High Tech: Growing Companies

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216-397-1657
7890 Summerset Drive
Walton Hills, OH 44146

Chris Melkonian, the CEO and founder of Midwest MicroDevices, says if you don't know too much about micro-electro mechanical systems, or MEMs, that's OK. He thinks you will soon enough.

419-241-6963
329 N. 14th St.
Toledo, OH 43604

ARCOS originated as a custom software company in 1993 in Mitch McLeod's basement. Little did he know that a one-off software request would eventually propel the Columbus-based firm into 23 states.

614-396-5500
445 Hutchinson Ave., Suite 700
Columbus, OH 43235

In a competitive industry where it's hard to keep your footing, MilAIR has developed and manufactured cooling units for military use since 2006.

513-576-0123
501 TechneCenter Drive, Suite B
Milford, OH 45150

M.O.M. Tools' founders have designed the high-tech version of a better mouse trap with a "Dual-Head" punch for metal fabrication that aims to increase efficiency and profitability in high volume, precision manufacturing.

216-295-9442
3645 Warrensville Center Road, Suite 211
Cleveland, OH 44120

SignTrak has developed user friendly software that cuts down on headaches and errors in the alcohol beverage industry's sign selling process.

800-513-9194
2943 Riverside Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45226

Global Neighbor is an eco-conscious lawn and garden product company working to put the Green back into lawn care.

937-285-0990
2000 Composite Drive
Dayton, OH 45420

Athens-based Sunpower soon could see its super-efficient engine technology blast into the heavens though a partnership with NASA.

740-594-2221
182 Mill St.
Athens, OH 45701

Ice on your car's windshield is a seasonal nuisance, removed with elbow grease and a plastic scraper. Ice on an airplane is much more serious.

440-951-4744
1625 Lost Nation Road
Willoughby, OH 44094

Melody Management is helping music artists to get seen, get heard and get paid. Sound like a pitch from a giant record label? Not so fast.

118 Graceland Blvd., Suite 308
Columbus, OH 43214

Disney, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Advance Auto Parts know what's hot; all have tapped Youngstown's SenSource to count "people traffic" through thermal imaging technology.

800-239-1226
3890 Oakwood Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44515

In the middle of Preble County, surrounded by the small town of Eaton and the cornfields beyond, stands an anomaly: Silfex.

937-472-3311
950 S. Franklin St.
Eaton, OH 45320

Innotech Products Ltd., of Cincinnati, is known to scores of soldiers and survivalists as the Heater Meals company, but recently has begun offering a self-heating beverage kit.

1-800-503-4483
311 Northland Blvd.
Cincinnati, OH 45246

While recent economic woes have forced a number of established businesses to shutter, one long-lived Ohio manufacturer is thriving through innovation.

800-848-4930
15441 Scioto-Darby Road
Mt. Sterling, OH 43143

A former marketer, Jack Berlekamp formed Pallas Systems to take advantage of knowledge garnered as a contractor for the armed forces, where workers handled specialized electronic instruments out in the field.

937-523-0066
P.O. Box 27
Springfield, OH 45501