2016 – 2017
THE GLOBAL REPORT Measuring Global Fluency in Greater Columbus
PEOPLE
146,259
TOP 5 countries of origin for immigrants
Columbus residents were born outside the United States
THAT’S
7%
of the total population
21% of growth in the metro area came from international migration
2005
2015
1.
India
2.
Mexico
3.
Somalia
4.
China
5.
Ghana
Interpreter requests at OSU's Wexner Medical Center have quadrupled over the past 10 years.
TOP 3 countries of origin for refugees 1.
Somalia
2.
Bhutan
3.
Iraq
Local refugees are more than twice as likely to own a business than the general population.
The local refugee community supports an estimated 20,000 jobs
Total economic contribution of refugees: In 2015, over 1,300 refugees came from 18 countries.
$1.6 BILLION
EDUCATION
PK–12 SCHOOLS
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Nearly 8,200 students from 134 countries contribute almost $1/4 billion per year to the local economy. TOP 5 countries of origin for international students
TOP 5 study abroad destinations
1.
China
1.
United Kingdom
2.
India
2.
Honduras
3.
South Korea
3.
China
4.
Malaysia
4.
Italy
5.
Taiwan
5.
Australia
3,074 college students studied abroad in 91 countries in the 2013/14 school year
More than
95,500
students are enrolled in a second language
THAT’S
33% of the total PK–12 student population
Of the 734 world language teachers:
406
teach Spanish
2
17
teach Latin
16
teach Greek
teach Chinese
1
0
teaches Arabic
teach Somali
Public school students speak a combined 74 different languages at home. WORLD LANGUAGES Spoken at Home 1.
Spanish
2.
Somali
3.
Arabic
Studied at School 1.
Spanish
2.
French
3.
German
ECONOMY Goods and services exports =
NEARLY $10 BILLION GOODS
121,145
SERVICES
TOP 5 Exports
TOP 5 Exports
1.
Motor vehicles
1.
Credit issuance & lending
2.
Motor vehicle parts
2.
Freight & port services
3.
Resins & synthetic rubbers
3.
Insurance carriers
4.
Misc. general purpose machinery
4.
Educational services
5.
Pharmaceuticals
5.
R & D services
TOP 5 Countries Canada
United Kingdom
Mexico
2.
Canada
3.
China
3.
Japan
4.
Japan
4.
China
5.
Germany
5.
Germany
2.
Goods & services exports support a combined 63,383 jobs in the metro area
TOP 5 Countries 1.
1.
$1.2 billion in global freight entered the U.S. via the Port of Columbus in 2015, up from $1 billion
TOP 5 foreign-owned firms by local employment 1.
Honda of America
2.
Exel
3.
Teleperformance USA
4.
Safelite AutoGlass
5.
TS Tech Americas
TOP 5 parent countries by employment 1.
Japan
2.
Germany
3.
United Kingdom
4.
Canada
5.
France
The number of foreign-born residents with a bachelor’s degree has grown by 33% in the last 4 years
jobs in the metro area are supported by goods and services exports and foreignowned companies
458 foreign-owned companies in Columbus employ 57,762 residents
TOP 10 foreign countries by number of local company facilities
More new employment-based green card holders came from India than from all other countries combined in 2015
235
FROM INDIA
Canada
654
United Kingdom
103
United Arab Emirates
58
Venezuela
54
Philippines
45
Saudi Arabia
43
Germany
37
Indonesia
37
Mexico
34
China
33
60 from all other countries
TOP 5 local firms by number of foreign countries with facilities Greif
TOP 5 foreign cities by number of facilities
31
Toronto (Canada)
47
L Brands
31
Calgary (Canada)
40
Momentive
28
Edmonton (Canada)
30
Wendy’s
27
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
26
Abercrombie & Fitch
21
Caracas (Venezuela)
25
CANADA
THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF COLUMBUS
In Canada, Wendy’s operates more facilities than any other local company. EDMONTON
CALGARY TORONTO
BARCELONA, SPAIN
Company
Abercrombie & Fitch
University / College
Abrasive Technology
Sister City
Greif OCLC
Density by Country (Top 10) CARACAS 654 facilities
33 facilities
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL Greif
LOCAL COMPANIES with global facilities LOCAL COMPANY
HEADQUARTER COUNTRIES FACLT.
Wendy’s
Dublin
27
627
L Brands
Columbus
31
577
Abercrombie & Fitch
New Albany
21
121
Momentive
Columbus
28
72
Greif
Delaware
31
65
Cardinal Health
Dublin
11
34
Worthington Industries
Columbus
10
22
OCLC
Dublin
10
14
Scotts Miracle-Gro
Marysville
13
13
Commercial Vehicle Group
New Albany
8
18
Abrasive Technology
Lewis Center
5
7
Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus
5
6
International Risk Consultants
Columbus
4
6
Tyden Group
Circleville
4
4
HFI
Obetz
1
3
Control-X Medical
Columbus
1
1
Core Molding Technologies
Columbus
1
1
Farmeron
Columbus
1
1
Huntington
Columbus
1
1
MPW Industrial Service Group
Hebron
1
1
Plastic Suppliers
Columbus
1
1
RG Barry
Pickerington
1
1
Ventech Solutions
Columbus
1
1
International Risk Consultants The Ohio State University CURITIBA, BRAZIL Momentive
The Ohio State University Sister City
All data refers to the Columbus metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and reflects most updated figures as reported by official sources.
23 local companies operate nearly 1,600 facilities in
71 COUNTRIES and 619 cities outside the U.S.
SHANGHAI, CHINA
Abercrombie & Fitch Cardinal Health Commercial Vehicle Group Greif International Risk Consultants Momentive Worthington Industries Columbus State Community College
DUBAI
The Ohio State University
SAUDI ARABIA
LBrands operates 144 facilities in the Middle East: 43 in Saudi Arabia alone.
MUSCAT, OMAN
Franklin University is the only local college or university offering degrees in the Middle East
SOUTH AFRICA
3 local companies operate 20 facilities in South Africa (LBrands, Momentive, Greif)
UNIVERSITIES with offices and/or offering degrees outside the U.S. UNIVERSITY
COUNTRY
CITY
The Ohio State University
Brazil
Săo Paulo
China
Shanghai
France
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Semarang
South Korea Seoul India
Mumbai
Tanzania
Morogoro
Columbus State Community College
China
Ningbo
China
Shanghai
Devry University
Dominica
Portsmouth
Franklin University
Ghana
Accra
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Oman
Muscat
Poland
Wroclaw
Italy
Rome
(Columbus Campus)
Pontifical College Josephinum
DEGREE OFFERED OFFICE
GREATER COLUMBUS SISTER CITIES Accra, Ghana Ahmedabad, India Curitiba, Brazil Dresden, Germany Genoa, Italy
Hefei, China Herzliya, Israel Odense, Denmark Seville, Spain Tainain City, Taiwan
OSU has more global presence than any other local university or college with 4 offices and 9 institutional partnerships in 7 different countries
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