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Large to small, global presence to family-owned, we have a size and type of company that meets your employment goals. Learn more about the companies you can meet at MakerFest.
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Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Charles River
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships (18+)
✓ Co-ops (18+)
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: farrell.merriman@crl.com
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✓ Internships (18+)
✓ Co-ops (18+)
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: farrell.merriman@crl.com
City of Lima
50 Town Square
Lima, OH 45801
419-228-5462
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: della.bradford@limaohio.gov
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Lima, OH 45801
419-228-5462
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: della.bradford@limaohio.gov
Crown Equipment
40 S. Washington St.
New Bremen, OH 45869
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: rick.kremer@crown.com
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New Bremen, OH 45869
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: rick.kremer@crown.com
Lima Area Electrical Apprenticeship
2285 N Cole St,
Lima, OH 45801
(419) 229-2775
Available to high school students:
✓ Guest Speaking at School
✓ Tour of our electrical
Contact: Jared@IBEW32.COM
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Lima, OH 45801
(419) 229-2775
Available to high school students:
✓ Guest Speaking at School
✓ Tour of our electrical
Contact: Jared@IBEW32.COM
Lima Electrical Professionals
Available to high school students:
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: Jared Parsley
Jared@IBEW32.COM
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✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: Jared Parsley
Jared@IBEW32.COM
Rudolph Foods
6575 Bellefontaine Rd
Lima, Ohio 45804
419-648-3611
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Co-ops
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Training
✓ Guest Speaking at School
✓ Site Visits
*Must be 18+ to go out on plant floor.
Contact:
Jennifer Niese
jniese@rudolphfoods.com
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Lima, Ohio 45804
419-648-3611
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Co-ops
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Training
✓ Guest Speaking at School
✓ Site Visits
*Must be 18+ to go out on plant floor.
Contact:
Jennifer Niese
jniese@rudolphfoods.com
Superior Credit Union
4230 Elida Road
Lima, OH 45807
877-717-2271
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: CCalvelage@SuperiorCU.com
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Lima, OH 45807
877-717-2271
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: CCalvelage@SuperiorCU.com
Tuttle Construction, Inc.
880 Shawnee Road
Lima, Ohio 45805
419-998-4825
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: brents@tuttleconstruction.com
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Lima, Ohio 45805
419-998-4825
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: brents@tuttleconstruction.com
Procter & Gamble
3875 Reservoir Road
Lima, OH 45801
419-226-5500
Available to high school students:
✓ Site Visits
Contact:
Alicia Horrison
PGLimaRecruiting@shared.pg.com
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Lima, OH 45801
419-226-5500
Available to high school students:
✓ Site Visits
Contact:
Alicia Horrison
PGLimaRecruiting@shared.pg.com
Bronze Sponsors
All Temp Refrigeration
3515 Elida Road
Lima, OH 45807
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Guest Speaking at School
✓ Pre-Apprentice
Contact: ahonigford@atrcontractors.com
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Lima, OH 45807
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Guest Speaking at School
✓ Pre-Apprentice
Contact: ahonigford@atrcontractors.com
Citizens National Bank
201 N. Main Street,
P.O. Box 990
Lima, Ohio 45801
Available to high school students:
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: cking@cnbohio.com
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P.O. Box 990
Lima, Ohio 45801
Available to high school students:
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: cking@cnbohio.com
ACI Construction Co., Inc./Kirk Corporation
16380 US 224 East
Findlay, OH 45840
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Site Visits
Contact:
Krista Beaber
k.beaber@kirkbros.com
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Findlay, OH 45840
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Site Visits
Contact:
Krista Beaber
k.beaber@kirkbros.com
Ohio Department of Transportation
1980 West Broad Street,
Columbus, OH 43223
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: Caitlin.miller@dot.ohio.gov
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Columbus, OH 43223
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: Caitlin.miller@dot.ohio.gov
Spallinger Millwright Service
1155 Hanthorn Rd
Lima, Oh 45804
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Training
Contact: tony_daley@spallinger.com
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Lima, Oh 45804
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Training
Contact: tony_daley@spallinger.com
U.S. Plastic Corp
1390 Neubrecht Rd.
Lima, Ohio 45801
Available to high school students:
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: mckenzies@usplastic.com
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Lima, Ohio 45801
Available to high school students:
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: mckenzies@usplastic.com
Wright State Lake Campus
7600 Lake Campus Drive
Celina, OH 45822
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadow
✓ Site Visits
✓ Training
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact:
Jill Puthoff
jill.puthoff@wright.edu
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Celina, OH 45822
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadow
✓ Site Visits
✓ Training
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact:
Jill Puthoff
jill.puthoff@wright.edu
Reineke Family Dealerships
1360 Greely Chapel Road
Lima, OH 45804
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
Contact: jeff.rose@drivereineke.com
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Lima, OH 45804
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
Contact: jeff.rose@drivereineke.com
Bluffton University
1 University Drive,
Bluffton, OH 45817
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: hr@bluffton.edu
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Bluffton, OH 45817
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: hr@bluffton.edu
Grob Systems
1070 Navajo Dr.
Bluffton, OH 45817
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
Contact: kthain@grobsystems.com
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Bluffton, OH 45817
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
Contact: kthain@grobsystems.com
Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District
1682 Slabtown Road
Lima, OH 45801
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Seasonal Employment
Contact: mcartwright@jampd.com
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Lima, OH 45801
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Seasonal Employment
Contact: mcartwright@jampd.com
Rhodes State College
4240 Campus Drive
Lima, OH 45804
(419-995-8000
Available to high school students:
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at Schools
✓ Training
Helpful Links
Career Discovery Days
Learn More About Opportunities for High School Students
How to Apply to Rhodes State College
Contact
enroll@RhodesState.edu
Learn More
Lima, OH 45804
(419-995-8000
Available to high school students:
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at Schools
✓ Training
Helpful Links
Career Discovery Days
Learn More About Opportunities for High School Students
How to Apply to Rhodes State College
Contact
enroll@RhodesState.edu
The Ohio State University at Lima
4240 Campus Dr.
Lima, OH 45804
(567) 242-7242
Available to high school students:
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at Schools
✓ Variety of Courses
Contact: albright.34@osu.edu
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Lima, OH 45804
(567) 242-7242
Available to high school students:
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at Schools
✓ Variety of Courses
Contact: albright.34@osu.edu
UA Local 776
1300 Bowman Road
Lima, OH 45804
419-229-5176
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: Kdennison@ualocal776.com
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Lima, OH 45804
419-229-5176
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: Kdennison@ualocal776.com
Wieland Randall
240 Jay Begg Parkway
Lima, OH 45804
419.223.1075
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
Contact: Carl.Cornett@Wieland.com
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Lima, OH 45804
419.223.1075
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
Contact: Carl.Cornett@Wieland.com
Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission
130 West North Street
Lima, OH 45801
(419) 228-1836
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Training
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: mkinnear@lacrpc.com
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Lima, OH 45801
(419) 228-1836
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Training
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: mkinnear@lacrpc.com
Perry Pro Tech
265 Commerce Pkwy.
Lima, OH 45804
800-589-7360
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Co-ops
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: kclark@perryprotech.com
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Lima, OH 45804
800-589-7360
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Co-ops
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: kclark@perryprotech.com
Sky Zone
1730 N Union St.
Lima, OH 45801
419-549-5818
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: paul.briggs@skyzone.com
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Lima, OH 45801
419-549-5818
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: paul.briggs@skyzone.com
Woof Boom Radio
57 Town Square
Lima, OH 45801
419-331-1600
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships (18+)
✓ Job Shadowing
Contact: andy.kohls@woofboom.com
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Lima, OH 45801
419-331-1600
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships (18+)
✓ Job Shadowing
Contact: andy.kohls@woofboom.com
Trisco Systems, Inc.
2000 Baty Road
Lima, OH 4807
Available for high school students:
✓ Union Apprenticeship
✓ On-the-job Training
✓ Job Site Visits
✓ Presentations
✓ Construction Management
✓ Office Administration
Email or text:
Jack Dunbar, Production Manager
Jack_dunbar@triscosystems.com
419-234-5534
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Lima, OH 4807
Available for high school students:
✓ Union Apprenticeship
✓ On-the-job Training
✓ Job Site Visits
✓ Presentations
✓ Construction Management
✓ Office Administration
Email or text:
Jack Dunbar, Production Manager
Jack_dunbar@triscosystems.com
419-234-5534
Ohio Electric Cooperatives
06029 Co Rd 33A,
St Marys, OH 45885
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
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St Marys, OH 45885
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
The Lima News
205 W. Market St.,
Suite #100B,
Lima, OH 45801
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: dtrinko@limanews.com
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Suite #100B,
Lima, OH 45801
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact: dtrinko@limanews.com
DYE Realty
2045 Heather Dr,
Lima, OH 45804
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
Learn More
Lima, OH 45804
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
Allen County Commissioners
Allen County Dog Warden
1165 Seriff,
Lima, OH 45805
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Juvenile Detention Center
Crime Victim Services
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
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1165 Seriff,
Lima, OH 45805
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Juvenile Detention Center
Crime Victim Services
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
Lima Building Trades
Info Coming SoonHoward Hanna Realty
102 Devonshire Dr,
Lima, OH 45804
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact:
Sheila Custer
sheilacuster@howardhanna.com
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Lima, OH 45804
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Guest Speaking at School
Contact:
Sheila Custer
sheilacuster@howardhanna.com
Huffman, Kelly & Brock, LLC
Anytime Fitness
2119 Elida Rd,
Lima, OH 45805
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
Contact:
Kristen Curry
Kristen.curry@anytimefitness.com
Learn More
Lima, OH 45805
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
Contact:
Kristen Curry
Kristen.curry@anytimefitness.com
The Met
YMCA
345 S Elizabeth St,
Lima, OH 45801
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
Contact:
Kody Graham
swimteam@limaymca.net
Learn More
Lima, OH 45801
Available to high school students:
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Site Visits
Contact:
Kody Graham
swimteam@limaymca.net
ONU
Available to high school students:
✓ Guest Speaking at School
✓ Site Visits
Contact:
Ben McPheron
b-mcpheron.3@onu.edu
Learn More
✓ Guest Speaking at School
✓ Site Visits
Contact:
Ben McPheron
b-mcpheron.3@onu.edu
HTS Media
Available to high school students:
✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Guest Speaking at School
✓ Site Visits
Contact:
Jeff Fitzgerald
jfitzgerald@wlio.com
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✓ Internships
✓ Job Shadowing
✓ Guest Speaking at School
✓ Site Visits
Contact:
Jeff Fitzgerald
jfitzgerald@wlio.com
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