Business View Magazine | August 2019

51 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE AUGUST 2019 AUGLA I ZE COUNTY , OHIO were landlocked in the original location they started business in. So, this allowed them to meet their current needs and plan for the future.” Burkholder: “In St. Marys, our largest employer is the Grand Lake Health System, which is the area hospital. And we have KSM – Kosei St. Marys – one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wheels for automobiles. We have an Industrial Park of St. Marys and also what we call our McKinley Road Industrial Area. That development has been spurred on by companies needing to grow, and we’ve acquired land to make it happen. It’s all positive.” Myers: “In Wapakoneta, our industrial jobs are spread amongst 20 manufacturing companies that range in size from 25 to 200 employees. The largest new single employer we have is Pratt Industries, which manufactures 100-percent recycled paper into corrugated boxes. Their employment will be about 350. All five communities have shovel-ready land available. Because of the diversity of our employment base, we need to be ready to provide additional space for our existing companies and, just as importantly, to attract new firms to the county. “The West Central Ohio Industrial Center in Wapakoneta is one of Ohio’s first certified Job Ready Sites. We started with more than 760 acres; we have about 350 acres left. It’s been pictured Pratt Industries