   Sunny Delight Beverages Co. www.sunnyd.com 2004 31-Dec Billy Cyr     Blue Ash Hamilton, Ohio   550,000,000      560,000,000 Distribution A Leading Provider of Consumer Beverages No 600 600 65
4 9 22 Jeff Wyler Automotive Family Inc.  www.wyler.com 1973 31-Dec Jeffrey L. Wyler     Batavia Clermont, Ohio  DND   DND  Automotive None provided Yes 825 875 600
7 10 22 Standard Textile Co. Inc.  www.standardtextile.com 1940 31-Dec Gary Heiman     Reading Hamilton, Ohio  DND   DND  Manufacturing Developer and manufacturer of multiple use textiles and apparel for the hospitality, healthcare and institutional marketplaces No 2230 2200 300
21 11 20 Lykins Companies Inc  www.Lykinscompanies.com 1948 31-Dec Donald F. Lykins     Milford Clermont, Ohio   237,536,000      464,736,000 Retail wholesale and retail sales of petroleum products, including petroleum transportation and convenience store retail sales  Yes 212 171 193
13 12 13 CBS Personnel Holdings Inc.  www.cbscompanies.com 1970 31-Dec Frederick L. Kohnke     Cincinnati Hamilton, Ohio   293,000,000      441,000,000 Service Full service provider of human resource staffing solutions, permanent and professional placements, and the provider of employee process outsourcing solutions via our PEO division.  No 860 440 135
10 13 22 Kenwood Dealer Group Inc.  www.Cincyautos.com 1975 31-Dec Robert C. Reichert     Deerfield Twp. Warren, Ohio    401,503,529      416,358,755 Automotive Retail automobile sales and service Yes 725 715 725
9 14 22 Messer Construction Co.  www.messer.com 1932 30-Sep Thomas M. Keckeis Peter S. Strange   Cincinnati Hamilton, Ohio   404,094,000      405,715,000 Construction/Real Estate' Messer Construction Co. is a full-service commercial construction manager, design-builder, general contractor, program manager, and developer.  We are a company of builders, with more than 700 construction leaders and innovators.  Our long-term, sustainab No 735 700 350
11 15 22 Griffin Industries Inc. www.griffinind.com 1943 31-Dec John M. Griffin     Cold Spring Campbell, Kentucky   380,000,000      400,000,000 Manufacturing Manufacturer of feed ingredients to agri-business and pet food markets Yes 1176 1400 100
12 16 20 Performance Automotive Network  www.performanceautoplex.com 1971 31-Dec Michael L. Dever     Fairfield Butler, Ohio   360,000,000      371,831,203 Automotive Retail automotive sale, service & automotive Yes 633 450 435
30 17 3 Cohen Brothers Inc. www.cohenbrothersinc.com 1924 30-Jun Ken Cohen Wilbur Cohen   Middletown Butler, Ohio   182,000,000      341,000,000 Manufacturing Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal processing and brokerage Yes 280 260 140
14 18 22 Belcan Corporation  www.belcan.com 1958 31-Dec Ralph G. Anderson     Blue Ash Hamilton, Ohio   247,000,000      311,000,000 Service Full-service engineering, design & build, application technology, procurement, information technology, technical and temporary staffing, and multimedia services Yes 4500 4000 1500
26 19 22 Hickman, Williams & Company www.hickmanwilliams.com 1891   Paul C. Kjelstrom     Cincinnati Hamilton, Ohio   198,000,000      293,000,000 Distribution SALES AGENTS OF METALS AND MINERALS TO THE FOUNDRY AND STEEL INDUSTRY. No 108 114 11
19 20 21 ENERFAB Inc.  www.enerfab.com 1901 30-Sep Dave F. Herche Wendell R. Bell   Cincinnati Hamilton, Ohio   245,000,000      283,000,000 Manufacturing Same as last year Yes 2500 2000 600
15 21 8 Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc.  www.rumpke.com 1988 30-Jun William J. Rumpke, Sr.     Colerain Twp. Hamilton, Ohio  DND   DND  Service Specializes in residential, commercial and industrial waste recycling services.   Yes 1907 1830 820
20 22 8 Champion Window Manufacturing  www.championwindow.com 1953 31-Dec Bernard Barbash Edward Levine   Sharonville Hamilton, Ohio   242,800,000      280,300,000 Manufacturing Manufacture, sales, installation of vinyl windows, siding, patio doors, entry doors, basement living systems Yes 2100 2000 500
17 23 22 totes Isotoner Corporation  www.totes-isotoner.com   31-Jul Douglas P. Gernert     West Chester Butler, Ohio   260,000,000      280,000,000 Distribution Marketer and distributor of cold weather accessories, rain products and slippers No 1300 1300 500
23 24 2 AmeriStop  www.ameristop.com 1967 31-Dec Don Bloom     Cold Spring Campbell, Kentucky   231,000,000      261,000,000 Retail Convenience store operator and franchisor under the brands of AmeriStop, Shell, Exxon, and BP No 450 438 310
16 25 14 F & W Publications Inc.  www.fwpublications.com 1913 31-Dec David Steward     Sycamore Twp. Hamilton, Ohio  DND   DND  Other Publisher and marketer of special interest magazines, books, book clubs, conferences and shows targeting consumer hobby and enthusiast categories No 917 900 224
22 26 22 Jake Sweeney Automotive Inc.  www.jakesweeney.com     Jacob B. Sweeney Jr.       Hamilton, Ohio   235,000,000      241,400,000 Automotive Automotive Retail Sales and Service Yes 400 400 400
25 27 16 Fischer Homes  www.fischerhomes.com 1980 31-Dec Robert Hawksley Henry Fischer   Crestview Hills Kenton, Kentucky   199,116,000      221,273,000 Construction/Real Estate' Residential Construction Yes 378 337 416
66* 28 2 Hills  www.hillscommunities.com; www.invernesshomesohio.com 1958 31-Dec Stephen Guttman Allan Goldstein  Louis Goldstein Blue Ash Hamilton, Ohio  DND   DND  Construction/Real Estate' Develops land, builds and sells single family and condominium homes, owns & manages apartment communities and commercial properties Yes 325 297 163
31 29 12 Beechmont Motors       William F. Wueste Jr     Anderson Twp. Hamilton, Ohio   179,349,930      212,132,997 Automotive Franchised Automotive Sales and Service Yes 410 378 380
18 30 22 Baker Concrete Construction  www.bakerconcrete.com 1968 31-Mar Daniel L. Baker     Monroe Butler, Ohio    248,000,000      211,000,000 Construction/Real Estate' None provided Yes 1700 1500 800
28 31 21 John R. Jurgensen Company  www.jrjnet.com 1955 31-Dec James P. Jurgensen     Sharonville Hamilton, Ohio  DND   DND  Construction/Real Estate' Heavy highway asphalt paving contractor and construction material manufacturer Yes 800 750 800
29 32 18 Budco Group Inc.   1949 31-Dec Otto M. Budig, Jr. George J. Budig   Cincinnati Hamilton, Ohio   187,946,000      200,119,000 Service The same as in previous publications. Yes 1,755 1,796 28
27 33 22 Corporex Companies www.corporex.com 1965   William P. Butler     Covington Kenton, Kentucky  DND   DND  Construction/Real Estate' Multi-disciplined investment company Yes 1050 1000 500
32 34 4 ELS HR Solutions  www.elshr.com 1989   Ronald E. Heineman     Union Twp. Clermont, Ohio  DND   DND  Service National Human Resource outsourcing company No 8000 8000 DND
  35   Pro Mach Inc.  www.promachinc.com 1998 31-Dec John W. Paxton     Loveland Clermont, Ohio   137,000,000      161,000,000 Manufacturing Packaging machinery manufacturer No 850 800 10
44 36 3 BlueStar  www.bluestarinc.com 1957 31-Dec Stephen G. Cuntz     Florence Boone, Kentucky   113,435,045      148,270,672 Distribution Distributor of specialty electronics No 145 115 120
38 37 5 Ampac Packaging LLC  www.ampaconline.com 2001 31-Dec John Q. Baumann     Sharonville Hamilton, Ohio   125,610,000      147,162,000 Manufacturing Diversified flexible packaging company No 700 600 250
45 38 15 Hawkstone Associates Inc.     31-Dec Ronald H. Wittekind     Harrison Hamilton, Ohio   112,000,000      147,000,000 Distribution Wholesale and retail distributer of petroleum products Yes 75 90 220
34 39 18 The Habegger Corporation www.habeggercorp.com 1952   John H. Dorr Fred Habegger    Sharonville Hamilton, Ohio   133,000,000      143,000,000 Distribution Wholesale distributor of heating & cooling products Yes 252 250 120
39 40 14 Clarke Power Services Inc. www.clarkedda.com 1964 31-Dec Mark M. Andreae     Sharonville Hamilton, Ohio   123,632,952      139,624,722 Distribution Provides support and service for Detroit Diesel engines and Allison transmissions and assembles diesel-powered driver systems for the fire protection industry Yes 366 289 105
37 41 4 Mark Williams Dealer Group  www.beechmontford.com and www.montgomeryford.com   31-Dec Mark Williams     Union Twp. Clermont, Ohio  DND   DND  Automotive Retail Automotive Yes 210 200 210
36 42 22 Aurora Casket Company  www.auroracasket.com   31-Dec William E. Barrott, III     Aurora Dearborn, Indiana   130,000,000      130,000,000 Manufacturing Manufacturer and distributer of metal and hardwood burial caskets Yes 900 870 550
41 43 17 Miami Systems Corporation www.miamisystems.com 1926 31-Dec Samuel L. Peters     Blue Ash Hamilton, Ohio  DND   DND  Manufacturing Solutions in Print & Electronic Documents No 900 950 250
43 44 3 Empower MediaMarketing  www.empowermm.com 1985 31-Dec Brian McHale     Cincinnati Hamilton, Ohio  DND   DND  Service Media planning, research, consulting and buying services Yes 114 96 108
35 45 21 Sabin Robbins Paper Company  www.sabinrobbins.com 1884 31-Oct Thomas H. Roberts     West Chester Butler, Ohio  DND   DND  Distribution Paper wholesaler/converter No 270 270 20
42 46 21 LaRosa's Inc.  www.larosas.com 1954 31-Dec T.D. Hughes     Cincinnati Hamilton, Ohio   111,570,092      121,153,709 Retail Chain of neighborhood pizzerias Yes 1500 1450 DND
46 47 22 Towne Properties  www.towneprop.com 1961 31-Dec Neil K. Bortz Marvin Rosenberg   Cincinnati Hamilton, Ohio   110,000,000      120,000,000 Construction/Real Estate' Real estate development and management No 750 700 500
48 48 13 The Bistro Group  www.bistrogroup.com 1989 Last Monday in December James Rieger     Columbia Twp. Hamilton, Ohio   103,647,000      111,295,000 Retail Restaurants Yes 1400 1500 900
50 49 11 Storopack Inc.  www.storopackinc.com 1978 31-Dec John D. Mellott     West Chester Butler, Ohio     99,000,000      107,000,000 Manufacturing Converter and distributor of packaging materials Yes 279 313 65
  50   Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate Inc.  www.anderson-realestate.com 1978 31-Dec Jeffrey R. Anderson     Norwood Hamilton, Ohio  DND   DND  Construction/Real Estate' Real estate developer specializing in leasing, development, construction and management of commercial property Yes 52 52 49
51 51 8 Remke Markets Inc.  www.remkes.com 1897   Eric Rabe William R. Remke   Erlanger Boone, Kentucky  DND   DND  Retail Neighborhood grocery stores, pharmacies, wine & tomacco stores No 650 650  
88 52 2 Total Quality Logistics Inc.  www.totalqualitylogistics.com 1997 31-Dec Ken Oaks Ryan Legg   Milford Clermont, Ohio     52,000,000      101,000,000 Service Third party logistics provider No