On March 3rd, Omya Industries officially opened its North American headquarters at 9987 Carver Woods Drive in Blue Ash. Omya, a Swiss-owned company, relocated its headquarters operations from Proctor, Vermont.
Omya officials chose Blue Ash because of the proximity to major freeways, supportive business environment and amenities. Duke Realty’s Landings II facility was also a major factor in the relocation decision because of its attractive design, ample parking and location in Blue Ash.
Attracting Omya to the area was a regional effort that included assistance from the Cincinnati USA Regional Partnership and City of Blue Ash officials. John Suddarth, Vice President of Human Resources said, “ Relocating to a new community is never an easy undertaking but the local and regional development professionals made this process a very positive experience for our team.”
Omya has leased 26,000 sq. ft. and expects to have 66 people on staff by year end. While Vermont based employees are relocating to Blue Ash, Terri Ballou, Omya’s Human Resource Manager said they plan to fill remaining positions locally. Candidates fluent in Portuguese and Spanish are especially desirable because of Omya’s business relationships in South America.
Omya mines and then grinds marble into calcium carbonate, a mineral used in the paper, plastics, paints, food and pharmaceutical industries. Omya employees 700 employees at its facilities in the United States and Canada. They are headquartered in Oftringen, Switzerland.
On Assignment
Blue Ash welcomed On Assignment, a provider of skilled contract professionals in the life sciences and health care industries, in early March, 2008. Their 17,000 sq.ft. Carver Road facility has 80 employees who provide nurses, med techs, respiratory therapists to medical facilities throughout the United States. On Assignment has branch offices in Mississippi and California. Oxford Global, a related firm located in their office, places IT professionals. Kelly Johnson, On Assignments Customer Service Director, sited their need for a more updated working environment, central location, and welcoming environment prompted their recent move. The City of Blue Ash met all their requirements.
First Bank
First Bank located a corporate banking center in one of Blue Ash's newest office buildings, the Kenwood Corporate Center, at 9395 Kenwood Road. First Bank, headquartered in St. Louis, is one of the largest privately owned banks in the country with assets in excess of $10 billion. First Bank is the 57th largest bank in the United States for domestic commercial and industrial loans. The office will offer a vast array of sophisticated banking services and loans for the regional business community.
Ascendum Solutions Z
Mahendra Vora, founder of Vora Ventures, successfully merged two firms and formed a new entity that operates as Ascendum Solutions. The new venture is a full service IT consulting company that will offer web technologies, Java-based application development and managed services. Ascendum has leased approximately 7,000 sq. ft. in Blue Ash's West Lake building located on Reed Hartman and Glendale Milford Road.
Mahendra Vora, founder of Vora Ventures, successfully merged two firms and formed a new entity that operates as Ascendum Solutions. The new venture is a full service IT consulting company that will offer web technologies, Java-based application development and managed services. Ascendum has leased approximately 7,000 sq. ft. in Blue Ash's West Lake building located on Reed Hartman and Glendale Milford Road.
