Local Business & Economic Development News
June 2011 Civilian Labor Force Estimates
A New Invention In Carey
Timothy Lee of Carey, Ohio has designed the Frugal Water Savor. This new product offers individuals a way to recycle water in their own bathrooms daily. This in turn will reduce the overall water usage to municipalities. This idea is now available for licensed manufacturers who are interested in new product development. For more information contact the publicity and press department: NewProductHelp.com or call: 877-445-0494 or email: products@newproducthelp.com
The 2011 Wyandot County Office of Economic
Development Annual DinnerThe 3rd Annual Dinner of the Wyandot County Office of Economic Development was held this year on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Dance on Vance in Carey, Ohio. A sit-down dinner was served to approximately ninety WCOED board members and guests by Greenbriar Catering also of Carey. Wyandot County Community and Economic Director, Eric Romich, opened the evening with an overview of WCOED's goals and accomplishments. Special guest and keynote speaker for this year's dinner was Mark Partridge. Mark Partridge is the Swank Chair of Rural-Urban Policy at Ohio State University. Mark provided dinner guests with Wyandot County economic statistics and suggestions on how Wyandot County can more forward to a move favorable economy. Also speaking was JobsOhio Senior Project Manager, Nate Green. Nate gave the audience a brief overview of the JobsOhio program. WCOED president, Robert Beach, gave closing remarks and awarded door prizes from Wyandot County businesses. Other special guests for the evening included Brian Dicken; Office of Lt. Governor Mary Taylor, Chase Francis, Office of Governor John Kasich; Ohio State Senator, Dave Burke; John Recker, Ohio Department of Transportation; Gary Thompson, Regional Growth Partnership; Wyandot County Commissioners Steve Seitz and Michael Wheeler. This year's event gave guests an excellent opportunity to meet new and socialize with old business associates.
June 2011 Civilian Labor Force Estimates Are Now Available
Click on this
pdf to view the June 2011 Civilian Labor Force Estimates for counties and cities with populations over 50,000. To create a report on an specific area or date or for counties and cities with populations less than 50,000
click here.
Agricultural Relief For Wyandot County
The Department of Agriculture has declared the counties of Ashland, Delaware, Holmes, Tuscarawas and Wyandot, Ohio agricultural disaster areas due to excessive rain, floods, high wind, and tornadoes that occurred from February 2 through March 23, 2011. Producers in both primary and contiguous counties are eligible to be considered for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans (EM) and the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE). SURE was approved as part of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 and was implemented beginning on January 4, 2010.
Regarding EM loans, FSA will consider each application on its own merit by taking into account the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability. Local FSA offices can provide affected farmers and ranchers with additional information. Please contact USDA's Office of Congressional Relations at
(220) 720-7095 if you have any questions or concerns. Please click on this link to open the attached document to read the entire letter from the Dept of Agriculture to Governor Kasich .
Introducing Rocky Black, Deputy Director, Ohio Department of Agriculture
Meet Rocky Black and read his view on the future of Ohio's Agriculture. Also watch a short video from Governor Kasich and Director Zehringer which relays their commitment to agriculture in Ohio. Read more
here.
Columbus Dispatch Reports on the Kirby Tire Fire Location As A Possible Site For A Solar Farm Project
On April 4, 2011, the Columbus Dispatch wrote an article concerning the 1999 Kirby Tire Fire and the possibility of this site being the future location for a solar farm. You can read the entire article here. You can also read about the Clean Ohio fund which awarded grant money for this project cleanup at
clean.ohio.gov/.
OhioMeansJobs-You Hire, You Train, We Pay by Dept of Jobs and Family Services
On-the-Job Training (OJT) is a federally funded program that helps employers hire and train job seekers for long-term employment. This is an opportunity for an employer to work with the local One-Stop to recruit, pre-screen, and hire new employees, and to train them in the specific skills they will need to help your business thrive. The employer is reimbursed for the costs of training, and the decision to expand employment will boost economy by creating opportunity. For further information on this program click here.
03/04/2011
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
Rural Development is currently accepting applications for the Fiscal Year 2011 Rural Energy for America Program. This program is designed to provide grants and loan guarantees to farmers and rural small for-profit businesses who wish to install energy efficiency improvements or to install renewable energy systems. Renewable energy systems can include solar electric, solar thermal, wind, geothermal, biomass and anaerobic digestion systems. Energy efficiency improvement systems can include lighting improvements, insulation, electric motor replacements and other energy efficiency improvement projects as outlined in the energy audit. For further information view the entire article.
12/21/2010
Buy into Community: The Carey Mercantile Downtown Retail Project
A local group is planning to create a community-owned retail store in Carey. It's a for-profit store and it will be asking residents of Wyandot County and the rest of Ohio – to buy shares of stock. The store, which will likely locate on E. Findlay Street, will be called Carey Mercantile, and will sell clothing, accessories, gifts and miscellaneous items for men, women and children. It will include special sections for items made in Wyandot County, the state of Ohio and the U.S.A. The key to all of this, of course, is the concept that "this store belongs to the community." If you are a shareholder, you might be more interested in being involved in that store, shopping there, and making it a successful fixture in our community.
The store will be modeled after a store in Powell, Wyo., which has been in existence since 2002 and has turned a profit all but one year. The Powell Mercantile has inspired other communities to take matters into their own hands. The folks at Powell have been especially helpful in offering advice and encouragement for the Carey project.
Two board members from the Carey Mercantile met with an attorney last week and filed papers for incorporation. They are now in the process of gathering the necessary information on securities so they can begin selling stock in the near future. Shares will be priced at $500 each with a maximum of 20 shares per person. Interim board members of Carey Mercantile include Tom Eyestone, Ron Dunn, Barb Coppler, Angel Tackett, Steve Frederick, Esther Worst and Steve Zender. If you are interested in offering input or having your name listed as a potential stockholder, get in touch with any of the board members listed above, or contact The Progressor-Times at 419-396-7567.
Wyandot County Clean Ohio Grant Fund
Clean Ohio Grant Fund - Public Notice
Clean Ohio Grant Fund - Summary
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$8 million in Recovery Act Energy Efficiency
Resources Mobilized in Ohio
Making Efficiency Work seeks eligible applicants for energy efficiency improvements in multi-family, commercial, and institutional buildings located in Ohio. Eligible activities include the installation of energy efficiency equipment and measures, including more energy efficient lighting such as LED and day-lighting techniques, HVAC upgrades, weather sealing, more energy-efficient windows and doors, ENERGY STAR appliances, and geothermal heat pumps. Funding is also available for energy audits and commissioning projects that result in energy efficiency upgrades within 12 months and exceed energy code pilot projects within existing buildings.For mor details on this funding announcement
click here.
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01/2010
Wyandot Solar Construction
This video shows the construction of the Wyandot Solar project.
Wyandot Solar from the Ground!
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