Green: Growing Companies

Cincinnati, Ohio

While Brian Hock trained for the Louisville Ironman in 2010, he had an idea for a way to stay hydrated along the way. That idea evolved into Simple Hydration, a start-up company with an innovative product that is being manufactured in the US.

Cincinnati, Ohio

What started as a social enterprise for Easter Seals Work Resource Center turned into much more. After a year of research on deconstruction and reuse centers, Jerry Janszen presented his business plan, won an award, and now runs Building Value. Building Value deconstructs buildings and saves up to 85 percent of what would otherwise be demolished and put in a landfill.

4040 Spring Grove Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio 45223

Madisonville based Gorilla Glue has formed a unique bond with a group of performing artists that utilize the company's products.

4550 Red Bank Expressway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227

Human Nature is a landscaping planning/design studio that looks for ways to reconnect people with their natural environments - and with one another.

990 St. Paul Place
Cincinnati, OH 45206

Eco Engineering has built its own fast-growing company by helping others save money through innovative energy efficient lighting systems.

11815 Highway Drive, Suite 600
Cincinnati, OH 45241-2065

The Re-Use Center makes rehab affordable by taking building grade materials from older buildings and selling them for about half the cost of the regular retail market. And while the catch is you may not always get what you want, if you try, you get what you need.

1530 Tremont St.
Cincinnati, OH 45214

Heather Curless has spent the past year talking about her business, and introducing people to the need to use natural, non-toxic and more environmentally friendly products when they design or fix up their houses

3528 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226

(513) 563-7555
2135 Dana Ave. Ste. 200
Cincinnati, Ohio 45207

You could spend an afternoon at Paul Brown Stadium, stroll through Fountain Square, or enjoy an evening at the Aronoff, and you will have witnessed a small sampling of the many aesthetic contributions made to our fair city by landscape architect firm Vivian Llambi and Associates (VLA).

513-559-9444
2312 Park Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45206

For the past 10 years, Marvin's Organic Gardens has grown from a small family owned business into a 20-person operation that serves families at all economic levels looking for fresh, healthy food alternatives.

513-932-3319
2055 U.S. Route 42 South
Lebanon, OH 45036

513-617-9464
7811 Laurel Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45243

All Season Chem-Dry makes clean green, and is growing across Northern Kentucky.

(859) 356-3800
36 Waterside Way
Covington, KY 41017