Celebrating Black-Owned Businesses in Grant County

Tashema Davis cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of Echo Gallery in 2020.

Juneteenth is an important day of remembrance for the freedom that African Americans received in 1865 after generations of sanctioned enslavement.   

We, at the Grant County Economic Growth Council, recognize the significance of this day and choose to honor it by praising the progress that has been made in our local community, economy, and society at large. As we celebrate the opportunity for all individuals to be a part of our business community, we remain committed to actions, not words.   

To kick off our efforts, we’ve gathered a list of black-owned businesses in Grant County as well as black business leaders to celebrate their progress in the community. In doing so, we hope to begin to gather a more robust repository of all black-owned businesses in our community and call attention to their success, as well as continue to be champions of collaboration and opportunity with each of them that cross our path in the future.

We recognize that this list is not yet all-encompassing, so if you know of a black-owned business or business leader not listed, we’d love to meet them and get connected. Please send submissions directly to jbeyioku@grantcounty.com.

Black-Owned Businesses in Grant County

• So Fresh N’ So Clean Car Wash

  • Fairmount, IN

  • Owner: Jerry Freshwater

  • Charm Grant Winner

• Echo Gallery

  • Art Display and education

  • Owner: Tashema Davis

• Expressive Expressions

  • Outdoor Murals

  • Owner: Tashema Davis

• Keenan Davis

  • State Farm Insurance Agent

• Morrell Scooters

  • Owner: Ronald Morrell Jr.

• Elevated Events (event space)

  • Owner: Ronald Morrell Jr.

• Jordan Taylor

  • Owns Gutter Care business

• Immaculate Auto Detailing

  • Owner: Derris Weaver

• The Shop Marion District

  • Owner: Teraun Davis

• Essential Cutz

  • Owner: Richard Hamilton

• A Step Above Barbershop

  • Owner: Antonio Brown

• Fresh Kutz

  • Owner: Kalib Kemper

• Kyren Monteiro

  • Owner: Engage Records, LLC.

  • Owner: Frequency Canvas, LLC.

  • Hip Hop Recording Artist

• Parker’s Seafood Kitchen

  • Owners: Ambra & Demetris Parker

• Morrell Floor Covering

  • Owners: Robert & Brenda Morrell

  • In their 58th year of business this year

• Anytime Fitness

  • Owner: Kandy Morrell

• Jellybean Plant Nursery

  • Owner: Jetaun Sanders

• All About You Eventz

  • Owner: Pamela McGruder

Black Leaders in Grant County

• Ronald Morrell Jr.

  • Area Director – Boys and Girls Club of Grant County

  • Campus Life Director – McCulloch Middle School, Youth for Christ

• Joselyn Whitticker

  • Head of the Marion Juneteenth Committee

  • Coordinator & Consultant, Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation

  • President, Marion Branch NAACP

  • Former Marion Common Council President

  • Former Teacher and School Administrator

• Cathy Weatherspoon

  • Executive Director, Thriving Grant County – Thriving Mill Township

• Michael & Latrese Moffitt

  • MM: Special Assistant to the President for Corporate & Community Relations

  • LM: Executive Director of the Intercultural and Global Office on the IWU-Marion campus

• Robin Fouce

  • City of Marion Common Council Member (Ward 4)

• Alex Huskey

  • Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College – Marion Campus

• Torri Williams

  • Social Advocate, Moving Marion Forward

• Andre Payne, MBA

  • Assistant Professor of Marketing – IWU

  • Board Member, Community Foundation of Grant County, Indiana

  • Board Member, Grant County Boys & Girls Club

  • Executive Board Member, NAACP – Marion Branch #3059

• Reggie Nevels

  • Grant County Sheriff

  • Former City Council Member

• Chet Johnson

  • Marshal, Matthews Police Department

• Reverend Gregory Dyson

  • Vice President for Intercultural Leadership and Church Relations, Taylor University