The observation of some of the firms assissted:

“We appreciate all the Growth Council support from our first project of the Disa in 1983 to the help with our holding furnace loans in 1987 to our new office and pattern shop in 2006.”

James Gartland, Atlas Foundry

“Starting a business of my own was a very scary undertaking. However, the Growth Council helped make it so much smoother than I thought. The Growth Council helped me understand and complete all the government documents for starting a business and securing a property tax abatement from the City of Marion. Without the help of the Growth Council, it would have been an impossible undertaking”

Sandra Loer, Angel Coating Inc.

“Reinvesting in our business has allowed Precision Tool to grow. As a small business, everything that we can do to save money improves our competitive position. The Growth Council has been a wonderful tool in assisting in Precision Tool’s growth. The Growth Council has provided outstanding service, it has been a pleasure to work with the Growth Council.”

Greg Hearn, Precision Tool & Die

“Our firm has a fixed number of employees and days to develop new stores. We commit to those opportunities where we are most confident of success in order to maximize the number of new stores. When we came to your community, and the Growth Council came forward to help us make the project affordable and the planning, development and building departments were responsive, straight forward and helpful. We knew Marion was a place where we wanted to be and where we would be successful. Thanks again for the offer and thanks again for your assistance”

John Fergus, Fergus Companies

“We were looking for a way to help differentiate our company from the competition and offer increased value to our customers. We reviewed the capabilities of our existing businesses and looked for ways to vertically integrate them. With the help of Tim Eckerle and the Grant County Economic Growth Council, we were able to acquire the needed land to expand our plant. The new addition went up quickly, and we continue to pursue new opportunities to grow our business and add manufacturing jobs in Grant County.”

Ron Green, Twoson ESP

“Eastern Indiana WIFI was born from a need in our community. Most of Eastern Grant County did not have access to high speed internet, an essential element of economic development. Our vision started small, with expectations of service to a few businesses, and has grown to be much larger with the help of Tim Eckerle and the Growth Council. Tim helped secure a grant with Indiana Rural Development, and the Growth Council participated in a low interest loan along with Star Financial Bank. Our initial vision of our coverage area was maybe 25 square miles and has grown to encompass an area of over 240 square miles primarily in Grant County.”

Gregg and Randy Ballinger, Eastern Indiana WiFi

“The Growth Council has assisted American Woodmark with the state permitting for the building, i.e., making the introductions, and advised us on other contacts that were needed in order to get started. The Growth Council was further instrumental in gaining additional local tax abatement for our expansion project. The expansion will enable our facility to introduce new product lines, and it positions us very well to take on future growth”

Adam Riegle, American Woodmark