Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 9

95 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 SHELBY COUNTY , OHIO the pie anywhere around. Church is important, school is important, work ethic is important and recreation is important. It’s just a really good combination.” Commissioner Julie Ehemann echoes the sentiments, noting, “The county is known for being a close-knit community filled with people who really care. We’ve got a new tagline going on in Sidney that really fits Shelby County as well. It says ‘Sidney is a spirit’ and I have seen as I’ve been working throughout the community that we do have really caring people. We raised money for a library addition, a new animal shelter, things for the hospital – and when we are out trying to raise funds for these initiatives, people really come through big because they see how important it is to help the entire community.” “That Sidney spirit reverberates through the entire county as a testament to who the county residents really are,” says Guillozet. “We’ve got a real good work ethic from all our residents. We work hard and we play hard here.” Shelby County features a diverse workplace atmosphere, with agriculture and manufacturing both vying for the top spot. Manufacturing in the county revolves mostly around the auto industry, including a Honda engine plant, suppliers for Honda, and Airstream Travel Trailers. Shelby is also home to local-grown businesses like Wells Brothers Inc., Lochard Plumbing, Heating and Cooling, and Ferguson Construction. Cargill Inc. has also recently invested $225 million in the county, into what will become North America’s largest soybean crushing facility. There’s also a large farming community, producing corn, soybean, wheat and dairy. “It’s a unique combination and both feed off each other,” Bornhorst says. “In the farming community, agriculture is kind of up and down, and at times