Business

Simpsonville Subway

Owner: Ankit Sheth

Phone: 502-722-0085

Address: 799 Aristocrat Ct., Simpsonville

Hours: 10-10

What we say: The Simpsonville Subway opened last Friday and is located behind the city’s Pilot Travel Center.

“It’s a new store, and it’s different from the Shelbyville stores,” said owner Ankit Sheth. “We have a very nice operation – a nice clean store.”

An old business axiom is that the first generation starts the company, the second generation grows the company and the third generation ruins the company.

Third-generation nurseryman Mike Ray is not living up to that rule. Ray, who took over the Carl Ray Nursery from his grandfather in 1987, has grown the nursery and landscaping business into a multistate operation that offers services from tree planting to tree trimming, to landscaping, maintenance and pest control.

Despite a number of significant cutbacks and rumors that the plant could shut down, Martinrea is continuing to hang in there, at least for now.

Sources inside the plant, who asked for anonymity because of the volatility of the employment situation, say they have heard the plant is going to close its doors soon, but so far, that has not come to pass.

Martinrea Heavy Stamping, located at 1000 Old Brunerstown Road, currently has 400 employees.

The numeric logo is off the sign, the doors are boarded, and the gates are held shut with a lock and chain.

The specifics are sketchy, but with little fanfare the 84 Lumber location in Shelbyville closed down last month.

"We just got the word through the grapevine,” County Judge Executive Rob Rothenburger said. "We haven’t heard anything official. They’re closing several of their facilities.”