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Description
The Ottawa County Community Improvement Corporation (OCIC), in partnership with Ohio State University Extension, the Ohio Sea Grant College Program, Reveille Ltd. and all chambers of commerce in Ottawa County (Port Clinton, Put-in-Bay, Lakeside-Marblehead, Oak Harbor, Genoa and Elmore) implemented a county-wide Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) program to gauge the perceptions and concerns of the business community in Ottawa County. The retention of existing businesses has been and remains a primary goal of the OCIC, elected leaders and chambers of commerce in Ottawa County. Enhancing the ability of area businesses to profitably grow and expand is vital to sustaining and improving local economic viability.