Regional Collaboration and Enhancing the Business Environment

The Lucas County Improvement Corporation is a key member of the Economic development team which supports Lucas County. The members of the team are the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority (Port Authority), Ohio Department of Development - Region #2 (ODOD), the City of Toledo-Department of Development, the University of Toledo - Innovation Enterprises (UT-IE), the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce (TRCC), Regional Growth Partnership (RGP), Toledo Metropolitan Area Council Of Governments (TMACOG), Northwest Ohio Regional Economic Development  (NORED) and other economic evelopment Agencies for the region. These organizations collaborate to strive to serve the businesses within Lucas County more efficiently without duplicating efforts. This collaborative effort is consistent with efforts in the region involving the city and county governments. The Northwest Ohio Grants & Resources Collaborative was created to get everyone talking and sharing information so that we don't miss an opportunity to import funding into our community for vital projects and reduce/ prevent instances in which we compete against one another unintentionally.