Local Successes

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uccessful entrepreneurs are those who “dream during the day with their eyes wide open.” They take risks, work long hours, make important sacrifices for their goals, and turn obstacles into opportunities.


The business community in St. Charles County has a long history of producing successful entrepreneurs in a wide variety of fields. Some have seen their dreams reach international proportions and have their stock publicly traded while others are solid pillars in the local area and gather lots of attention with each step of growth and achievement.


Here are some of the local success stories and those promising companies of tomorrow who proudly make their home in St. Charles County.

 

Baue Funeral Homes, Crematory and Cemetery
Baue Funeral Homes, Crematory and Cemetery was founded by Arthur C. Baue in 1935, and three generations later is still a family-owned funeral company and the number one choice in St. Charles County.

 

Along with funeral services, on-premise crematory and memorial gardens cemetery, Baue also offers a flower and gift shop, reception and catering services, grief support, pet services and community programs.

 

“Because Your Family Means So Much” is more than the Baue slogan; it is their mission and the core element in everything they do.

Respond Right
Respond Right EMS Academy specializes in EMS education and offers real-life training from firefighters and paramedics. Their instructors bring this experience into the classroom and create a dynamic learning experience for our students.

 

Respond Right EMS Academy offers the best equipment to the training room including a real ambulance allowing students to practice skills while moving, stopping, and turning. All real-life scenarios that help prepare students for their new career.

LMI Aerospace Inc. - (NASDAQ: LMIA )
LMI Aerospace, Inc. is a leading provider of structural components, assemblies and kits to the aerospace, defense and technology industries.


They fabricate, machine, finish and integrate formed, close tolerance aluminum and specialty alloy components and sheet metal products primarily for large commercial, corporate and military aircraft.


They also manufacture more than 30,000 products for integration into a variety of aircraft platforms manufactured by leading original equipment manufacturers, referred to as OEMs, and Tier 1 aerospace suppliers.

Synergetics USA, Inc. - (NASDAQ: SURG)
Synergetics™, Inc. was founded in 1991 with a central focus on the repair of retinal instrumentation. Today it has grown to become a publicly traded, multi-million dollar company and largely recognized as the innovation leader within the surgical retina community. Their products (ophthalmic and neurosurgical) are found in hospitals and operating rooms throughout the world.


Their mission is to design, manufacture and market innovative microsurgical products of the highest quality in order to assist and enable surgeons progress the standard of care and provide a better quality of life for their patients.

Development Dynamics, LLC (D2)
Enhancing the value of your vision is the principle behind D2’s proven success in the planning, funding, execution and administration of special district developments. They are a partner who embraces your goals and understands what your work means to the community it serves.


D2’s experienced professionals think about the long-term administration needs of new districts, allowing the client to focus on the development process. They analyze objectives and account for every variable to help prepare your proposal and bring your vision to life.

ELTEK International Laboratories
For more than 20 years, ELTEK International Laboratories has earned the reputation of being the worldwide experts in electrical insulation materials (EIM) and electrical insulation systems (EIS) testing. Based in
St. Charles, ELTEK has a worldwide reach with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan and South Korea.


ELTEK Labs' customer base includes many Fortune 500 companies, as well as many innovative and dynamic small businesses of the worldwide electro-technical industry.

Herst & Associates, Inc.
Herst & Associates, Inc., based in St. Charles, specializes in hydrogeologic, hydrogeochemical, and general environmental services. Formed in 1998, the company offers services that range from multimillion dollar CERCLA Remedial Investigation / Feasibility Studies and RCRA Facility Investigations to routine groundwater, surface water, and air sampling.


Herst & Associates, Inc. develops technically sound reports that require a minimum of review and allow effective decision-making, and provides technical expertise at regulatory meetings and in front of the general public.

O’Fallon Brewery
O’Fallon Brewery is passionate about making beer and they work hard to brew beers that look good, smell good and taste good!


Founded in January 2000, this 15-barrel brewhouse produced around 4,100 barrels of beer in 2009 --- equivalent to about 57,000 cases. Their beer is sold to distributors in Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.


O’Fallon Brewery won the Silver Medal in the 2009 Great American Beer Festival’s Pro-Am Competition for their Alright Already Amber, their third GABF medal in six years.

SCI Engineering, Inc.
SCI Engineering, Inc. (SCI) was incorporated in St. Charles County in 1978. In the past 32 years, SCI has grown from a geotechnical firm with three employees to one of the largest engineering consulting firms in the St. Louis area.


SCI is now a multi-discipline firm with more than 150 employees offering services during all phases of projects. Services include Geotechnical, Environmental, Natural Resources, Cultural Resources, and Construction Materials Testing.

Newco Enterprises
Newco Enterprises is a quality manufacturer of commercial coffee brewing, beverage equipment, and related accessories in the Office Coffee Service (OCS) and Food Service Industries.

 

Founded in 1974, Newco has become the pioneer in the OCS and Food Service Industries through the manufacturer of quality commercial coffee and tea equipment, beverage dispensers, thermal and glass lined servers.

 

Newco also offers other services such as remanufacturing, repair and refurbishment of beverage equipment, and professional graphic design services to private label equipment for their customers.