As Gayston continues to grow in several key business segments it's critical that we develop a strong team to ensure that this growth is successful, profitable and in line with our mission. With those goals in mind, we recognize the vital importance of a healthy Quality Management System. Gayston is very pleased to announce the recent addition of Chris Cornelius to our team as Director of Quality. Chris will lead the existing quality team and have overall responsibility for the management and improvement of Gayston's Quality System. From customer communication, process and product documentation, internal auditing and continuous improvement, Chris will play a pivotal role in ensuring that as we grow, we protect our customers. Chris has a strong background in Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing and has previously held key positions at major automotive and consumer product organizations. This background and expertise will serve our company well and we are thrilled to welcome him to our team.
Dayton Daily News Article
Deal brings 100 jobs to Miamisburg Gayston has been in Springboro since 1987.
By Nick Blizzard
Staff Writer
MIAMISBURG —
A company promising to bring nearly 100 jobs and a $4 million payroll expects to relocate this year to Miamisburg ’s second largest industrial facility, which has been vacant since 2010.
The Gayston Corp.’s decision to obtain the former Dayton Superior Corp. site to accommodate expansion is an unusual one that will give the downtown area a boost, said Chris Fine, Miamisburg development director.
“It’s an older industrial space,” Fine said of the 180,000 square foot site at 721 Richard St., where Gayston plans to move from leased space at 200 Advanced Drive in Springboro. “Places all over the region have trouble getting these spaces filled.”
Gayston has 70 employees in Springboro, where it has been located since 1987. It plans to add at least 25 jobs within three years, documents show.
The Miamisburg facility was initially constructed in the 1950s, and buildings were added in the ’60s and ’70s, Fine said, but it has been idle for more than four years.
While Gayston’s Springboro site was built in this century, the Miamisburg location was picked because it is “about three times the size” of its current site, said Chuck Gochenouer, the company’s chief financial officer.
The $1.8 million move by Gayston, a precision machining and metals manufacturer, will include $50,000 from Miamisburg and $150,000 in funds from the Montgomery County Economic Development and Government Equity (ED/GE) program, documents show.
Miamisburg’s city council is expected to pass legislation tonight to allow the city to provide Gayston with those funds.
“Gayston represents a tremendous opportunity for the city,” according to the city’s ED/GE application. “They plan to be the owner occupant of the property that has been vacant for several years. They are a solid business with a diverse product offering, and they have a large employee base with plans to grow. This is an usual, but very welcome, scenario for the city relative to older industrial buildings in town.”
The business focuses on aluminum fabrication, finishing and assembly for a variety of industries, but is looking to branch out, according to its website. Part of that growth, records show, are two recent military contracts.
This year “we have been awarded two major contracts from the department of defense with manufacturing to begin July…,” according to a letter by Gochenouer in the ED/GE application.
The company has been working to prepare the Richard Street site. Gochenouer said he expects Gayston to move by November.
“We’re still a long way away,” he said. “But we’re making strides every day.”
Much of the work has included demolition and infrastructure renovation, Gochenouer said.
Gayston Recipient of Montgomery County Grant!
Montgomery County approves grants for 8 companies to create 307 new job
Several companies have received incentives to grow business in the area thanks to grants from Montgomery County that are expected to create 307 new jobs for the region.
The county’s economic development program board, ED/GE, approved incentives for eight companies looking to grow in Dayton, totaling about $1.1 million in funds.
Topping the requests, $500,000 was granted for the construction of a new operations center for PSA Airlines Inc. at Dayton International Airport. That project will create 42 jobs for the company with a new 6,900-square-foot operations center and pave the way for another 69,000 square foot maintenance hangar. This comes as the company has boosted employment locally by nearly 150 in six months and now has more than 600 employees in Dayton.
Related: PSA Airlines growing in Dayton
Most of the other projects received funding, some at lower amounts than had been requested. DBJ has put together articles on each company’s expansion plans here:
Among the amounts funded:
- $150,000 to Dayton Molded Urethanes for its project to add 25,000 square feet to its facility and add 80 jobs;
- $150,000 to Gayston Corp. for its $1.9 million move to 721 Richard St. in Miamisburg, which will bring 95 jobs into the county;
- $100,000 to Prime Time Party Rental for its $2.1 million move from Moraine to West Carrollton that will shift 67 jobs and create another 33 as it grows into new markets;
- $80,000 to restore the Rohrer & Christian Building in Germantown where Point Source Inc. hopes to move, and double in size from 11 workers to 23;
- $50,000 to support Lunarline Inc.’s intent to build a new cybersecurtity office at Miami Valley Research Park in Kettering with 30 jobs;
- $50,000 for Manufactured Assemblies Corp. to add 14,000 square feet to its space in Stonequarry Crossings, retaining 90 jobs and adding 35; and
- $25,000 for Integrated Procurement Technologies to expand its Vandalia distribution center with a 5,000 add-on and several new jobs.
Three requests weren’t funded — Elizabeth Place Holdings LLC had sought $500,000 to help with a $2.8 million project to renovate Elizabeth Place to attract tenants while a $40,000 request to help fund a study to redevelop the area around the Dayton Mall was refused.
Premier Health’s $28 million expansion project at Good Samaritan North was turned down at the meeting last month because officials say they tend not to fund health care-related projects with ED/GE dollars. The hospital says it won’t alter its time line.