It's been a couple of years since we last checked in with Dayton, Ohio-based Proto BuildBar, so I was grateful for the opportunity to not only attend the local Catfé Kickstarter party it hosted, but also to speak with Tom Mitchell, essentially Proto BuildBar's operations manager, though he is quick to say that he doesn't really have a title. He's been at Proto BuildBar for about seven months, which currently employs a staff of eight people, and we quickly went over what had changed since the doors opened in late 2014. Back in 2015, general manager Alex Todd (who is no longer with Proto BuildBar) told 3DPrint.com that the plan was to expand, and open up ten more locations by 2017. I asked Tom how that was coming, and he said that he was actually brought in "specifically to build the brand." Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/166595/proto-buildbar-update/