‍Maddox Opens New Main Street Campus in Batavia

Ribbon cutting set for May 18 at renovated historic fire station; three-building campus to bring office workers and daily foot traffic to downtown core

BATAVIA, Ohio — (May 5, 2026) – Maddox Industrial Transformer (Maddox), a leading supplier of new and remanufactured electrical transformers nationwide, today announced the opening of an expanded regional presence here.

Operating here for seven years, the company announced the opening of a new Main Street Campus, a three-building office group located on East Main Street between 3rd and 4th Street anchored by a renovated historic fire station at 377 East Main Street. The fire station’s original character has been preserved along with its old alarm and fire department décor. Two adjacent buildings also are undergoing renovation to achieve a combined 19,000-square-foot office campus that can house a total of 97 Maddox staff, with 20 moving in immediately. 

"We can't invest in our people without investing in the places they live," said Michael Foster, Director of Employee Development for Maddox. "By planting ourselves on Batavia's Main Street, we will bring daily foot traffic back into the historic downtown core, which we hope will bless existing businesses and encourage others to do the same." 

As part of its commitment to the community, Maddox will contribute $10,000 to Batavia's July 2, 2026 America 250 Celebration.

The Main Street Campus marks another step in Maddox's growing investment in Clermont County. Maddox's presence in Batavia began in 2019, when Michael Foster, now Director of Employee Development, relocated back home to the east side of Cincinnati as a remote employee. By 2022, Maddox opened a small office in a rented room on Main Street. In 2023, the company opened a 40,000-square-foot shop in a former Ford factory along James E. Sauls Sr. Drive and moved its office team into the front portion of that facility.

Maddox's Batavia operation has since grown to 28 operations workers and 38 office workers. The Main Street Campus will allow Maddox to make room for additional operations workers at the shop while creating dedicated office space for its growing sales and support teams, while contributing to the long-term vitality of the village.

"Batavia has been good to Maddox and we want to be good for Batavia," said Camden Spiller, CEO of Maddox. "This campus gives us room to keep growing regionally while attracting vibrancy to the heart of the Batavia community." 

Ribbon Cutting Planned:

A ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate the first building is planned for 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 18, at 377 East Main Street in Batavia. The event will feature a short presentation and t-shirt giveaway. The public and media are invited.

ABOUT MADDOX:

Formed in 2015, Maddox Industrial Transformer (Maddox) is the national leader in supplying new and remanufactured electrical transformers to commercial and industrial clients. Attributing its success to quality, customer service and fast lead times, Maddox has earned recognition seven straight years as one of the nation’s Inc. 5000 fastest growing private companies. In addition to its headquarters in Washington state, Maddox has operations in South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Ohio and Idaho.