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TROTWOOD — In November 2007, PMG Ohio, a custom producer of powdered metal parts that vendors market, decided to move to Indiana.

Jim Trimmer, a man with a passion for Trotwood after living and working here all of his life, stepped up to the challenge to keep the operation running in his town.

On June 16, city council voted unanimously to approve a $117,000 Montgomery County economic development/government equity fund award to assist Trimmer in continuing to run the operation at 5800 Wolf Creek Pike (formerly PMG) under the new name Ssupermet.

As Ssupermet's new president, Trimmer said, "What we acquired (when PMG moved) is property, equipment, inventory and a list of customers."

It would have cost a great deal of money to move Ssupermet elsewhere.

"By purchasing the building and leaving the equipment right where it was," Trimmer said, "we experienced only a one-day lapse between the time PMG vacated and our business starting right back up."

Rhonda Finley, director of planning and development, said, "Trimmer had originally requested $120,000 in aid to purchase 10 acres of land along with the 96,000-square-foot building — this $117,000 award will assist with the buy down of equipment and the completion of a phase one environmental study."

The Ssupermet operation specializes in diverse gear shapes for automotive, lawn and garden equipment, refrigeration and industrial applications, and had initially planned to create 20 new skilled jobs in Trotwood, but Trimmer said, "We have exceeded that amount with 27 full-time employees" (estimated payroll, $922,463) and "retained four jobs" (estimated payroll, $175,000).

Ssupermet vice president Chris Butcher said, "We're trying hard to keep jobs here. A lot of jobs are leaving this area and I'm so happy about the support we received from the city of Trotwood. The help we have received to make this business come together has been phenomenal. The city has been a good partner, and the money really helped us get this business off the ground."

Trimmer said, "It's up to the citizens of Trotwood to make the necessary changes to keep businesses from leaving Trotwood. I can't say enough about the help I received from City Manager Mike Lucking, Rhonda Finley and city intern Ean Johnson on the application and its processing. They did everything necessary to help make the funding possible."