Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 9

98 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 including healthcare, manufacturing and construction. “It’s a very good collaborative effort to advertise jobs and potential possibilities,” Bornhorst says. “The whole goal there is to let folks know that jobs are here and you can come back from college or you can stay here after high school and be able to move forward with your life in a very good paying job. We’ve done a lot when it comes to workforce development and it’s really starting to pay off.” The county sees a net influx of more than 5,000 people come into the community every day to work. While their population has remained stable over the past several years, they are hoping to increase the amount of people who call the area home, thanks to a few initiatives they have going on now. Of particular note: Shelby County is investing $13 million to expand its wastewater treatment plant for the west side of the county, you supplement your income by working in the manufacturing industry.” In Shelby County, 42 percent per capita are involved in manufacturing, which is higher than any other county in Ohio. To keep the industry going, the county’s economic development department has created what it calls a “Workforce Partnership,” to help develop and train new skilled labor. “It came back to us needing more skilled workers in our community; we want to keep our kids here and we want to help them know what opportunities are here,” Ehemann says. “We actually had a curriculum developed and worked out with the school to start teaching kids in junior high level what they need to be a productive member of the workforce.” Each month a career coach, sponsored by local businesses, will go into the schools and discuss a different segment of the workforce community, Workers’ compensation is among the largest expenses for any business. We support our clients and their employees by simplifying and resolving complex claims issues, o ering program solutions to mitigate risk and reducing costs. At Sedgwick, taking care of people is at the heart of everything we do. Caring counts. sedgwick.com ohiotpa . .