WHY OTTAWA COUNTY
Ottawa County has a great working relationship with our regional partners, and are able to help meet your business needs. We are proud to be located in a region, state, and metropolitan area that have consistently won Governor’s Cup Awards from Site Selection Magazine. With a business friendly tax climate, available grant funding, real property incentives, workforce training assistance, and more, your business will thrive in Ottawa County.
BUSINESS CLIMATE
INFRASTRUCTURE
COLLABORATION
FINANCING
TRAINING
QUALITY OF LIFE
INDUSTRY
Ottawa County’s key industries driving our local economy.
ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING
#1 most common industry
#2 most specialized industry
HEALTHCARE
& SOCIAL SERVICES
#2 most common industry
TOURISM
& HOSPITALITY
#3 most common industry
#5 most specialized industry
RETAIL
TRADE
#4 most common industry
TRANSPORTATION, WAREHOUSING
& UTILITIES
#3 highest paying industry
#4 most specialized industry
#5 most common industry
EDUCATION
SERVICES
#5 most common industry
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LATEST NEWS
Experience Ottawa County: A success amongst manicured gardens of Schedel Arboretum
Article via The Beacon A bit of rain that greeted attendees of the 28th annual Experience Ottawa County at Schedel
September 14, 2023
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
June 29, 2023
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
June 26, 2023
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
June 20, 2023
Regional Housing Study Results
Firelands Forward partnered with Bowen National Research to conduct a housing study of the Firelands Region. The Firelands Region Housing
June 8, 2023
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
May 26, 2023
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
May 10, 2023
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
April 11, 2023
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
March 22, 2023
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