Business View Magazine | August 2019

53 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE AUGUST 2019 AUGLA I ZE COUNTY , OHIO advantageous for us in attraction because, between the state and the city, over $7 million has been invested in preparing this site, so it truly is beyond shovel ready; definitely, a fast-track site for a company looking for a large industrial space with all the analytics done and all of the utilities and rail service in place. But all of our communities have been very focused on ensuring we have enough industrial sites ready to be occupied, whether it’s for expansion or a new company coming to town.” BVM: How does tourism come into play? Myers: “Wapakoneta is the hometown of Neil Armstrong – Commander of Apollo 11 and the first man on the moon. The world-class Armstrong Air and Space Museum was built here. It brings thousands of visitors here every year—more than 2 million since it opened in 1972. This year, being the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon mission, things are kind of on steroids from a tourism perspective, and that’s a great thing. Wapakoneta is once again in the world spotlight.” Hamberg: “The village of New Bremen is home to the Bicycle Museum of America. It’s been here 22 years and is the largest private collection of bicycles in the world. The museum was originally located at Navy Pier in Chicago and a local individual who owns Crown Equipment Corporation bought the entire collection and pictured Armstrong Air and Space Museum pictured Commander Neil Armstrong: first man on the moon