News & Press
2024 Annual Trustee Meeting
The OCIC held our Annual Meeting and Holiday Reception on Wednesday, December 11 at The Wave located in Marblehead. The meeting included a Year in Review including the BRE Program, Business Advisory Council, sites and buildings, Experience Ottawa County and and update ...
OCIC Honored at Genoa Chamber Annual Dinner
The OCIC was honored to have received the Outstanding Professional Service of the Year Award presented by the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce at their annual awards dinner on November 7th. Ottawa County Improvement Corporation received our award for Outstanding ...
Career Showcase Helps Students Envision their Futures
(Article via The Beacon) A generation ago, high school students were pushed into the narrow career tracks of college, vocational school or immediate entry into the workforce. Those tracks didn’t overlap, and once a student was on a path, they ...
LogistiQ Golf Scramble Raises $60K for Skilled Trades Academy
LogistiQ Press Release - On July 27th, 2024, LogistiQ hosted their 2nd Annual Golf Scramble where all proceeds benefit the Ottawa County Skilled Trades Academy (STA). At 8 a.m., 32 teams scattered across the 18-hole course. This was an increase ...
5-County Economic Development Organizations to Host Creative Financing Roundtable for Local Businesses
The Greater Sandusky Partnership, Huron County Growth Partnership, Ottawa County Improvement Corporation, Sandusky County Economic Development Corporation, and Tiffin-Seneca Economic Partnership, will host a five-county Creative Financing Roundtable. The event, scheduled for October 18th, aims to provide local businesses with ...
Operation Lollipop Drop
One hundred years ago when Dum-Dums lollipops were first created, the primary method of distribution to customers was horse-drawn delivery wagons. This past weekend, this iconic candy brand was delivered by a drone.A drone demonstration took place on Friday, Aug ...
Experience Ottawa County Highlights Local Assets & Advances in Technology
Put-in-Bay, Ohio — The Ottawa County Improvement Corporation (OCIC) proudly hosted the annual “Experience Ottawa County” event on August 15, 2024, at the Boardwalk on Put-in-Bay. This event brought together business leaders, community members, and local officials to explore the ...
Counties Collaborate on Hotel Project
Sandusky Register — A new Hampton Inn & Suites is being constructed in the Port Clinton/Catawba Island area at the corner of Ohio 163 and NE Catawba Road (Ohio 53.) The new hotel is scheduled to open in the spring ...
Workforce Education Program to Expand
Sandusky Register — A fresh initiative will give Ottawa County high schoolers the opportunity to take their first steps into the local tourism industry. The Ottawa County Business Advisory Council, which is overseen by the Ottawa County Improvement Corp., will ...
Ottawa County Receives $1.5 million to Expand Workforce Programs
On June 29th, the Ohio State Senate appropriated $700 million in projects included in SB 288 that will fund initiatives across the state through this one-time Strategic Community Investments fund. One of these projects is $1.5M for expansion of the ...
2024 OCIC Q2 Trustee Board Meeting
Overview The OCIC held our second quarter Trustee Meeting on Tuesday, June 18th at South Beach Resort with food provided by Bistro 163. The meeting included an update on OCIC initiatives including the 2024 BR&E Survey Results, JobsOhio Small Business ...
Inaugural TRU Safety Conference Held
The inaugural TRU Safety Conference was held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at the Catawba Island Club. The conference kicked off with a keynote breakfast featuring Jay Berschback, Chief Meteorologist with 13abc Action News. Jay Berschback, Chief Meteorologist of 13abc, ...
