SBA leader Kelly Loeffler visits Indy contract manufacturer, praises 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler speaks with Olson Custom Designs co-founder Brian Olson, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, during a visit to Olson Custom Designs, a contract manufacturer specializing in components for aerospace, medical, and defense products, in Indianapolis.
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Olson Custom Designs manufacturing floor photographed Tuesday, June 24, 2025, ahead of a visit from Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler. Olson Custom Designs is a contract manufacturer specializing in components for aerospace, medical, and defense products in Indianapolis.
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Olson Custom Designs program manager Steve Macey shows one of the medical devices for which Olson Custom Designs produces parts Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Indianapolis. Olson Custom Designs is a contract manufacturer specializing in components for aerospace, medical, and defense products, in Indianapolis.
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Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler tours Olson Custom Designs with founders Mitch Olson (left) and Brian Olson, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Indianapolis. Olson Custom Designs is a contract manufacturer specializing in components for aerospace, medical, and defense products.
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Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler wears a SBA pin Tuesday, June 24, 2025, during a tour of Olson Custom Designs, a contract manufacturer specializing in components for aerospace, medical, and defense products, in Indianapolis.
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Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler tours Olson Custom Designs, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Indianapolis. Olson Custom Designs is a contract manufacturer specializing in components for aerospace, medical, and defense products.
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Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler speaks to members of the press Tuesday, June 24, 2025, during a visit to Olson Custom Designs, a contract manufacturer specializing in components for aerospace, medical, and defense products, in Indianapolis.
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A member of Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler's security team stands against a wall Tuesday, June 24, 2025, during a visit to Olson Custom Designs, a contract manufacturer specializing in components for aerospace, medical, and defense products, in Indianapolis.
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An American flag hangs over the Olson Custom Designs, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Indianapolis. The company is a contract manufacturer specializing in components for aerospace, medical, and defense products, in Indianapolis.
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Olson Custom Designs founders Brian Olson and Mitch Olson speak with members of the press Tuesday, June 24, 2025, after a visit from to Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler in Indianapolis. Olson Custom Designs, a contract manufacturer specializing in components for aerospace, medical, and defense products. 'It's an arms race in our industry with technology for the bigger, better, faster for people,' says Mitch.
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