Meet New Era Custom Design & Cabinet Works, Inc

Monday Retention Visit: Five Questions with Johnny Gage, Project Manager/Estimator, New Era Custom Design & Cabinet Works, Inc.

270 Interstate Circle, Suite 100

Frederick, MD 21704

301-695-4310

www.gonewera.com

How long have you been in business?
New Era Custom Design and Cabinet Works Inc. was founded by current owner and operator John Gage in 1979. We have grown over the years from a 2 man operation to over 80 personnel. Currently, our headquarters occupy approximately 48,000 sq ft of manufacturing, warehousing, and office space which was purpose built in 2007. We like to believe that not only is our products manufactured with superior craftsmanship, but we strive for excellent customer service for repeat business as well. It is our goal to be the MID-ATLANTIC leader in custom commercial architectural millwork. New Era Custom Design strives to acquire the latest and greatest in equipment and technology in order to provide our clients with the highest quality product possible. We are a full service architectural millwork provider for commercial applications. All wood products furnished and installed by New Era are engineered in house and installed by our skilled carpenters.

How many employees do you have?
New Era has 80 people within our organization. Many of our employees have been with New Era over 20 years.

Why do you believe you will continue to be successful in Frederick County?
New Era Custom Design will continue to be successful in Frederick County because the location is spectacular for the markets we serve. Our markets reach locally is within the DC/VA and Baltimore areas for new construction and renovation projects. With both areas being within a 1hr drive. New Era also supplies work out of state as well. Being close to regional airports provide our company with a strategic advantage in order to meet our national account needs quickly and effectively. Frederick County also provides a great pool of talent to draw from a Human Resource stand point. Many of the employees that work at New Era Custom Design live in the County.

If your company is involved in community outreach, please share with us your involvement.
New Era has donated excess inventory of raw materials to local high schools in order to promote finished carpentry. We also are able to reach out to schools to inform students about careers and other opportunities at New Era Custom Design. We support the Religious Coalition of Frederick County

What are you most proud of?
New Era Custom Design has very dedicated staff that we acknowledge by offering good compensation and benefit package. We have continued to grow through many economic cycles over the last 34 years, including the current economic challenges. We are lucky to have such and talented individuals on staff that can turn an impossible project into reality.

Meet Cowork Frederick

Monday Retention Visit: Five Questions with Glen & Julia Ferguson, Owner, Cowork Frederick

122 E Patrick St  Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 732-5165

www.coworkfrederick.com

(Pictured L to R) David Dunn, Alderman Michael O' Connor, Alderwoman Shelley Aloi, Julia & Glen Ferguson, Commissioner C. Paul Smith,
Alderwoman Kelly Russell, Helen Riddle and Patrick Barnes

How long have you been in business?
We recently opened in 2012 and are currently leasing 2,200 SF.

How many employees do you have?
2 employees with 24 members currently.

Why do you believe you will be successful in Frederick County?
There is a great level of entrepreneurial spirit in Frederick County and we are meeting an unmet need.

If your company is involved in community outreach, please share with us your involvement.
We have our members choose a charity of their choice and save all membership dues for a specific month and donate it directly to that charity.

What are you most proud of?

We believe it's not all about us, it's about the members helping one another and the sense of ownership that is created by the members.

Meet S&S Tire Service

Monday Retention Visit: Five Questions with Steve Stolz, Owner, S&S Tire Service

900 E. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701

301-696-0669

(Pictured L to R) David Dunn, Commissioner C. Paul Smith, Steve Stolz, Commissioner Blaine Young, Alderwoman Kelly Russell)

How long have you been in business?
24 years at the present location for 8 years.  We have three locations: Frederick, Gaithersburg, and Hagerstown.

How many employees do you have?
We have 35 employees, 6 of which are sales people.

What do you think is the reason for your success in Frederick County?
We hire and maintain quality longtime employees and have good customer service, even after closing hours.

If your company is involved in community outreach, please share with us your involvement.
We have worked with Hope Alive doing repairs and upkeep for their vehicles and also work with the Homeless Coalition.

What are you most proud of?
Being able to weather the hard times over the last few years and provide excellent customer service.

Year Ends with Successful Business Visit to Toys- R- Us

The first year of the weekly visit retention program inaugurated by the Frederick County Board of County Commissioners and coordinated by Business Development and Retention proved to be highly successful. A total of forty companies ranging from small to large businesses were visited and recognized for their outstanding contributions to the economic vitality of Frederick County. Appropriate for the holiday season, the year ended with a business visit to the Toys- R -Us distribution center located at 7106 Geoffrey Way in Frederick, Maryland. This location is just one of ten distribution centers located across the United States. The visit was hosted by Mr. Jeff Sonnenberg, General Manager of the 740,000 square foot facility. In attendance were Frederick County Commissioners Blaine Young and David Gray along with members of the Frederick County Business Development and Retention team. The facility opened in Frederick in 1996 and currently has 150 employees. The distribution center fulfills store and online orders, services 96 stores in the Mid-Atlantic region and was the Distribution Center of the Year for the last six years. The center operates at a high level of efficiency and according to Mr. Sonnenberg operates on the mantra “Do your part a child is waiting.” For more information, visit their website, at www.ToysRUs.com.

BOBCAT OF FREDERICK PLOWS THROUGH BUSINESS VISIT

Frederick County Commissioners Blaine Young, C. Paul Smith and David Gray and Alderman Shelly Aloi joined the Department of Business Development and Retention for a visit to the Bobcat of Frederick Company. The company, located at 7649 Hayward Road in Frederick, opened in May of 2009 and has five employees. The visit was hosted by Alex Gardner who is the Sales Specialist for the facility. Bobcat is recognized as a world leader in engineering, manufacturing, and marketing of compact industrial, construction, and agri-business equipment. Bobcat has over 550 dealers in the United States. Bobcat of Frederick provides customers with a wide array of Bobcat, Bandit, JLG, Wacker and Honda machinery for sale or rental. They also sell new and used wheel loaders, truck loaders, landscape rakes, compactors, chippers, grinders, power equipment and more. Bobcat of Frederick had over 3 million in revenue in 2011 and project similar numbers for 2012. “Business is good here in Frederick and the projected outlook for the future looks promising as well” according to Mr. Gardner. For more information visit www.bobcatoffrederick.com.

Business Visit Getting a Taste of Milo’s Casual Dining

Frederick County Commissioners Blaine Young and C. Paul Smith and the Business Development and Retention team and partners paid a visit to Milo’s Casual Dining of New Market, Maryland. The visit and tour were conducted by owner Jimmy Azat. Also in attendance was the Mayor of New Market, Winslow F. Burhans III, and Town Councilman, Dennis Kimble. Milo’s Casual Dining is a family owned business serving pizza, sandwiches, Italian cold cuts, soups and other gourmet foods. The facility, which is located at 83 West Main Street in New Market opened in September, 2011 is 5,000 square feet and employs 25 people. Jimmy Azat has been in the restaurant business for over 35 years owning a multitude of different Italian restaurants. In 2007, he retired and closed his very successful restaurant Paisanos. After a few years passed, Mr. Azat decided it was time to open another restaurant. He came up with the idea of a self service version of Paisanos; which he calls Milo’s. Milo’s tavern is a separate bar next to Milo’s Casual Dining. The tavern has seven beers on tap and full high end liquor selection. All the great food from Milo’s Casual Dining is available at the pub as well as a great bar menu that can be enjoyed while watching several mounted high definition TV’s or listening to an old fashioned juke box in the corner. Milo’s Casual Dining is open for dinner seven days a week and for lunch Thursday to Sunday. For more information about Milo’s Casual Dining, or Milo’s Tavern call 301-865-2222.

Business Visit Takes a Ride on Harley Davidson

Frederick County Commissioners Blaine Young and Billy Shreve and the Business Development and Retention Division team and partners paid a visit to Harley-Davidson of Frederick, Inc. The visit and tour were hosted by owner Michael J. Vantucci and Marketing Specialist Heather Bailey. Harley-Davidson of Frederick, Inc. has been located in Frederick since 1977 and moved in 1994 to its current location. The 54,600 square foot facility currently employs 77 people and sells Harley Davidson and Buell bikes. A full scale service department is located on the premises along with a retail merchandise store. Harley-Davidson of Frederick, Inc. not only sells new and used bikes, but also offers a storage facility as well as driving lessons and safety classes. The rental business is also a large part of the business. Through the years, Harley-Davidson of Frederick has earned prestigious Gold Bar and Shield Awards from the parent motor company for their excellence in service and salesmanship, seven years of which were consecutive. For more information about Harley-Davidson of Frederick, Inc., visit www.hdoffrederick.com.