Rebuilding the Recovery

By year end 2014 this construction site will be home to INX International Ink, a leading global producer of printing inks. The building’s charcoal slabs will be covered, the mounds of dirt will be supplanted by greenery and the gravel driveway will be overlain in asphalt. Any trace that the INX building was once unscathed earth will vanish. When completed, the sleek, modern building will seamlessly conceal the enormous effort it took to acquire, develop and construct it.  

A similar destiny will befall several other facilities being built by BHC in the area. In addition to INX, BHC is on site with Deerfield Township Fire Station, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Tractor Supply, Fresh Sausage Specialists, ProLift, Four Paws Pet Care and Tomak Precision. The sites will soon be home to steady streams of workers filtering in and out, signs of an economy stirring back to life. And together with its team of subcontractors, BHC will have been there from the beginning, doing their part to create jobs.  

As many other construction firms around the nation, BHC weathered the recession’s lean years. Now the firm finds itself riding a wave of projects as companies from around the world have taken to Greater Cincinnati.  

"We are coming out of a four-year slide and internally we have a lot of people working very hard. The same is true of our subcontractors," says Kevin Scott, president of BHC. "Our goal is to keep this momentum going by building a quality product for our customers, and adding key team members that best fit our company culture."  

Founded in 1994, BHC is one of five divisions within The Schueler Group of Companies, which owns 19 of the region’s most attractive business parks and is one of the largest landowners and property managers in Southwest Ohio. Its totality of services, including construction, development, real estate brokerage and property management and residential real estate affords its subsidiaries, like BHC, enviable positions in the industry.  

Much of our recent output is a result of relationships created with customers, governmental agencies and the subcontractor market in the interest of attracting jobs to the area," says Scott. "Our president Mike Schueler has always told me we are in the job-creation business," says Scott, who credits current and past employees who have made Bunnell Hill Construction what it is today. "Our team is proud of the reputation it has built, and we look forward to continue to service our customers by creating their individual vision of a new facility safely, on schedule and at or below budget."  

Now armed with more than 20 years of experience in the construction business, Scott prides himself in working on the leadership team of the Schueler Group to assure the company continues its growth. We treat each project as if it were for our own portfolio," says Scott. From start- ups to Fortune 500 companies, Scott’s goal with every project is to ensure each client understands where their investment dollars are spent.  

"Working with Kevin’s team has been a pleasure from the very beginning of our project," says John Hardlick, senior vice president and COO of INX. "The Bunnell Hill staff is a very cooperative team to work with. Things happen as promised and on-budget."  

In adding several new construction projects to its work schedule, BHC has been able to promote several employees internally and provide new jobs to others. The firm isn’t just building the recovery, it’s participating in it.  

"We are excited with our growth opportunities and appreciate the trust our customers place in our team," says Scott. "What has been most gratifying for me is to see the efforts of our team members pay off after the protracted downturn."  

Although construction was among the industries hardest hit in that downturn, BHC persevered. Now that the future looks brighter, Scott and his company are thriving, and the industry is evidently thriving with him.  

Nowhere is this more evident than at the projects currently under construction. As the broader economy recovers, sites such as these are indices of future jobs and future progress. But on a smaller, more satisfying scale, the projects are evidence that, among these mounds of dirt and gravel paths, there is some good work being done right now. And that too is part of the recovery.