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Regional Economic Development
Meeting to be Held in Carey
Issue 41 | October 2016
Wyandot County Office of Economic Development
Bi-Monthly Newsletter
Dates & Events
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November 11th - Veterans Day WCOED Offices Closed
The Northwest Ohio regional JobsOhio partner, the Regional
Growth Partnership, will hold its upcoming quarterly meeting
in the Village of Carey on October 26th. Normally held at
Owens Community College in Findlay, the regional JobsOhio
network meetings attract economic development leaders,
utility representatives, public officials, and other interested
parties from the region.
The October meeting will be held in the Training Room at
Vaughn Industries. It will offer a chance to highlight some of
the current successes in Wyandot County as the agenda
features a presentation by WCOED Executive Director Greg
Moon and JobsOhio county project manager Chase Eikenbary.
Much of the reason behind the meeting location in Carey is
centered around the speculative industrial development taking
place in the village. The Regional Growth Partnership would
like to make other economic development organizations in its
service area aware of the process and benefits behind a specula-
tive building program.
The meeting will conclude with a walkthrough of the facility
now leased by Hanon Systems, which was a speculative ’shell’
building completed in 2014. Those in attendance will learn of
its specifications, and the interior buildout that the facility has
since undergone.
www.WyandotCountyEconomicDevelopment.com
WCOED Dashboard State Procured Leads 177
WCOED Leads 44
Website Visits (1st time) 12,647
Grant Dollars Submitted $12,866,416
Grant Dollars Approved $3,852,275
New Investment Brought
into the Community $69,722,000
Capital Investment from
Local Expansion Projects $76,325,000
Jobs Created 572
New Annual Payroll
Generated $14,652,684
Jobs Retained 1,900
Annual Payroll Retained $94,046,896
Business Retention &
Expansion (BR&E) Visits 197
Note - numbers are cumulative estimates from
the organization's inception intended to give
board members a snapshot of the overall impact.
November 14th - 5:30 p.m. WCOED Annual Meeting Dance On Vance - Carey
October 26th, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Jobs Ohio Regional Network Mtg.
Vaughn Industries - Carey
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Roth and Bacon Attorneys at Law
WCOED Member Spotlight
www.WyandotCountyEconomicDevelopment.com
This month the WCOED is happy to feature
Roth & Bacon Attorneys at Law as its spotlight
member. Roth & Bacon joined the WCOED in
2012 and has been represented on the board by
company partner David Bacon and by attorney
Jessica Moon.
Roth and Bacon Attorneys has a long history in
Wyandot County. It was founded in the 1950s
by Harold Roth and Forrest Bacon, and today is
continued by their sons, Jeffrey Roth and David
Bacon. Keeping with the family tradition,
Jessica (Bacon) Moon most recently joined the
firm in 2010.
Roth & Bacon focuses its practice on estate and
business succession planning. Roth & Bacon
tailors estate plans for its clients in order to meet
family goals, provide tax planning strategies,
and streamline solutions for continued and
private management of business and family
issues. The firm provides these services through
the use and creation of power(s) of attorney,
trusts, wills, deeds, business entities and
surrounding agreements.
All Roth & Bacon attorneys are licensed to
practice in Ohio and Florida. The company
currently has office locations in Port Clinton,
Upper Sandusky, and Marion, Ohio and in Fort
Myers, Florida.
David Bacon
also has
received
certification as
an elder law
attorney.
In addition to its involvement with Wyandot
County Economic Development, Roth & Bacon
also participates in Rotary; WeCARE for
Students (a nonprofit organization that provides
released time Bible education to public school
youth); Wyandot County Young Professionals;
and the local area Chamber of Commerce.
WCOED Member
Spotlight
WCOED Newsletter | Issue 41 | October 2016
Roth and Bacon Attorneys: (from left) Jessica Moon, David Bacon, &
Jeffrey Roth
Roth and Bacon Main Office in Upper Sandusky
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Wyandot
County
News
www.WyandotCountyEconomicDevelopment.com WCOED Newsletter | Issue 41 | October 2016
WCOED Annual Dinner—November 14th
The Wyandot County Office of Economic Development will hold its 8th Annual Dinner on Monday,
November 14th. This year’s annual gathering will take place at the Dance on Vance event hall in the
Village of Carey. The evening will begin with a social hour and registration starting at 5:30 p.m.,
followed by dinner at 6:30, and the program at 7:00.
Dinner registration is open to all that wish to celebrate the many accomplishments seen this year by
our local business community, and those of our local economic development organization.
WCOED Gold Members receive 2 free registrations and Platinum Members receive up to 6 free,
while regular registration is $15.00.
The annual meeting will feature the third presentation of the
Distinguished Contribution to Economic Development
Awards and will feature two guest speakers. WCOED
Executive Director Greg Moon will begin the program with
a recap of 2016 activity, and the presentation of the
WCOED’s annual economic development awards. Dean
Monske, President and CEO of the Regional Growth Partnership, will follow. The Regional Growth
Partnership is contracted with JobsOhio to provide economic development leadership in the
16-county Northwest Ohio region. As such, the RGP works closely with the WCOED on business
expansion and attraction projects. Mr. Monske will provide an overview of activity in the NW Ohio
region as well as information regarding his organization’s interaction with our local economic
development organization.
Closing out the program will be Thomas Charnesky, Plant Manager of Hanon Systems USA in
Carey. Hanon Systems is the newest manufacturer to establish operations in Wyandot County. The
WCOED worked extensively with Hanon Systems in 2015 to successfully site the company’s first
Midwest production location in Carey, OH. Mr. Charnesky will provide an introduction to the
Hanon Systems organization, and more specifically its new Village of Carey facility.
Click here to register:
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First County-wide Small Business & Entrepreneur Fair Offered
The Wyandot County Office of Economic Development in close partnership with the Upper
Sandusky Area Chamber of Commerce, Carey Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Small Business
Administration, and the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board facilitated the first offering of
the Small Business & Entrepreneur Development fair in Wyandot County.
The event, which was held on October 4th, placed local small business owners, and those aspiring to
be, face-to-face with local service providers that could help them in their endeavors. Outside of the
exhibitors in attendance, the event featured a slate of speakers offering ongoing informational
sessions. Topics included the valuation of a business, understanding margins, angel funding,
financial institution vetting processes, and tips and success stories from area small business owners.
On top of the exhibitor information and educational sessions, attendees were able to network and
meet others in the local business community. The major sponsors of the event, including the
WCOED, hope to increase its popularity in subsequent offerings each year as it provides a benefit
for both area entrepreneurs and service providers.
Wyandot
County
News
www.WyandotCountyEconomicDevelopment.com WCOED Newsletter | Issue 41 | October 2016
(left) Roger Miller & Matt Orians of Mizik Miller & Co.
offer an overview of the business valuation process
(right) Ed Hartman of the Millstream Angel Club
provides information on angel funding programs
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www.WyandotCountyEconomicDevelopment.com
State Economic
Development News
National, Regional, & State Indicators Show Steady Growth
The economies of the United States and Ohio have shown decent growth, and while the Midwest
economy has also shown signs of improvement, the regional economy has remained relatively flat.
This is according to a report released by The Montrose Group, LLC, a business consulting firm
focused on economic development and public finance planning and incentives.
The report shows that for the U.S. economy, real GDP increased in 37 states and the District of
Columbia in the first quarter of 2016. There was a 2% increase in real median household income to
$56,516, while the poverty rate dropped 1.2% to 13.5%.
For the Midwest economy, real median household income increased 5.1% compared to 6.4% in the
West, 4.9% in the Northeast, and 2.9% in
the South. The poverty rate also decreased
in the South, West and Midwest with the
Midwest having the lowest rate of 11.7%.
The Ohio economy remains strong, and is
7th largest among the 50 states. Its GDP grew
by 1.4% in 2015, which outpaced Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin and West Virginia, but still
behind that of Michigan and Pennsylvania.
The Ohio unemployment rate of 4.7% is below
that of the national average.
WCOED Newsletter | Issue 41 | October 2016
and The Montrose Group, LLC
and The Montrose Group, LLC
Source: The Montrose Group, LLC
and The Montrose Group, LLC
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www.WyandotCountyEconomicDevelopment.com
Monthly Comparison
Due to a cutoff in website tracking data for the month of September,
the statistics reported below are a comparison of August vs. July in
lieu of regular two month interval comparisons. The tracking issue
has been corrected, and regular comparisons will resume in December.
The graphs and figures to the
right show that the WCOED
website had overall positive
traffic indicators when com-
paring August to the month of
July. Although the percentage
of new vs. returning visitors
decreased, the total number of
new visitors increased.
Important items to note for the
month of August:
358 total visits
235 new visitors
00:02:37 avg. visit duration
2.12 pages viewed on
average per visit
86 (24%) of visits were
from mobile devices
Top 10 cities where visits
originated & number of:
1. Upper Sandusky - 89
2. Cincinnati - 30
3. Carey - 16
4. Columbus - 16
5. Findlay - 13
6. New York - 12
7. New Delhi - 8
8. Holland - 8
9. Sycamore - 8
10. Toledo - 8
Website Analytics
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Special Thanks to our Supporting Members
Issue 41 | October 2016
Mission Statement
www.WyandotCountyEconomicDevelopment.com
The WCOED was established to assist existing local businesses in economic development
projects enabling them to remain profitable and competitive. In addition, we strategically
research existing supply chains and regional industries to target and recruit new
businesses development into the community. Ultimately, it is our intent to help improve
the overall economic viability and quality of life in Wyandot County and the various
municipalities located therein.
Wyandot County Office of Economic Development
Greg Moon - Executive Director
109 South Sandusky Avenue, Room 16
Upper Sandusky, OH 43351
419-294-6404
Platinum Members:
The City of Upper Sandusky, The Village of Carey and The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners
Gold Members:
AEP Ohio
Commercial Savings Bank
Custom Glass Solutions by
Guardian
First Citizens National Bank
Hempy Water
Kimmel Corporation
Kirbys Sand & Gravel
M.C. Diversified
National Lime & Stone Company
North Central Electric Cooperative
Ohio Power Systems, LLC
Reineke Motors, Inc.
Roynon Electrical Products Co.
S&P Alliance, Inc.
Schilling Propane Company
Sycamore Telephone Company
United Insurance Service
Upper United Development Corp.
WMS Marketing Services
Silver Members:
ACI Alvada Construction Co.
Edward Jones of Upper Sandusky
Peterman Associates, Inc.
Pfeifer Hardware
Regina Vent Realty LLC
Roth and Bacon Attorneys at Law
Village of Sycamore
Angeline School & Industries
Doug Frisch
Carey Area Chamber of Commerce
Upper Sandusky Area Chamber of Commerce
Reciprocal Members:
Ex-Officio Members: