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Bluebag Media
JAFE massive
growth attributed to employees
GREENVILLE – JAFE Decorating, Inc., has three automated lines; all
three are in operation 24 hours a day seven days a week… “We’re just
trying to get it all done,” said Randy O’Dell, owner. Christmas is
finished, Valentine’s Day is next. O’Dell noted winter was the busiest
time of the year. “After that it’s Mother’s Day then spring.”
O’Dell and his wife, co-owner Lisa O’Dell, held a “celebration” of the
company’s latest expansion Dec. 19, another 14,000 square feet added to
its existing 36,000 square feet. Two units – a robotic paint sprayer
and an oven – went into the new area. “We got it installed as quickly
as possible,” O’Dell added. “We’re behind the 8-ball in orders.”
Darke County Economic Director Marc Saluk lauded JAFE’s massive growth
“in a very short time” as indicative of the strength of the home-grown
manufacturing sector. “It’s just as important as the growth of large
companies,” he said. He noted Greenville Federal Savings and the Darke
County Revolving Loan Fund were partners in the expansion. “Jobs Ohio
also helped in the effort with a skills training loan...
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