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Mason Matters April / May 2013

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AssureRx Health, Inc., a personalized medicine company that specializes in helping physicians determine the right drug for individual patients suffering from neuropsychiatric and other disorders, relocated its Mason headquarters to tenant space at Mason Community Center and Mason Municipal Center.

Rhinestahl Corporation, a Mason supplier of aerospace tooling and high-tech machining expertise, more than doubled the size of its Advanced Machining Group when it moved into a building on Western Row Road, just a few miles away from their Mason headquarters.

Empire Foods, one of the grocery industry’s expert companies in perishable merchandising, announced in 2012 that it will build a manufacturing and packing plant on a 22-acre parcel in Lakewood Commerce Center in Mason.

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Innovation Leads To Job Growth

nnovation is a new way of approaching an old problem. It’s outside-the-box thinking and attitude that sends you down a more prosperous path. In 2012, the City of Mason’s longstanding innovative attitude toward building business relationships and proactive collaborations resulted in outstanding business growth that is strengthening the economic climate and community of both Mason and the region. Locating and keeping these companies in Mason took innovation from the city to support the companies’ corporate visions for growth. City Council and staff have led the region in developing innovative ways to attract and retain companies that will benefit the city, the region, the workforce, and the economy. Using tools such as the Mason Port Authority, financial packages through partnerships with the state and the county, strategic agreements with local developers, and packaging wellness benefits through access to Mason Community Center and The Golf Center at Kings Island has had positive effects. “We’re all about innovative ways to be a collaborative business partner,” said Mason Mayor David F. Nichols. Business leaders are reacting favorably to

the city’s efforts. Rick Riccetti, co-founder, president and CEO of Seapine, said, “The City of Mason has helped us plan our growth strategy for the past several years. With so many options in the current economy, it was the incredible effort, support, and commitment by their team that really made the decision to expand here an easy one.” Sixty-five percent of the corporate base in Mason has expanded at least once in Mason. Thirty-three percent of the corporate base has expanded more than twice at their Mason location, and three of the top ten have expanded three to seven times. In 2011, 88% of new investment came from existing businesses. Between 2011 and 2012, these business partners invested $85 million into facilities in Mason, creating nearly 1,000 new jobs. “There is nothing more inspiring than to see a vision begin to become reality,” said Mayor Nichols, commenting at a recent business expansion. “We are on the cusp of something extraordinary in Mason as we see the focus and critical planning around creating a technology hub in Mason begin to come to fruition.”

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Seapine Software, Inc., an innovative international software development company, moved into their new technology headquarters on I-71 at Western Row Road after years of consistent growth in their previous Mason location.

Intelligrated recently celebrated the grand opening of an office expansion for automated material handling solutions. From left: City Manager Eric Hansen, Mayor David F. Nichols, Intelligrated’s President and COO Jim McCarthy and CEO Chris Cole, Council Member Barbara Berry-Spaeth, Vice Mayor Victor Kidd, and Economic Development Director Michele Blair.

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