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CompanyFolders,Inc.welcomedtodowntownPontiac
Electedofficials,businesspeoplecelebrateGrandOpening,RibbonCutting
Pontiac,Mich.–Nov.14,2017–CompanyFolders,Inc.isthelatestbusinessjoiningtheeffortstoenergizePontiac.
Theonlinepresentationfolderprintercelebrateditsnewheadquartersat22W.HuronSt.MondaywithaGrandOpening/RibbonCuttingceremony.DeputyOaklandCountyExecutiveMattGibbwasonhandtorolloutthecounty’swelcomematforitsnewesttechcompany.
“ThebestthingwecandoinOaklandCountyiscreateanenvironmentwherepeoplefindsuccessandgettheheckoutoftheway,”Gibbsaid.“Andforthisgreatcompany,wewanttodojustthat.”
HesaidCompanyFoldersfitsperfectlyinthecounty’sEmergingSectorsinitiative,whichfocusesonthejobcreationanddiversificationofthecounty’seconomyfrombusinessesrootedinmanufacturingtoknowledge-based.
GibbpresentedVladimirGendelman,FounderandCEO,withaspecialproclamation.TheproclamationsalutesGendelmanandthebusinessforitsmanyachievements,includingmakingtheInc.5000’slistoffastestgrowingcompaniesinAmericafor2015,2016and2017.
CompanyFoldersrenovateditsnewbuildingwithamoderndesign(includinganopenfloorplan,exposedceilingsandupdatedexterior)whilestillmaintainingtheintegrityofthehistoricstructurethatwasbuiltaboutacenturyago.
“IchosePontiactobeourhomebecauseoftheclosenessofthecommunityandtheenergyIfelt,”saidVladimirGendelman,FounderandCEO.
Hesaidthenewbuildingallowsplentyofspaceforstorageandwillenablethecompanytogrowfivetosixtimesinsize.Intheshortterm,however,thegoalistohire16peopleincontentdevelopment,marketingandtechnology.Infact,thefirstofthenewhiresstartedMondayincustomersupport.
Newpositionsarepostedonthecompany’swebsite.
Inaddition,CompanyFoldersisofferinga10%discounttoitsfellowPontiacbusinesseswhentheyusethepromocode:ENERGIZEPONTIAC.
RepresentativesfromthecityofPontiac,thePontiacRegionalChamberandMainStreetPontiacalsojoinedinthecelebration.
“CompanyFolderscomingtoPontiacreallyexpandsthecity’sworkforcedevelopmentagendabybringingnewbusinessestoourcity.Italsobringsnewjobstoourlocalresidents,”saidJaneBais-DiSessa,Pontiac’sDeputyMayor.“PontiacistrulymovingforwardbybecomingatechnologyhubtotheMetroDetroitArea,andCompanyFoldersisoneofthosebusinesseswehopetocontinuetoattract.”
ShewasimpressedwithGendelman’sstoryofcomingtoAmericawithhisparentsin1990withlessthan$500towhereheistoday.
“Mr.Gendelman,youareatrueexampleoftheAmericandream,”Bais-DiSessasaid.
DamanyHeadandDanielaWaltersechoedhersentiments.
Head,chairmanofthePontiacRegionalChamberboard,referencedasignonthesouthsideofPontiaconWoodwardAvenuethatreads:“Pontiac,wheretheworldcomestoplay.”
“Idon’tthinkanybodythoughtitwouldbeaRussiancomingtoPontiac,”Headsaidwithalaugh.“Buthe’sherenow,andIthinkthatsignstartedsomethingthatwedidn’tbelievewouldhappeninthecitywhereweareaninternationalhubforbusinessowners,entrepreneursandpeoplewhowanttoplayinourcity.”
CompanyFoldersisalsothelatestbusinesstojoinboththeChamberandMainStreetPontiac.
“TheimportanceofhavingbusinesseslikeCompanyFoldersbecomeinvolvedwithMainStreetPontiacisthattheycanprovideinsightintowhattheirteamandcustomerswanttoseeindowntown,helpdrivethedirectioninwhichourcommunitygrows,networkwithotheremployeesandresidentsintheareatobuildasupportstructureandformaclose-knitcommunity,andprovideanoutlettobecomeinvolvedwiththedowntown,”saidWalters,PresidentofMainStreetPontiac.
Formoreinformation,contactCrystalGarciaat(248)[email protected].
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Fromleft,JaneBais-DiSessa(DeputyMayorofPontiac),DanielaWalters(PresidentofMainStreetPontiac),DamanyHead(ChairmanoftheBoardforthePontiacRegionalChamber),NoaGendelman,AaronGendelman,VladimirGendelman(CompanyFoldersFounder&CEO),JanetGendelman,HowardKeating(CompanyFoldersEcommerceDirector),andMattGibb(DeputyOaklandCountyExecutive)preparetocuttheribbonMondayatCompanyFolders’GrandOpening/RibbonCutting.
Fromleft,JaneBais-DiSessa(DeputyMayorofPontiac),DanielaWalters(PresidentofMainStreetPontiac),DamanyHead(ChairmanoftheBoardforthePontiacRegionalChamber),NoaGendelman,AaronGendelman,VladimirGendelman(CompanyFoldersFounder&CEO),JanetGendelman,HowardKeating(CompanyFoldersEcommerceDirector),andMattGibb(DeputyOaklandCountyExecutive)cuttheribbonMondayatCompanyFolders’GrandOpening/RibbonCutting.
CompanyFoldersFounder&CEOVladimirGendelmanlooksonasMattGibb,DeputyOaklandCountyExecutivetalksaboutaspecialproclamationfromthecounty.
MattGibb,DeputyOaklandCountyExecutivepresentsaspecialproclamationfromthecountytoCompanyFoldersFounder&CEOVladimirGendelman.
AboutCompanyFolders,Inc.
CompanyFolders(www.companyfolders.com),thestandard-bearerinonlinefolderprinting,offersexcellentserviceandtheindustry'slargestselectionoffoldersandstyleoptionsbackedbyalifetimewarranty.Otherprintservicesincludebinders,envelopesandlogodesign.ThePontiac,Mich.companyearnedrankingsonthe2015,2016and2017Inc.5000listsofthefastest-growingprivatecompaniesinAmerica.Foundedin2003,CompanyFoldershassinceworkedwiththousandsoforganizationstocreateone-of-a-kindprintmarketingmaterialsthatshowcaseeachcustomer’suniquebrandidentity.Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttps://www.companyfolders.com.
