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EmNet finds sewer solutions - South Bend Tribune: Business Page 2 of 2 <br />The list includes Elkhart and Evansville in Indiana as well as Buffalo, N.Y.; Columbus and Lorain <br />in Ohio; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Hoboken and Jersey City in New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. <br />Officials from New York City have even visited South Bend to see how the CSOnet system <br />works. <br />"More and more we're being recognized as an industry expert," said Tim Braun, chief marketing <br />officer at EmNet. "I don't think there's a public works director in the country that wouldn't take <br />our call and wouldn't have heard about what we're doing, at least on some level." <br />Braun said EmNet has been profitable for the past three years, and revenue has been growing by <br />15 to 30 percent annually during that time. With hundreds of U.S. cities trying to improve their <br />sewer systems to avoid EPA fines, the company has a large potential market for additional <br />customers. <br />"This year we're seeing a step change in our growth pace," Braun said. "If we don't grow by at <br />least 90 to 100 percent this year, I'll be disappointed.... It looks like we'll be poised for that kind <br />of growth again next year as well." <br />EmNet got its start in South Bend, is headquartered in the city's East Bank neighborhood, and <br />Braun said the company's leaders are committed to staying and growing here. <br />As a matter of fact, he said EmNet's best sales pitch is to let clients talk to Horvath and others in <br />South Bend's public works department. <br />The company's growth into other cities helps its hometown, too. <br />"Every city that we've worked with represents a new innovation and new additions to our <br />technology portfolio, simply because every city is so complex," Braun said. <br />"What's great for South Bend is that everything we learn everywhere else, we bring back to South <br />Bend," he said. "As EmNet grows and develops new technology, the city is looking at ways it can <br />adapt its system and get more and more benefit." <br />http: / /www. southbendtribune.com/ news / business /article_e259feb6 -e7b0- l l e2 -b32e -001 a4... 12/3/2013 <br />