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Business, News And Notes
Foundation Initiates Rapid Response Effort
COVID-19 has turned our world upside down in countless ways in a matter of weeks. In response to the challenging times that we are experiencing, the Ottawa County Community Foundation (OCCF) has created a Rapid Response account. This effort is being initiated with a $2,000 donation from The Dr. Derrill A. Hablitzel Family Fund.
This OCCF Rapid Response effort will help support immediate needs of non-profits in Ottawa County as they strive to fill the basic needs of the economically vulnerable.
The Foundation encourages individual donors via their online donation platform on the website www.ottawaccf.org. Click on the Donate button. Checks may also be sent directly to the Ottawa County Community Foundation, P.O. Box 36, Port Clinton,
OH 43452. Please indicate “Rapid Response” in the memo line.
OCIC Recognizes Business Leaders
At this year’s OCIC Business & Industry Awards event, the OCIC recognized achievements of business and community leaders and looked at economic projections for the 2020 year. This years’ award categories included entrepreneur of the year, economic development partner of the year, business of the year, Bill Mack business leader, and volunteer of the year.
To kick off the event, OCIC welcomed Guhan Venkatu, Group Vice President in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, who presented the 2020 Economic Forecast.
After the economic forecast presentation, members of the OCIC Executive Board presented this year’s awards. The Entrepreneur of the Year award was presented to Twin Oast Brewing, located in Catawba Island Township. The Business of the Year Award was presented to the Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station.
For information on the OCIC, visit www.ocic.biz.
The Bill Mack Business Leader Award recognized Todd Almendinger President and CEO of Magruder Hospital. Port Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce
and is an OCIC Trustee Member. Craig Trick, OCIC Past President, presented the award to Todd.
The Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Ken and Kim Harsanje. As former Mayor and First Lady of Genoa, Ken and Kim worked with the village to clean-up the downtown area
in an effort to keep Genoa and Ottawa County beautiful.
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