Toledo business center to receive state grant

COLUMBUS — The Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce is to receive a $100,000 matching grant from the state of Ohio to help provide services through its Manufacturing and Technology Small Business Development Center.

The center’s manufacturing and technology specialists provide businesses with one-on-one counseling to assist in development and commercialization of technologies and advanced manufacturing. The Toledo center is one of eight such regional centers statewide and provides services such as business plan evaluations, financial assessment, quality assessment, marketing evaluation, and project layout.