Ohio Travel Association The Ohio Travel Association (OTA) approached Weirick Communications, Inc. to support OTA’s lobbying for additional state funding to promote tourism in Ohio. Through Weirick Communications’ exceptional relationship with local reporters, we were able to generate this story on the front page of the Business Section in the Columbus Dispatch. This article was extremely effective at raising awareness about the need for increased funding for the state’s tourism industry. Because the article ran in Columbus’ capital city, it had tremendous visibility among state lawmakers.