On September 1st, 2002, OCI became a C corporation and its life began. Initially, it was seven of us including Rob Collins, his son Adam, myself, my sons Charles and Nate, and two staff people, Judy and Beverly. We started with very humble beginnings but planned for some growth from the start. I
I just realized that it has been a couple of months since my last blog, and I really like to write a little more regularly. Do not get me wrong, I have started numerous times in writing some notes but have trashed them as I do not want to be seen as too
Believe it or not, I sometimes get in trouble for speaking (or writing) what is on my mind. Of course, that is exactly what free speech is truly about. As I look at what has happened recently, I just want to state a few things. First, never is violence the right answer. No
As the year starts to wind down, open enrollment comes to an end, and we prepare for the holidays, I thought I would reach out and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, and let’s make 2021 a Happy and Prosperous New Year. To say that 2020 was a challenging year is obviously an
Well, it was bound to happen at some point as so it has. I came down with COVID-19. I am not going to lie, it was a concern as to how the virus would affect a 61-year-old who is in shape (round is a shape). Would I be one of the statistical few
Ok, this week some of you may have tuned in for the presidential debate between President Trump and former Vice President Biden expecting a civil discourse on topics important to the Americans. What you heard instead was two grown men both interrupting and cajoling each other. In addition, a “moderator” who did very
As we enter the 4th of July weekend, I thought I would write a short blog on some things to think about. Our country was born 244 years ago with a document signed by just 56 individuals. These men were willing to give up all they had, including their lives if necessary, to
I saw this and wanted to share it. Some minor changes to the original. - Chuck I heard that we are all in the same boat, but that is wrong. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked and mine might not be, or
Guest Blog by Hannah Ries | Vice President of People & Culture I have proudly been an employee of OCI for 7 total years now. Working for a company that values its employees as much as they do is incredibly refreshing. They understand the need for a work/life balance and the importance of
Guest blog by Hannah Ries, OCI Vice President of People & Culture About a year ago, the executive team at OCI started to reevaluate the Why behind what we do. We had an in-depth dive into a lot of different ideas from helping protect the general public to increasing our bottom line. While
