KMK Consulting Company Opens Central Ohio Office

Cincinnati, February 1, 2002- KMK Consulting Company, LLC (KMKC) is pleased to announce the opening of its Central Ohio office in downtown Columbus. Joe Robertson, Vice President of KMKC, opened the office this week. Although the office is designed to service all aspects of the Consulting Company, Mr. Robertson focuses primarily on economic development, government affairs, strategic issue analysis and real estate consulting.

Chip Gerhardt, Vice President and Director of the Consulting Company’s Government Affairs Solution Group, said “Our Government Affairs practice has been very successful for our clients to date and will continue to grow as we increase our visibility with the General Assembly, the Administration, and all of the state agencies. I am confident that this location will serve as a catalyst for many more successes for our clients in the future.”

Jim McGraw, President and CEO of KMK Consulting, added “We couldn’t be happier with our additional location in the shadow of the State Capitol and agency headquarters. We are strongly committed to growing our specialized business consulting services to Ohio companies and organizations, and firmly believe that this location will reinforce our already strong position in Columbus.”

The new address is 37 W. Broad Street, Suite 1100, Columbus, OH 43215. The company’s headquarters remain in Cincinnati.

About KMK Consulting

KMK Consulting Company, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the law firm Keating, Muething & Klekamp, P.L.L. with offices in Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. KMK Consulting provides services to its clients through four distinct Solution Groups: Economic Development; Government Affairs; Business Formation; and Executive and Business Solutions. KMKC’s mission is to enhance the effectiveness, productivity and executive leadership of its corporate, entrepreneurial, not-for-profit, community and executive clients and their associates by providing focused, innovative and results-oriented solutions to their business needs. The company has clients in states from New York to Hawaii and Florida to Washington.