Award winners for their improvement in Paulding County Economics.
Jerry Zielke, Tori Wolf and Jim Drewes.
Paulding County Economic Development hosted the annual banquet at the extension building on the fairgrounds on Tuesday, October 4. Starting the event was John Kobee with prayer and had President Jerry Zielke introducing the speakers for the evening. The night was catered by Wedding Dreams by Grants of Antwerp.
The evening began with a meet and greet time that many people enjoyed prior to the dinner. Following the dinner was speakers from Northwest State Community College, Tori Wolf and Jim Drewes. They spoke about the networking that Northwest State Community College has helped to foster and bring about the connected ness that Ohio has with the country and international trade partners. This will be a way of increasing manufacturing in ohio and along the sections of what some have called the “rust belt”
Renewing partnerships will be the best way to bring back a much higher set of paying jobs.
After the presentation, Zielke showed the businesses that have created new jobs, expanded operations or built new buildings. Over 200 new jobs have been created this year and much money, $220,000,000 had been invested in the county. The 2nd Annual Career Opportunity Showcase took place in April with over 300 high School students in attendance.
The wind farms have also created many new jobs and also paid quite a bit of money, harvesting the wind.
The top employer in the county is listed as Oakwood’s Cooper Farms at 1,800 employees. Other business recognized this year was Troth Law Office, Emerald Road Storage,
If you have questions about creating a business or joining the Economic Development please call Jerry Zielke at 419-399-8282.
