Wyandot County Office of Economic Development Bi

Issue 31 | February 2015
Wyandot County Office of Economic Development
Bi-Monthly Newsletter
WCOED Revises Organizational Structure
Dates & Events
February 16th
Presidents’ Day
WCOED Office Closed
February 17th - 5:30 p.m.
Wyandot County Leadership Academy
Upper Sandusky Area Chamber
March 9th - 4:00 p.m.
WCOED Board Meeting
Vaughn Industries Training Room
Click here for additional local events
WCOED Dashboard
State Procured Leads
134
WCOED Leads
38
Website Visits
8177
In late December the Wyandot County Office of Economic
Development Inc. (WCOED), a 501(c)(6) non-profit
organization, made the decision to remove its affiliation with
Ohio State University Extension. A group comprised of the
Wyandot County Commissioners, WCOED Executive Officers,
and WCOED platinum-level members came to the agreement
that the transition was needed to further the effectiveness of
the economic development organization. The move provides
the WCOED with challenges, but more importantly an
abundance of opportunities for the future.
The agreement between the WCOED and OSU Extension was
formalized to provide the local economic development
organization with leveraged funding to support an Executive
Director. This structure offered a means for the WCOED to
build a base on which the organization could sustain itself.
Grant Dollars Submitted $11,967,500
Since that initial agreement the WCOED has done just that,
Grant Dollars Approved $2,953,909
and is grateful for the opportunity OSU Extension provided.
Investment Brought into
$46,181,000
the Community
Assisted with Expansion /
Investment Projects
$34,790,000
Jobs Created
291
Jobs Retained
1,283
Business Retention &
155
Expansion (BR&E) Visits
Note - numbers are cumulative estimates
from the organization's inception intended
to give board members a snapshot of the
overall impact.
The transition away from OSU Extension means that the
WCOED now has larger financial commitments to maintain,
but it also creates a full-time Executive Director to carry out its
mission in Wyandot County. The Wyandot County
Commissioners have also entered into a larger commitment to
the WCOED as the Executive Director is now classified as a
county employee. The WCOED Executive Director will still
serve in the additional capacity as Executive Director of the
Wyandot County Regional Planning Commission.
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WCOED Member
Spotlight
The First Citizens National Bank
This month the Wyandot County Office of
(1953), Wharton (1991), Carey (1992), and
Economic Development features gold member,
Dunkirk (1991). FCNB also has out of county
the First Citizens National Bank (FCNB) as its
branches in Powell (2000) and Marion (2002).
WCOED Member Spotlight
Spotlight Member. The First Citizens National
Bank has been a part of Wyandot County for
155 years and has remained committed to
serving the needs of its customers and its
community. First Citizens, founded in 1860, is
the fifth oldest, locally owned, nationally
chartered bank in the United States.
In 1860 the Exchange Bank was founded, and
in 1863 a group of men from the Upper
Sandusky and Harpster areas assumed those
FCNB, circa 1907
bank liabilities and assets using them to create
In 1907 the Citizens Savings Bank building
First National Bank. First National Bank and
location became the site for the new First
Citizens Savings Bank merged in 1946 to form
Citizens National Bank. Since that time the
First Citizens National Bank, using the Citizens
bank’s main office on the corner of Sandusky
Savings Bank location at the corner of
and Wyandot Avenues has gone through many
Sandusky and Wyandot Avenues. The FCNB
notable physical changes. In 1977 the building
main office is still there today.
adjacent was purchased to accommodate the
FCNB has grown since that consolidation
Bank’s growth. In 2003 two additional
adding a drive-thru location in downtown
Upper Sandusky (opened in 1963) and opening
other Wyandot County locations; Nevada
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downtown Upper Sandusky storefronts were
purchased, demolished and space was added for
offices and future expansion needs. (cont.)
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WCOED Member
Spotlight
The First Citizens National Bank (cont.)
FCNB went green in 2010 with the installation
games with 2nd grade students as well as other
of a electric generation solar facility on the
school functions.
Main Office roof top. This system consists of
FCNB maintains a
WCOED Member
5-Star Bauer Spotlight
rated
189 solar panels, each sized at about 3 feet by 6
feet and 2 inches thick, each panel weighing 60
pounds. The system produces an amount of
energy equal to approximately 20% of the Main
Office’s electrical needs. The system paid for
itself in approximately 3 years and continues to
help offset the Bank’s electricity costs.
bank for safety
and soundness
and has one of the
highest capital
FCNB Main Office 1980s
ratio’s of any bank in Ohio. They offer the
newest banking services such as mobile
banking, e-statements, Health Savings
Accounts, business VISA debit cards, business
money market accounts, locally serviced
consumer and merchant credit cards, and
telephone and online banking.
Mark Johnson currently serves as the President/
FCNB Solar Facility on Main Office
FCNB and its employees are dedicated to their
community participating in many community
projects and service organizations. The bank
financially sponsors a number of community
events every year supporting local fund raising
efforts. Bank employees even take time to
work with the local schools to read and play
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CEO of FCNB. He and the bank have been
active members of the WCOED since the it’s
inception in 2009. Mark is currently the
WCOED Vice President and will assume the
President’s position in 2016. Mark is also the
Director of the Ohio Bankers League. Also
working with the WCOED on behalf of FCNB
are employees Rob McClure, Jerry Vent and
Jevon Reile.
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Wyandot
County
News
WCOED Welcomes New Members
The WCOED is humbled to welcome our first new members of the year,
whom you can learn more about below. Maintaining guidance from
local stakeholders that represent a diverse group of industries is
WCOED Membership
Open to any individual or
entity residing in, employed
in, conducting business in,
paramount to the future success of this organization. We would like to
or representing any political
thank our new members and all of our members for their commitment
subdivision in Wyandot
to this organization and the larger Wyandot County community.
County who has an interest
in helping achieve the
Kirbys Sand & Gravel
Regina Vent Realty LLC
Gene Kirby of Kirbys Sand &
Regina Vent of Regina Vent
Gravel has joined the WCOED as
Realty LLC has joined as a silver
a gold member. Kirbys Sand &
level member. Regina Vent
Levels & Annual Dues:
Gravel has been in business for
Realty, located at the corner of
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Platinum ($2,500)
over 30 years offering sand,
West Walker Street and Fifth
gravel, landscape products and
Street in Upper Sandusky, is an
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Gold ($1,000)
wall selections.
independent real estate company
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Silver ($500)
They are located at 4876 County
offering professional services for
Highway 43 in Upper Sandusky.
the entire buying and selling
process.
organization’s mission and
goals.
Platinum & Silver level
board membership includes
voting rights.
The WCOED is a 501(c)(6)
organization. Dues and
other payments to the
Local Government Leadership Academy
The WCOED and Upper Sandusky Area Chamber of Commerce are
providing the second offering of this program in Wyandot County.
Classes start on Feb. 17th. Sessions are also offered a la carte.
organization are tax
deductible to businesses as
an "ordinary and necessary
business expense".
Click here for more information
Click here for more information and how to register.
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Wyandot
County
News
FNBS Announces Expansion
First National Bank of Sycamore President and WCOED platinum
member Dean Keller recently announced the bank’s plans to triple
the square footage of its main branch in the Village of Sycamore. The
FNBS Branches
FNBS has two other branches
in addition to the main office
in Sycamore:
currently 3,500 square foot facility will incorporate an adjacent drivethru space and two-story residential building that are already owned
by the bank to create the expanded 10,500 square foot branch. A twolane drive-thru with an ATM will also be added west of the bank.
To create space for the project and parking, FNBS will have to tear
down another adjacent home that it also owns. The newly added
McCutchenville branch
parking space will also serve the needs of the American Legion in
Sycamore. Sycamore council unanimously voted in favor of zoning
variances needed for the expansion to take place. The construction
phase is estimated to take up to 8 months and may start by this spring.
New Riegel branch
Sycamore main branch
Renderings of the new main branch
as seen from S. Sycamore Avenue in
the Village of Sycamore
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Wyandot
County
News
Bosserman Aviation Ceases Operations -
Facility Listed for Sale
2373 State Route 568
Carey, OH 43316
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52,586 square feet
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6.93 +/- acres
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Unzoned area
on State Route 568, will end production in the coming weeks.
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Office = 3,000 sq. ft.
Bosserman Aviation Equipment (BAE) was a manufacturer of refueling
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6” floors
trucks from 600 to 15,000 gallons, hydrant servicers, and ramp
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11 overhead doors
servicers, designer and installer of above ground storage systems, and
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1 truck dock
also bought and sold used equipment in the aviation industry. The
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2 cranes
This month we sadly report that Bosserman Aviation Equipment, the
prominent manufacturing facility located west of the Village of Carey
company was started in Findlay in 1993, and had been operating at its
location outside of the Village of Carey since 1998.
An auction of former BAE machinery and equipment will take place
within the next two months. A date for the auction has yet to be
confirmed.
The former BAE facility will also be provided under a lender-directed
Shop / Crane Bay Area
sale. The 52,586 square foot facility resides on roughly 7 acres of land,
and retains useful equipment such as 2 cranes (1 - 5 ton and 1 - 2 ton)
and a state-of-the-art truck paint booth.
Click here for the real estate listing
3 Drive-thru Bays
Truck Paint Booth Interior
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Website Analytics
2-Month Analytics Comparisons
The graphs and figures to the
right show that the WCOED
website had 222 more total
visits for the months of Dec. &
Jan. when compared to Oct. &
Nov. The average visit
duration increased by 51%.
Below is a comparison of the previous two months of WCOED website
activity (December & January) vs. the two months prior (October &
November). Traffic increased overall - visitors stayed longer, viewed
more pages, and originated from more international locations.
Important items to note for the
months of Dec. and Jan.:

647 total visits

380 new visitors

00:03:05 ave. visit duration

2.02 pages viewed on
average per visit

Total of 1304 pages were
viewed by the 647 visitors

At least 62 of the visits
were from mobile devices

Top 10 cities where visits
originated & number of:
1.
Upper Sandusky - 186
2.
Moscow - 57
3.
Columbus - 30
4.
Findlay - 19
5.
Sycamore - 13
6.
Carey - 9
7.
(unspecified) - 8
8.
Paris - 8
9.
Cincinnati - 8
10. Sao Paulo - 7
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Ohio Economic
Development News
“Blueprint for a New Ohio” - Executive
More FY 2016-2017 Budget
Budget Proposal Released
Proposal Highlights
On Monday the Kasich administration released the executive budget
Tax Reform:
proposal for FY 2016-2017. The governor will work with state

rate cut for all OH
lawmakers on many of the recommendations included in the two-year
taxpayers over the next
budget proposal until June. The agreed upon budget will then begin
July 1 and end June 30, 2017.
two years

exemption for low– and
proposal include:
middle-income Ohioans
$500 million in net tax cuts and government reform - Removal of
K-12 Education
income tax from all small businesses with annual gross receipts of

less than $2 million

Increase in support for K-12 education - An additional $700

Regulatory relief and more
control for local school
boards
in FY 2017
College Affordability
Improve college affordability and costs - Restricts two– and four-

year schools from raising tuition by more than 2% per year

New charter school
evalutation system
million to Ohio’s funding formula; meaning a record $10.3 billion

Increase in the State
income tax personal
Some of the primary areas that can be found in the new budget

23% personal income tax
Health Care - Coverage purchased through the federal exchange
requires adults at or above 100% of the federal poverty level to pay
4-year degree plan for
community colleges to
offer advanced training
that 4-year colleges do not
monthly premiums

Lake Erie watershed protection—Allocate federal funding to build
manure storage and controlled drainage structures as well as
cover crops, and no open-lake dredge disposal by 2020
For more information, the Kasich administration has built a website
that comprehensively outlines the new budget: blueprint.ohio.gov
Source: FY 16-17 Budget. (n.d.). Retrieved February 2, 2015, from http://blueprint.ohio.gov/
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Mission Statement
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.
Special Thanks to our Supporting Members
Platinum Members:
and The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners
Gold Members:
AEP Ohio
City of Upper Sandusky
Commercial Savings Bank
First Citizens National Bank
Custom Glass Solutions by
Guardian
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 Country Walton Realty &
Auction Company
United Insurance Service
Upper United Development Corp.
Silver Members:
ACI Alvada Construction Company
Edward Jones of Upper Sandusky
Peterman Associates, Inc.
Pfeifer Hardware
Reciprocal Members:
Carey Area Chamber of Commerce
Upper Sandusky Area Chamber of Commerce
Ex-Officio Members:
Angeline School & Industries
Doug Frisch
Regina Vent Realty LLC
Roth and Bacon Attorneys at Law
Village of Sycamore
Wyandot County Office of Economic Development
Greg Moon - Executive Director
109 South Sandusky Avenue, Room 16
Upper Sandusky, OH 43351
419-294-6404
[email protected]
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