Among the 22 honorees at the 2019 Celebrate Marion Gala, in the category of Products, Marion’s small businesses were recognized. Special attention was drawn to the 11 businesses which have been in continuous operation in Marion County for 100 years or more. Known as Century Businesses, the list includes attorneys, banks, funeral homes, and service […]
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Kevin Norris & Norris Grocery
MarionMade! is about loving where you live–and, loving the people, places, products, and programs that make Marion a vibrant community. One group of people who are proud to serve the community are our public and elected officials, many of whom serve the communities of Marion County in these roles above and beyond their family and […]
Equipco Logistics
Equipco Logistics, LLC, formerly Equipco Freight, started in business in 1988, operating out of a small office in Marion. Equipco Freight was owned by Marquita and Ken Welshhans and was purchased by Marsha Persinger and Tyler Mills in 2007. Since then, the company has built a solid reputation throughout the world as a modern and […]
ProMo Costumes
What began as a very small enterprise in a spare bedroom of their home 22 years ago has grown into one of the leading mascot design and production facilities in the country. Lyn and Dan Giles’ ProMo Costumes is a hidden gem in downtown Marion. ProMo is at home on West Center Street in a 100-year-old former […]
OhioHealth Marion General Hospital expansion
OhioHealth Marion Medical Campus — 1040 Delaware Ave. — recently received approval for $46 million for a four-year master facilities project featuring a new three-story addition to the hospital that will significantly increase the number of private rooms available for patients. Other improvements planned for the hospital include the renovation of existing patient rooms on […]
Fulfillment Corporation of America
GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. Have you heard of Fulfillment Corporation of America (FCA), later known as Kable Fulfillment Services? Many today have not. The company was founded in Marion in 1948 by two forward thinking businessmen—Wendell Ward and Edwin (Jack) Kinter, who worked together in Chicago for Time Inc., developing a unique database management system […]
