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FREMONT -- An economic development initiative pioneered in the late 1980s by the City of Littleton, Colo., has come to Northwest Ohio.

Economic development agencies in Sandusky and Ottawa counties have partnered to offer four mid-size businesses a chance to grow through the "economic gardening" strategy.

Ottawa County Improvement Corporation Director Jamie Beier Grant said two businesses in the county have been chosen to participate in a pilot program.

"The point is to find out what some key areas of opportunity are and identify the key issues going on within the company," Beier Grant said. "Then the team finds key information to answer questions for the company, or arms them with information to be more competitive or creative in the marketplace."

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