The Chamber Scene HUNTINGTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 305 Warren Street • Huntington, Indiana 46750 • (260) 356-5300 • www.huntington-chamber.com • February 2018 Huntington businessman Cory Reber has always seen the poten- tial for the local Lime City Manufacturing plant, and was employed there from 1992 to 2005. The opportunity to purchase Lime City came to Cory, and on December 29, 2017, he and wife Mandy be- came the owners. Local leaders and the employees of Lime City are very excited about the sale. Keeping a local business under local ownership and management is the desired result for a business in any community. All but two of the current employees who work at Lime City worked there when Reber was there. Lime City had its start under the direction of Lawson Zent in 1941. The business was purchased by Warren Rider in 1962 and Randy Rider in 1989. The Rebers purchased the business from Rider. Lime City does business nationwide and also ships to Mex- ico. Fifteen employees are guided by the leadership team of Cory and Mandy Reber, owners; Mark Shultz, controller; Kevin Teusch, product/materials manager; Mark Featherston, warehouse manager; Lisa Smart, resource manager and Jill Christman, customer service at Lime City. They are best known for their production of aftermar- ket automotive radiator and gas caps, steel that goes into industrial wire brushes and dust covers for driveshafts. Also manufactured are terminals, brackets, shallow drawn components, interior support brackets, mold inserts, small laminations and assemblies. According to Shultz, Lime City’s business is mainly tier two au- tomotive. It also serves industries such as agriculture, appliance, electrical/electronics, plastic molding, rubber molding, medical/healthcare, audio component, consumer electronic, gov- ernment defense, office systems, food equipment, recreational ve- hicles, transportation and more. Cory Reber graduated from Huntington North High School. He continued his education and became a tool and die maker. Reber owns two automotive service businesses in Huntington County along with Lime City. Mandy Reber assists him with his businesses, and is also the executive director of the Parkview Boys and Girls Club of Huntington County. Mandy studied at Purdue University and has been with the Boys and Girls Club since October of 2005. The Rebers plan to continue the services Lime City has provided to customers over the years. Lime City has a comprehensive quality system that includes Statistical Process Control (SPC), quality as- surance and control systems to assist in meeting or exceeding major industry standards and a complete quality manual available for re- view. The well-staffed and equipped tool department will continue to develop, maintain and produce tooling to support the manufac- turing process. Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Machining (CAM), Wire EDM and CNC Machining are used at Lime City. The business keeps a large spare parts inventory readily available to meet customers’ needs. Cold rolled steel, aluminum, hot rolled steel, stainless steel, red metal, alloy steel, coated metal, high strength low alloy steel and most ferrous and non-ferrous metal are some of the materials utilized by Lime City employees. Services at Lime City include production assembly, drilling, tap- ping, welding, de-burring and parts cleaning/burnishing and tool and die repair. Other available services include production assem- bly, heat treating, powder coating, plating, E-coat, painting, phos- phating and dacrotizing The benefits experienced by customers of Lime City include more efficient vibratory tumblers, computer con- trol for consistent processes, automation, control of a process rather than outsourcing it, efficient delivery, excellent quality/finished products along with reduced cost. Lime City Manufacturing is located at 1470 Etna Avenue and can be reached at (260) 356-6826 or fax: (260) 356-3427. More in- formation can be found at the website: www.limecitymfg.com. The Huntington County Chamber of Commerce congratulates the Rebers on their acquisition and thanks them for keeping a local business locally owned! Local couple purchase Lime City Manufacturing Shown in the photo is the leadership team at Lime City Manufac- turing. Front row, from left, Jill Christman, customer service; Lisa Smart, resource manager; Mandy and Cory Reber, owners and Mark Shultz, controller. Back row includes Mark Featherston, ware- house manager and Kevin Teusch, production/materials manager.
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The Chamber SceneHUNTINGTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
305 Warren Street • Huntington, Indiana 46750 • (260) 356-5300 • www.huntington-chamber.com • February 2018
Huntington businessman Cory Reber has always seen the poten-
tial for the local Lime City Manufacturing plant, and was employed
there from 1992 to 2005. The opportunity to purchase Lime City
came to Cory, and on December 29, 2017, he and wife Mandy be-
came the owners.
Local leaders and the employees of Lime City are very excited
about the sale. Keeping a local business under local ownership and
management is the desired result for a business in any community.
All but two of the current employees who work at Lime City
worked there when Reber was there.
Lime City had its start under the direction of Lawson Zent in
1941. The business was purchased by Warren Rider in 1962 and
Randy Rider in 1989. The Rebers purchased the business from
Rider. Lime City does business nationwide and also ships to Mex-
ico.
Fifteen employees are guided by the leadership team of Cory and
Mandy Reber, owners; Mark Shultz, controller; Kevin Teusch,
product/materials manager; Mark Featherston, warehouse manager;
Lisa Smart, resource manager and Jill Christman, customer service
at Lime City. They are best known for their production of aftermar-
ket automotive radiator and gas caps, steel that goes into industrial
wire brushes and dust covers for driveshafts. Also manufactured
are terminals, brackets, shallow drawn components, interior support
brackets, mold inserts, small laminations and assemblies.
According to Shultz, Lime City’s business is mainly tier two au-
tomotive. It also serves industries such as agriculture, appliance,