News & Press
2023 OCIC Q2 Trustee Board Meeting
The OCIC held our second quarter Trustee Meeting on Wednesday, June 28th at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge with food provided by Bistro 163. The meeting included an update on OCIC initiatives including Advanced Air Mobility, OhioMeansJobs, Firelands Forward, the Business Advisory ...
Business Advisory Council Awarded OCCF Grant
The Ottawa County Community Foundation founded by the late Joy Roth in 1999 has parlayed its amazing success as a public charitable organization to creatively support a legion of non-profit agencies around Ottawa County. On Thursday, June 15, the OCCF ...
Teacher Business Boot Camp gives educators a hands-on look at student career options
Sheri Trusty Special to The News-Messenger PORT CLINTON - Fifteen local teachers had the opportunity to step out of the classroom to learn about the area’s manufacturing and business world during Ottawa County Teacher Business Boot Camp 2023, held from ...
Regional Housing Study Results
Firelands Forward partnered with Bowen National Research to conduct a housing study of the Firelands Region. The Firelands Region Housing Study was released in May of 2023. The goal behind this study is to invigorate community conversations in hopes to ...
Ottawa County Skilled Trades Academy, STNA Program host first ever graduation ceremony
Twenty-six area students stepped into promising futures when they graduated from the Ottawa County Skilled Trades Academy and Ottawa County STNA Program on Thursday, May 18. The keynote address was given by Chancellor Randy Gardner of the Ohio Department of ...
Conversations over coffee aid jobs center staff to direct people to careers
Sheri Trusty Special to The News-Messenger OAK HARBOR - Across Ottawa County, employers, the unemployed and the underemployed are struggling in a workforce environment that can be difficult to navigate, but there is an advocate in the county that is ...
Gordon Lumber invests in next generation of young skilled trades workers
Article by News Herald | Last October, Nick Wuertz, instructor at the Ottawa County Skilled Trades Academy, walked into Gordon Lumber in Genoa with a small list of things to buy for the school. When he walked out, he had ...
OCIC Business and Industry Awards Honor Local Leaders
(Article via The Beacon) - Ottawa County’s business community is thriving because the people behind those companies are concerned with impacting more than just their bottom line. Countless business owners, managers and employees are utilizing their businesses as springboards for ...
Skilled Trades Academy Impacts Students’ Lives, Rejuvenates Local Workforce
This year’s Ottawa County Skilled Trades Academy class is learning skills and accreditations that will give them an edge went they enter the workforce. Shown here are (back row, left to right): Emahje Buckley, Natalie Rose, Gavin Maloy, Zach Clune, ...
DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE
Shores & Islands Ohio - They're back! Destination Development Grants are now available for projects that will attract and engage visitors, serve and educate regional tourism partners, and generate economic growth for their communities and the region through travel and ...
Ottawa County Businesses Meet with OCIC, Chambers of Commerce
Owners Chris and Tom Gulvas met with Valerie Winterfield, Oak Harbor Chamber, Jessica Grzechowiak, OCIC, and Ottawa County Commissioner Mark Stahl in June. The Ottawa County Community Improvement Corporation (OCIC), in partnership with Ohio State University Extension, the Ohio Sea ...
2022 Annual Trustee Meeting
The OCIC held our Annual Meeting and Holiday Reception on Wednesday, December 7 at the Port Clinton Yacht Club with food provided by Bistro 163. The meeting included a recap on this year’s activities including the Ottawa County BRE Program, ...