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MARCH 2017

2017 REPO

RTSU

CCES

SEXECUTING THE PLANS

Annual report oneconomic, community and downtown development

for Tiffin and Seneca County, Ohio

SENECA INDUSTRAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

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On behalf of the entire SIEDC Team,DAVID R. ZAK, PRESIDENT & CEO

Making the commitment...

Last year, I referenced a quote by legendary football coach Vince

Lombardi, where he advised that you “plan your work and work your

plan.” This is still true, but this year we focus on a different Lombardi

quote: “Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes

a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” At

SIEDC, we believe that individual commitment is also what makes a local

economy and community work.

So, we continue to commit ourselves to the project of bettering and

improving Tiffin and Seneca County, and we are so thankful for the

hundreds of people who have helped the community enjoy success in

our economic, community and downtown development in 2016.

We are really pleased with the more than 100 investment and job

creation projects that were made public last year, and the more than

$100 million they represent in new investment and 227 new jobs. This

provides great three-year totals of more than 300 projects, $275 million

in new investment, and two top-ten rankings nationally since 2014.

The public and private sectors believe in the renaissance and their

commitment of time, effort, energy and investment means collective

success.

So, please join us in making your individual commitment in 2017!

David R. ZakPresident & CEO

Amy ReinhartDowntown Main

Street Manager

Katie LangCommunications

Coordinator

Bryce RiggsDevelopment

Coordinator

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Economic Development(est. 1983)1

Community Development(est. 1990)2

Downtown Development(est. 2014)3

>>OUR MISSIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Helping industry and commercial businesses locate and expand has been core to SIEDC’s mission since it was created in 1983. We assist companies in finding locations, obtaining incentives and resources, providing research and information, and advocating on their behalf to facilitate job creation and investment projects.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SIEDC has been involved with

housing, administering the City of Tiffin’s Community Development Block Grant program, and facilitating public development projects since 1990, and it plans on continuing that tradition while implementing a strategic and collaborative approach to prioritizing projects and refreshing our strategic plans.

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT Tiffin Tomorrow grew out of the 2010

Downtown Strategic Plan and was integrated into SIEDC at the beginning of 2014. Togther with its partners, supporters, and volunteers, SIEDC leads downtown revitalization using a Main Street approach focusing on Design (physical appearance), Marketing (events and promotion), Business Enhancement (strengthening existing and new busineses), and Operations (resources and oversight).

In 2016, we helped Arnold Machine obtain

multiple grants for their $2.6 million expansion

project.

In 2016, we announced the $9 million Tiffin

Pointe Housing project, as well as obtained a state competitive

downtown CDBG grant for new streetscape

on Market Street and an expanded Facade

Program.

In 2016, the new Downtown Strategic

Growth and Development Plan was

completed in late spring and approved by the

City in late summer.

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PROJECT REPORT<<

20 Largest Projects(by investment)

New Jobs

Retained Jobs

Investment Industry Type

Joint Justice Center 57 $15 million Government InvestmentTiffin Pointe 3 $9.1 million Residential New

Fostoria Learning Center $4 million Education NewHoliday Inn Express 15 $3.3 million Retail Investment

Arnold Machine 20 40 $2.6 million Manufacturing ExpansionChurch & Dwight 20 215 $2.5 million Manufacturing Expansion

OK Industries 45 $2.5 million Manufacturing InvestmentUniversity Center Apartments 1 $2.2 million Residential Investment

Tiffin Mall 60 $2.2 million Retail InvestmentSuperior Credit Union 12 $1.7 million Retail Investment

Sentinel Career Center 40 $1.5 million Education Expansion

POET Energy 50 $2.0 million Manufacturing ExpansionTim Horton’s 35 $1.4 million Retail New

Denny’s/Tiffin Motel 44 $1.4 million Retail InvestmentDiverse Development 30 $1.2 million Retail New

Owens Corning 5 70 $1.0 million Manufacturing ExpansionTiffin Metal Products 100 $1.0 million Manufacturing Expansion

Passov Group 30 6 $1.0 million Retail NewJumpers Wild 5+ $600K Retail New

East Green Park $500K Health & Rec New

Total (incl. other projects) 230+ 1500+ $108 million Various Various

Industrial development in Seneca County totaled almost $20 million (ca. 20%) of the total investment for 2016. Arnold Machine, Church & Dwight, OK Industries, POET Energy, Owens Corning, and Tiffin Metal Products all had expansions or investment that went public.

The Retail & Service sectors were also very busy, with almost $17 million. This includes the new Tim Horton’s, Diverse Development (Chipotle) and Passov Group (Jimmy John’s/AT&T) developments.

The Government & Non-Profit sectors were also very busy, with almost $17 million (16%), with the $15 million Joint Justice Center project leading the way.

Residential also added substantially with $12 million, including the Tiffin Pointe project and University Center Apartments acquisition.

Education added another $9 million, with the Fostoria Learning Center, Tiffin University expansion, and Sentinel Career Center making significant investments.

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PROJECT REPORT<<

20 Largest Projects(by investment)

New Jobs

Retained Jobs

Investment Industry Type

Joint Justice Center 57 $15 million Government InvestmentTiffin Pointe 3 $9.1 million Residential New

Fostoria Learning Center $4 million Education NewHoliday Inn Express 15 $3.3 million Retail Investment

Arnold Machine 20 40 $2.6 million Manufacturing ExpansionChurch & Dwight 20 215 $2.5 million Manufacturing Expansion

OK Industries 45 $2.5 million Manufacturing InvestmentUniversity Center Apartments 1 $2.2 million Residential Investment

Tiffin Mall 60 $2.2 million Retail InvestmentSuperior Credit Union 12 $1.7 million Retail Investment

Sentinel Career Center 40 $1.5 million Education Expansion

POET Energy 50 $2.0 million Manufacturing ExpansionTim Horton’s 35 $1.4 million Retail New

Denny’s/Tiffin Motel 44 $1.4 million Retail InvestmentDiverse Development 30 $1.2 million Retail New

Owens Corning 5 70 $1.0 million Manufacturing ExpansionTiffin Metal Products 100 $1.0 million Manufacturing Expansion

Passov Group 30 6 $1.0 million Retail NewJumpers Wild 5+ $600K Retail New

East Green Park $500K Health & Rec New

Total (incl. other projects) 230+ 1500+ $108 million Various Various

SIEDC played a key role in helping us select Tiffin over a Tennessee location. Their assistance with state, local, and utility incentives plus building approval made all the difference.

Zach Arnold, President & Owner, Arnold Machine

RANKED IN THE TOP 10 NATIONALLY...AGAIN

329 PROJECTSACTIVITY

329 investment and job creation projects were announced 2014-2016.

$275 MILLIONCAPITAL EXPENDITURES

More than a quarter billion dollars of investment was announced 2014-2016.

1,235 NEW JOBSJOB CREATION

More than 1,200 new jobs were announced 2014-2016.

Site Selection Magazine has annually ranked states and cities for private economic development projects since 1978. In order to count, projects must involve $1+ million capital investment, create 20+ new jobs, or have 20K+ square feet in new construction.

There are 576 micropolitans like Tiffin and Seneca County in the US. Micropolitans are counties with a central city between 10,000 and 50,000 in population that are not part of a metropolitan area (MSA).

This month, Tiffin and Seneca County tied for tenth out of all micropolitans. This is the second time in the last three years (2014) it has received that honor. This historic achievement is the first time in the community’s history it has reached this level of success.

This is the fifth year in a row our community has been ranked in the top ten percent, and the sixth year in a row to be nationally ranked (top 20%)

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Tiffin’s downtown continues to revitalize. Since 2014, there have been 25 new businesses, 100+ new projects, and $24 million in new investment.

DOWNTOWNREVITALIZING OUR

Tiffin has continued to excel as an Ohio Main Street Community, with one of the best facade programs in the state and a true spirit of collaboration and partnership.

Frances Jo Hamilton, Director of Revitalization, Heritage Ohio

JOINT JUSTICE CENTER The $15 million joint courts facility

was designed and construction is underway. This is the first such city-county collaborative project in Ohio.

EAST GREEN The first phase of the new

transformative East Green park is being developed with a additional enhancements planned for 2017.

FACADE ENHANCEMENT This program continues to be a

success. In 2016, 11 projects were approved for $100,000 in grants totaling $323,000 in new investment.

DOWNTOWN GRANTS $450,000 in competitive state

grants were awarded for streetscape improvements on Market Street and an expansion of our Facade Enhancement Program.

NEW BUSINESSES 11 new businesses opened or

were announced in the downtown, continuing our record setting pace for new downtown development.

DEVELOPMENT PLAN The Downtown Strategic Growth

and Development Plan was unveiled and approved by City Council.

65+ 114K 2.3M

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PRINT AND VIDEO NEWS STORIES GENERATED

FACEBOOK IMPRESSIONS

WEBSITE VIEWS BY 76K VISITORS

Tiffin home to new $1.4 billion company

Workforce Development Strategic Plan created

Tiffin restaurant Top 10 in Ohio

Seneca Medical made history by merging with two other firms to become a distribution juggernaut with more than 1,000 employees across the country.

More than 50 business, community, and education leaders joined together to create a plan with 18 strategies and six

working groups to address the talent need for growing businesses.

The Empire at 138 received a Top 10 award for being one of the highest recommended (98%) restaurants in northern Ohio including Toledo and Cleveland.

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2017 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEChair - Andrew Felter, President & CEO, Webster IndustriesVice Chair - Lynn Detterman, President & CEO, Mercy Health - Tiffin HospitalPast Chair - Rob Huntington, President, Heidelberg UniversityTreasurer - Steve Dandurand, Vice President, Corporate One BenefitsCommittee - Denny Kerschner, President & CEO, Tiffin Insulators City - Aaron Montz, Mayor, City of TiffinCounty - Mike Kerschner, Commissioner, Seneca CountyLegal - Bryan Rannigan, Attorney, Lange Gordon Rannigan & Claus, LLC

TRUSTEESJohn Arnold, President, Arnold Vending Co.Zach Arnold, President, Arnold Machine Inc.Dana Bennett, Vice President, Sutton BankLenny Clouse, President, Clouse ConstructionThomas Daniel, President, Seneca County Home Builders AssociationJohn Detwiler, President & CEO, Seneca Regional ChamberMitch Felton, President, UIS Insurance & InvestmentsJeremy Fox, Plant Manager, Taiho Corporation of AmericaAndrew Kalnow, CEO, National MachineryDean Keller, President, First National Bank of SycamoreJoAnn King, Vice President, US BankMichael Lagger, Vice President Commercial Banking, Fifth Third BankMike Mastro, President & CEO, The Mastro GroupCarl Pastorella, Human Resources Manager, Toledo Molding and DieDan Reineke, Owner, Reineke Family of DealershipsLillian Schumacher, President, Tiffin UniversityTyler Shuff, Councilman, City of TiffinGwen Stallard, AVP Branch Manager, Croghan Colonial BankVicki Wheatley, Superintendent, Tiffin City SchoolsFred Zoeller, President, Laminate Technologies