ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
OF WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA
Annual Board Meeting Minutes
Monday, May 2, 2016
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:

Barrett, Clark, Elzemeyer, Frame, Green, Jackson, Russell, Upchurch,Warner, Witte

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:

Cohen, Parker

STAFF PRESENT:

Shaffer, Doty, Henry, Geres

GUESTS PRESENT:
Ahaus, Kevin
Allen, Michael
Alyea, Katie
Asher, MarciAtkins, Gunty
Barrett, Larry
Bontrager, Ben
Borgsdorf, Doug
Breeck, Jerry
Brown, BillBurns, Denny
Butters, Mary Anne
Catey, Mike
Clark, Kyle
Cruz-Uribe, Kathryn
Drook, WillDubbs, Darin
Gordon, Darrell
Groth, Norene
Guiley, BrettGutzwiller, Harold
Haist, MelodyHarris, WilliamHays, RobertHeiny, Pat
Jeffers, Jeff
Johnson, Sherrilyn
Kates, Gene
Kenworthy, Mindy
Kleer, Garry
Matney, Melissa
Mays, Angie

McCollough, John
Meredith, John
Miller, Mike
Murray, Rebecca
Oakerson, Trevor
Oler, Ron
Oler Holthouse,Amy
Owens, Mike
Passmore, John
Poinsett, Kimberly
Quinn, Phil
Raatz, Jeff
Ray, Valerie
Richardson, Bruce
Scholer, Shaun

Schultz, Austin
Sheridan, Jeff
Shuey, Mickey
Sileo, Daniel
Soukup, Mark
Sowders, Jeremy
Sowers, GeorgeSpeessen, Jodie
Thomas, Mary Jo
Thurlow, Kim
Troutwine, Jason
Vance, WilliamVance, Melissa
Wandersee, DanWeaver, BobZick, SteveCALL TO ORDER
Board Chair Witte called the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Corporationof Wayne County, Indiana to order at 4:04 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2016, at Forest Hills Country Club inRichmond, Indiana.
The meeting started off with Renee Doty asking everyone to wave as she took photographs and Phil Quinn,of OnVine Media, taped everyone for social media marketing.
Next, Paul Witte introduced the staff and board of directors.
2015 REVIEW
Past Chair Lee Elzemeyer reviewed 2015 including Shaffer’s recognition of being selected as one of the
top 50 economic developers in the nation, the frugality of the staff over the year, the work done towards
becoming a Certified Work Ready Community, the 300+ new and retained jobs at an average wage of$20/hour for the various projects the EDC partnered on last year, as well as the $27M in private
investment from these companies.

2016 OVERVIEW
Current Chair Paul Witte reviewed 2015 and 2016 to date and spoke on plans for the coming year. Hespoke on welcoming Israeli company Omen Casting who plans to invest $16M and create 100 new jobs by2020; the work being done to secure Heartland Pet Food, formerly Project Dove; the new talent website
for job seekers in the works; participation in the regional planning district EIRPC as requested of thestrategic plan; the updated website; the creation of the Manager of Existing Business and Education andthe work Henry has done; internal projects including the implementation of the proposal generator andMicrosoft Dynamics CRM project management software; and he also recognized Shaffer’s selection as oneof the top 50 economic developers in the nation, noting the testament to the staff as well.
RECOGNITION OF PAST CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS
Witte presented Elzemeyer with a token of the EDC’s appreciation for serving as board chair last year.
Then both Witte and Elzemeyer presented Brett Guiley and John Meredith with tokens of the EDC’s
appreciation for their service on the board, both as outgoing board members. Bill Quigg, who wasunable to attend the meeting, was also honored as an outgoing board member.
Lee Elzemeyer was appointed the EDC Board of Directors in 2012 by the Wayne County Commissioners.
Lee was re-appointed for a second term in 2015. During his tenure on the board he has served on theFinance, Executive, and Marketing Committees, serving as treasurer of the board in 2013 and 2014,serving as chair of the board in 2015, and finally serving as immediate past chair in 2016.
Brett Guiley was appointed to the EDC board in 2010. He served two consecutive three-year terms
representing Richmond Common Council. Brett was a member of the Marketing and Communication
Committee during both terms and served as chair of that committee in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, Brettwas elected secretary of the board and served on the Executive Committee.
John Meredith was appointed to the EDC by Wayne County Council. John served a three-year term
beginning in 2013. He was a member of the Marketing and Communication Committee during his termon the board. John also enthusiastically hosted the EDC’s annual staff retreats.
Bill Quigg served on the EDC board from 2014 to 2015 representing the Wayne County Area Chamber ofCommerce. During his time on the board Bill was a member of the Industrial Park Committee.
COMPANY RECOGNITIONS
Valerie Shaffer recognized and presented an appreciation award to the following companies and theirrepresentatives and thanked them for their investment in Wayne County in 2015:
Ahaus Tool and Engineering, Inc. – Kevin Ahaus, President and Jeff Sheridan, Vice President
 Investment – $676,750
 Jobs – 11
 EDIT Grant – $22,000
Contract Industrial Tooling, Inc. – Mike Catey, Vice President
 Investment – $325,000
 Jobs – 10
 EDIT Grant – $12,000
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. – Sherrilyn Johnson, Plant Manager and William Vance, Operations Manager
 Investment – 556,000
 Jobs – 8

 EDIT Grant – $10,000
Innomark Communications – Steve Zick, EVP Graphics Operations and John McCollough, EVP of Finance Investment – $1,450,000
 Jobs – 33 new, 17 retained
 EDIT Grant – $105,000
Noble Order Brewing Co. – Melody Haist, Owner/Operator and Mike Miller, Owner/Operator
 Investment – $571,000
 Jobs – 10
 EDIT Grant - $17,000
Osborn International – Will Drook, CI/Quality Manager
 Investment – $1,867,000
 Jobs – 37
 EDIT Grant – $105,000
Janesville Acoustics – Will Drook, CI/Quality Manager
 Investment – $12,082,000
 Jobs – 87
 EDIT Grant – $290,000
Perpetual Recycling Solutions, LLC – Larry Barrett, Controller and Bruce Richardson, HR Manager
 Investment – $5,200,000
 Jobs – 76
 EDIT Grant – $25,000
JM Hutton & Co., Inc. – Jeff Jeffers, President
 Investment – $657,459
 Jobs – 5
 EDIT Grant – $12,500
Suncall America, Inc. – No one from the company was able to attend the meeting.
 Investment – $3,609,324
 Jobs – 11
 EDIT Grant – $39,000
Wernle Youth & Family Treatment Center – Darrell Gordon, President/CEO and Marci Asher, Director ofMarketing and Special Events
 Investment – 186,521
 Jobs – 19.5
 EDIT Grant – $19,000
Woodruff Corporation (a subsidiary of Primex Plastics Corporation) – Doug Borgsdorf, General Manager;
Jodie Speessen, HR/Benefits Generalist of Primex Plastics Corporation; and Darin Dubbs, HR Director ofPrimex Plastics Corporation
 Investment – $411,000
 Jobs – 6
 EDIT Grant – $12,000
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Shaffer presented the Economic Development Partnership Award to Gunty “Map Wizard” Atkins. Shaffer
explained the importance of maps in economic development and the site selection process, then went on
to give accolades to Gunty. An employee of Wayne County for over 32 years, Gunty is very knowledgeable
about Wayne County history, land use and zoning, and utilities. He is always very helpful and nevercomplains about our short deadlines and constant requests for revisions. Gunty is a Geographic
Information Systems Professional and also a member of the EDC’s Industrial Park committee.
ADJOURNMENT
Witte adjourned the meeting at 4:49 p.m.
NEXT BOARD MEETING – 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2016
EDC Board Room, 500 S A Street, Suite 2, Richmond, IN 47374