Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 8

91 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 8 C I T I ZENS NAT IONAL BANK BLUFFTON Working out of a single 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Findlay, OH, we began our operations in June of 1988 as Findlay’s Tall Timbers Distribution Center. Our work ethic and commitment, to our customers and community, have led us to considerable and rapid growth. Today, we operate as Ohio Logistics successfully maintaining 25 locations serving seven states (OH, NY, PA, IL, GA, MS, TN). With over 6 million sq. ft. of state-of-the-art warehouse space, and 400+ associates, we are one of the largest privately held logistics firms in the Midwest. June of 2018 marked the 30th anniversary of Ohio Logistics, and our opportunities have been realized as “fortunate and thankful” by our CEO, Chuck Bills. This realization is the reason for the company’s strong belief in “giving back” through programs to benefit not only the communities in which we operate, but to our Veterans that have given us our freedoms, and others that are less fortunate. As a result of Ohio Logistics’ successes, growth, and philanthropy, we proudly accepted the Hancock County 2017 Small Business of the Year Award. Built on a sound financial base, Ohio Logistics will strive to bring your ideas to reality regarding your supply-chain management needs. ...... For more information, please visit our website www.OhioLogistics.com President, Eric Faulkner Program (PPP) through the federal government at the start of the pandemic, CNB was able to aid more than 1,700 businesses, with a total loan amount of close to $150 million. This ensured that thousands of employees would continue to receive a paycheck, and kept businesses from closing their doors. “As you can imagine, the whole strength of our bank is dependent on those small businesses and how they succeed; we want them to succeed,” declares Faulkner. As the bank offered this assistance to businesses, they gained new customers, who Faulkner hopes will come to them for future banking needs. This has also created a marketing opportunity for CNB – by using social media to share the personal success stories of their clients. Faulkner explains, “We have a fitness organization that needed to redesign their entire facility, and keep things running, even though they had COVID restrictions where they