2017 WEDCO

Annual ReportPresented at the 2018 Annual Meeting

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WEDCO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MEMBERSHIP

SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE

COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS

2017 PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

WEDCO AWARDS

2017 WEDCO Board of Directors

City of Bryan - Doug Johnson, Dan Yahraus

Village of Edgerton - Andy Farnham, Dawn Fitzcharles

Village of Edon – Chad Ordway, Duane Thiel

Village of Holiday City - Gary Baker, Sean Rupp

Village of Montpelier - Kurt Roan, Kevin Motter

Village of Pioneer - Al Fiser, Katie Wells

Village of Stryker - Patsy Mealer, Beth Rediger

Village of West Unity - Dave Colon, Joshua Fritsch

Williams County - Dan Clum, Lew Hilkert

Williams Co. Labor - Al LaCombe

First Energy - Gary Keys

Bryan Municipal Utilities - Jackie Perry

Ohio Gas - Bob Eyre

North Western Electric Co-Op - Darin Thorp

2018 WEDCO Board of Directors

City of Bryan – Carrie Schlade, Mari Ivan

Village of Edgerton - Bob Day

Village of Edon – Chad Ordway, Dave Loughborough

Village of Holiday City - Gary Baker, Sean Rupp

Village of Montpelier - Kurt Roan, Kevin Motter

Village of Pioneer - Al Fiser, Katie Wells

Village of Stryker - Patsy Mealer, Beth Rediger

Village of West Unity - Dave Colon, Joshua Fritsch

Williams County - Dan Clum, Lew Hilkert

Williams Co. Labor - Al LaCombe

First Energy - Gary Keys

Bryan Municipal Utilities – Kevin Maynard

Ohio Gas - Bob Eyre

North Western Electric Co-Op - Darin Thorp

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Executive Board Serving 2018-2020

Past President – Dan Clum, Williams County

President – Kevin Maynard, Bryan Municipal Utilities

1st Vice President – Beth Rediger, Village of Stryker

2nd Vice President – Katie Wells, Reifel Industries, Village of Pioneer

Secretary – Kurt Roan, Village of Montpelier

Treasurer – Josh Fritsch, Village of West Unity

WEDCO BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017/2018

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2017 WEDCO MEMBERSHIP

Tier 1 Members

2017 WEDCO Membership continued

Tier 3 Members

A. Schulman, Ferro Corp.

Advanced Rehabilitation Technology

Bryan Systems/Best Way Motor Lines

CK Technologies

Daavlin

Decorative Paint, Inc.

One Energy Enterprises LLC

Pioneer Industrial Systems

Ravago/Trinity Specialty Compounding

Rupp Enterprises

The Farmers & Merchants State Bank

Unique Chardan

Tier 4 Members

Allied Moulded Products

Andres, O'Neil & Lowe Agency

A-Stamp

Bryan Metals

Conversion Technologies International

Current Office Solutions

Current TEK Solutions

Dyco Manufacturing Inc.

Edgerton Forge

Elwood Staffing

First Federal Bank

Job1USA

Kidston Family Companies

Matcor-Matsu

Newcomer, Shaffer, Spangler, & Breininger

Northwest State Community College

Pioneer Area Chamber of Commerce

Professional Polymer Consulting

Rimm-Kleen Systems

Stryker Welding

Sudden Service Expediting, Inc.

The Mosser Group

Titan Tire

Universal Industrial Products

VRT

Waterford Bank

Individual Patron - Travis Gilcher

Associate Members

Bryan Chamber of Commerce

Bryan Publishing Co.

Gallagher & Rohrs, Ltd.

Indigo Sandblasting

Isaac Property Company

Montpelier Chamber of Commerce

Siebenaler Construction

Signature Associates

Trilogy Wealth Advisors5

Tier 2 Members

Bard Manufacturing

Huntington National Bank

Kamco Industries

North Star Blue Scope Steel

North Western Electric Co-Op

Ohio Gas Company

Powers and Sons LLC

Rassini Chassis Systems

Reifel Industries

Rudolph/Libbe Companies

Saneholtz McKarnes

Sauder Manufacturing

The State Bank

Winzeler Stamping

20/20 Custom Molded Plastics

First Energy

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Workforce & Marketing Subcommittee Update

Announced during the 2017 Annual Meeting, the newly formed WEDCO subcommittees would begin meeting on a quarterly

basis. Now, the committees have been combined and meet on a bi-monthly basis.

The subcommittees consist of approximately 10-20 participants from a variety of backgrounds

including government, education, manufacturing, health, insurance, and construction.

The subcommittee is pursuing several initiatives and is currently in the planning and fundraising

stages of executing a Williams County Housing Study.

The anticipated release of the Housing Study is Fall 2018.

Workforce Development continues to be our priority.

WEDCO continues to partner with Williams County schools, Ohio Means Jobs, manufacturers, and other organizations in a collective effort to

educate the public and the future & current workforce about manufacturing career opportunities and improve public perceptions of manufacturing.

• Northwest Ohio Manufacturing Day now serves

over 500 students from the four-county region.

• Williams County Bus Tour participation has increased.

• WEDCO continues to host bimonthly round table events to highlight local business, school & business partnerships, and connect local

businesses to state, regional, and local resources.

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COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS

Village of Holiday City 20th AnniversaryIn 2017 the Village of Holiday City celebrated the 20th anniversary of the incorporation of the

Village.

“Holiday City has given us a lot to demonstrate what Williams County has to offer,” Matt Davis

said. “It’s a great location with access to the turnpike and railroad and they have lots of land

to develop. This gives us an opportunity to throw our hat in the ring as business leads come

in…The impact of the Village of Holiday City has been huge, fifteen-hundred jobs easily, not

counting the hotels and small businesses.”

Village of Edgerton – Release from Fiscal Emergency

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COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS

Village of Pioneer – Clark Street Extension Project

Project includes:

• Extending Clark Street about 0.75 mile north, then about half mile west, to hook in with Core Way Drive

• Extending Industrial Avenue east to the entrance to the industrial park.

• New curbs, gutters and all other necessary street infrastructure.

The Village of Pioneer received the following grant funding, totaling just over $2 million, for the project:

• $500,000 from a Community Development Block Grant.

• $500,000 from a Roadwork Development grant.

• $1,002,128 from a federal Economic Development Public Works grant.

Village of Montpelier – Residential Tax Abatement Program

The tax abatement program (effective 1/1/18) applies to all parts of the Village not already covered by a Community Reinvestment Area

(CRA). Residential projects over $5,000 will enjoy 100% abatement on real estate tax (on improvements) for 15 years. While commercial

properties must continue to negotiate with the school board for tax abatement, residential projects only need apply with the Village.

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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

20/20 Custom Molded Plastics

Menards Distribution Center

Busche Performance Group

RLF&CRA Projects

Bryan North Industrial Park - Site Ohio Authentication

Abandoned Gas Station Clean Up Grant

“With this expansion, we will have doubled in size, and it all starts with the people who work here,” said company President Ron Ernsberger said. “We have good, hard-working people, and they are the reason for our continued growth.”

100 125 $200,000 $15.5MJOBS CREATED JOBS RETAINED JOBS OHIO ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

GRANT

INVESTMENT

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INDIANA DETROIT TECH CNTR SOUTHFIELD ALABAMA RAMOS MEXICO EDON, OHIO

COMING SOON…

125 $16.3M $900,000 16THJOBS CREATED FIXED ASSET

INVESTMENT

JOBS OHIO

REVITILIZATION

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TO OPEN

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100 963 $200,000 $23.7MJOBS CREATED JOBS RETAINED JOBS OHIO ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT GRANT

INVESTMENT

Menard, Inc., a leading home improvement center,

has begun construction of a new facility at the

Holiday City location. The company will build a

production line to manufacture interior and exterior

pre-hung doors.

RLF Project Highlights

Located in Bryan, The Upper Cut utilized $15,000 of revolving loan funds to acquire and invest in the business.

Located in Montpelier, Delta Juliet Tactical utilized $20,000 of revolving loan funds to acquire the business and invest in the business

Rupp Enterprises invested $250,000 and constructed a 10,047 sq. ft. addition at 600 Oak Street, West Unity.

The addition was critical to retaining both Trinity and Vision Color.

CRA Project Highlight

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Bryan North Industrial Park: Site Ohio Authenticated

The City of Bryan and BMU began the authentication process in

April 2017, and is the first site to be authenticated in Wave II of the

program.

The seal indicates a site is ready for immediate development on day

one, guaranteeing that all utilities are on site with adequate

capacities and that due diligence studies have been completed.

Learn more about Bryan North Industrial Park by visiting any of the

following:

http://ohio.zoomprospector.com/

https://www.cityofbryan.net/economic-development-industrial-parks/

https://www.wedco.info

Abandoned Gas Station

Clean Up Grant

Williams County, WEDCO, and the City of Bryan partnered together to obtain a

$100,000 grant from Ohio Development Services Agency to fund cleanup of the

former AP Gas Station at 303 S. Main Street, in Bryan. The project included

removing the canopy, demolishing the storefront, removing the gas islands and the

underground gas tanks with the goal of bringing the property back to a tax

producing status.

The Abandoned Gas Station Cleanup Grant provides funding to assess and clean

up BUSTR Class C sites (underground storage tanks with documented petroleum

releases).

This program is made possible by Ohio Development Services Agency, in

partnership with Ohio EPA and the Department of Commerce, Bureau of

Underground Storage Tank Regulations (BUSTR).

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WEDCO AWARDS

The WEDCO Awards were designed to recognize outstanding business and communities in Williams County.

Awards are based on investments in employees and/or training programs, facility expansion and/or capital investments, exceptional leadership and staff engagement, company size and length of time in business, and community engagement in 2017.

New Business of the Year

In 2017 Indigo Sandblasting invested

approximately $75,000 to relocate the

corporate headquarters to Montpelier, Ohio.

Founded in 1998, Indigo Sandblasting

provides blasting services in Ohio, Indiana and

Michigan in automotive, manufacturing,

fabrication, welding, powder coating, e-

coating, food service, food production and

other industries.

By expanding to the larger location in

Montpelier Indigo Sandblasting is now able to

offer large vehicle and equipment blasting and

painting and now can accommodate heavy

earth moving equipment, cement mixers, semi

tractors and trailers of all sizes.

Learn more about Indigo Sandblasting by

visiting http://www.indigosandblasting.com/

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Business of the Year

Winzeler Stamping is a leading independent

manufacturer of proprietary and custom-designed

stamped and machined metal products and

components. They are a privately held 4th generation

family-owned company in their 99th year, with two

business divisions operating from two separate facilities

located in Montpelier, Ohio.

In 2017 Winzeler Stamping recognized the need and

responded to the local manpower shortage by

partnering with community entities such as Montpelier

High School, WEDCO, and Northwest State Community

College to attract and retain talent and build

relationships with other local manufacturers and school

districts. The company created a unique “community”

classroom to deliver technical training topics for skilled

trades. The availability of the college classes in skilled

trades local to the clients has been received very well

by the manufacturing companies in Williams County.

Learn more about Winzeler Stamping by visiting

http://www.winzelerstamping.com/

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Community of the Year

Over the past year the Village of Montpelier has begun establishing a

new vision for the community. In the past year, the Village council has

established an Economic Development & Strategy Committee,

residential and commercial real estate tax abatement programs, pursuit

of funding for the Iron Horse River Trail, CDBG funding for park facilities,

a new K-9 program, and renovation of the waste water treatment plant

among many other critical and visionary efforts. The leaders of

Montpelier are working to position the community for new development,

progress and growth.

The most recent unveiling of the $1.5 million Iron Horse River Trail

involved community participation in the formation of a steering

committee and two public meetings. These meetings have encouraged

a more robust and thoughtful project and generated enormous

enthusiasm in the community.

The nearly $1 million waste water treatment plant renovation is intended

to provide Montpelier with even more reliable service and consistent

capacity for many years to come.

The tax abatement program (effective January 1, 2018) applies to all

parts of the Village not already covered by a Community Reinvestment

Area (CRA). Residential projects over $5,000 will enjoy 100%

abatement on real estate tax (on improvements) for 15 years. While

commercial properties must continue to negotiate with the school board

for tax abatement, residential projects only need apply with the Village.

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Megan Puehler, MBA

Assistant

office@wedco.info

@WilliamsCountyEconomicDevelopment

Williams County Community Offices

1425 East High St.

Bryan, Ohio 43506

Phone: 419-636-8727

Fax: 419-636-5589

www.wedco.info

Matt Davis, AICP, EDFP

Executive Director

economic@wedco.info