Warsaw’s Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously for two new businesses to open in the city, including another orthopedic manufacturer.

Operated in Aurora, Ill., Trigon International Corporation is looking to purchase the former Goodwill facility on Commerce Drive. Trigon President Joseph Fenoglio told the BZA his business already sells to original equipment manufacturers in Warsaw and is looking to operate closer to their clients.

To start, Fenoglio said the business will only employ 6 to 8 designers who will work from cubicles inside the facility. He expected no more than 20 to 25 employees at most in the building and said physical changes to the building facade will be minor.

While potential semi traffic to the facility was a concern for the BZA, Fenoglio said any deliveries would be minimal and added, “If it’s a problem, it will be for us as well.” But city planner Jeremy Skinner and assistant planner Tim Dombrosky said there is access from U.S. 30. Commerce Drive is a private road which Skinner said would need to be better maintained, but the more businesses out there, the more pressure the city can put on the owners to keep the road in good repair.

Fenoglio did not provide a time frame for opening the local facility, but did say, “The best designers for orthopedic implants are in this town. It’s easier to open up a facility here than relocate them,” he said.

In the second matter, Enrique “Hank” Hernandez asked for a special exception to allow a tattoo parlor at 2124 E. Winona Ave. Stained Society, according to Hernandez, will be a studio where he will provide tattoo services, but also provide an art gallery. His idea is to expand into T-shirt designs and provide products from other nationally known tattoo artists.

The location on East Winona Avenue was originally a tattoo parlor. The BZA approved the request unanimously. Hernandez said he hopes to open Stained Society within the next week or two.