About FEDC

Connecting the pieces… for a stronger community

The quest to expand or increase a community’s businesses can be confusing and even a little overwhelming at first glance. Communities must judge to what extent they should strive to recruit and support specific industries and determine ways to help local businesses tap into hidden potential and find new opportunities.

By organizing and utilizing our strengths, we find that we have many of the resources in place to carry out a wide range of development activities; we are left with the task of connecting the pieces.
Our program of work focuses on doing just that, connecting those pieces by linking partnerships, facilities, infrastructure and opportunities to create not only a suitable living environment but to expand the economic growth and prosperity for the City of Fostoria.
Our puzzle has many pieces, including:
  • Education / Workforce Development
  • Business Retention / Expansion
  • Business Attraction
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Industrial Council
  • Governmental Affairs
  • Marketing
  • Community / Infrastructure Development
  • FEDC Partnerships
As we introduced our program of work for 2012, the message became clear: all the basics are in place for doing business in Fostoria!  Fostoria has competitive utility services, convenient access to many transportation options, and a hardworking labor force.
Fostoria’s economic growth comes from, in part, our unique public-private and intergovernmental partnership – local entities working together to provide immediate and continued service to all of Fostoria.
Discover why companies large and small have made Fostoria, Ohio their home – a place live and grow your business!