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Bradley M. Harmon

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CONTENTS

Rob Hardin ADVERTISING MANAGER

Susan Kendall ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE

Gail Fullerton SALES ASSISTANT

12 Develop Talent

06 Transformation for a New

Skilled employees are the bedrock of the Region’s economic strength.

Samantha Belk

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MARKETING MANAGER

One Columbus lays out its vision for the years ahead.

Lauren Reinhard Clockwise from top, RANDALL SCHIEBER, COREY KLEIN, LEVI ELY and ONE COLUMBUS

New strategy in action

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A look at the four imperatives for success and why they’re crucial.

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08 Milestones to Achievement Columbus 2020 was born of necessity.

Here’s how it went way beyond survival.

10 Sustain Momentum The focus must remain on job creation and economic development.

14 Enable Innovation How well we can improvise, collaborate and drive change defines us.

16 Increase Connectivity The Columbus Region’s presence on the global stage is growing.

18 Project Profiles Eleven economic development success stories that propelled the Region forward.

30 County Profiles A look at the top employers and demographics in the Region’s 11 counties.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ONE COLUMBUS

Pablo A. Vegas, Chairman

ADMINISTRATION

Executive Vice President and President, Gas Utilities NiSource Inc.

Eric Phillips, Secretary Executive Director Union County-Marysville Economic Development

Gregory R. Overmyer, Treasurer Chief Executive Officer Overmyer Hall Associates

Mark Berven, President and Chief Operating Officer Nationwide Property & Casualty

Marilyn Brown County Commissioner Franklin County Board of Commissioners

Corrine Burger Chief Control Officer, Consumer and Community Banking JPMorgan Chase & Co.

President and Chief Economic Officer

Sean Grant Chief Administrative Officer

Jennifer Randall Senior Staff Accountant

Tara Griffin Staff Accountant

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT Patty Huddle Senior Vice President, Economic Development

Matt McCollister Senior Vice President, Economic Development

Alex R. Fischer

Matt McQuade

President and Chief Executive Officer The Columbus Partnership

Managing Director, Business Development

Deborah Scherer

Andrew J. Ginther, Mayor, City of Columbus

Managing Director, Global Trade and Investment

Michael W. Louge

Justin Bickle

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer OhioHealth

Managing Director, Client Services and Project Management

Robert H. Schottenstein

Logan Dawson, Project Manager

Chief Executive Officer and President, M/I Homes

Tom Stipkovich, Project Manager

Tom Shoupe

Stephanie Bosco

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Honda of America Mfg., Inc.

Project Management Specialist

Raja Sundararajan

Regional Talent Manager

President and Chief Operating Officer AEP Ohio

Mark Smolik Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer, DHL Supply Chain

Aaron Pitts, Senior Managing Director of Healthcare JobsOhio

David Williams, Ph.D., Sc.D., Executive Dean, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University

Sue Zazon, President and Executive Vice President, Central

David White Jay Knox Research Manager

Haley Young Administrative Specialist

INVESTOR RELATIONS Chip Holcombe Managing Director, Investor Relations

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Ohio Region, The Huntington National Bank

Amy Harman

EX-OFFICIO

Diana Yates

Matthew Bailey, Partner

Marketing Coordinator

Squire Patton Boggs

Laura Hess, Research Manager

Kenny McDonald, CEcD President and Chief Economic Officer One Columbus

Sean Grant, Chief Administrative Officer One Columbus

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Director, Marketing and Communications

RESEARCH Jung Kim Managing Director, Research and Business Intelligence

Juliet Hall, Research Analyst

Live Big. Save Lots.

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We’re big on Columbus. And we’re big on investing in its future.

We lift up our community in meaningful ways every day through the Big Lots Foundation, including a $50-million commitment to the Big Lots Behavioral Health Services Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and through charitable support for dozens of other local organizations.

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VISION, MISSION AND IMPERATIVES

This is the roadmap into the future The Columbus Region is a dynamic 11-county metropolitan area in the midst of unprecedented economic growth. The Region is home to today’s leaders and is at the forefront of the industries of tomorrow, from advanced manufacturing to smart mobility research and development.

The Columbus Region has emerged as a beacon of economic competitiveness and population growth equal to any in the country. As this decade ends, the Columbus Region is surging beyond its goals, and is considered a national model of economic development success and collaboration. With each company expansion, each investment announcement from a new company and each company formed in the Region, our communities prosper and our lives are changed for the better.

For those reasons and more, we can and should celebrate, but we cannot pause. 2020 is a mile marker, not a destination. So, we redouble our efforts and File/Columbus Monthly/ROB HARDIN

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attack the next 10 years with the same enthusiasm and ambition that fueled our work in 2010.

One Columbus, formerly Columbus 2020, has set forth a vision for the Columbus Region to be the most prosperous region in the United States. Defining prosperity as the process by which more and more people in a region improve their economic and social well-being.

To support that vision, the One Columbus team will be focused on helping existing businesses grow and compete, diversifying the economy through the attraction of new businesses and supporting newly formed high-growth enterprises.

The One Columbus strategy was developed after extensive market research and input from business and civic leaders. The research helped define four critical imperatives for success: sustain economic momentum; develop, inspire and attract a talented, adaptive and diverse workforce; enable additional innovation capacity; and increase global identity and connectivity.

The organization is committed to working with its local and state partners to achieve results greater than the last decade, predicting a 10 percent to 15 percent increase in jobs, payroll and investment while focusing on removing barriers to growth and prosperity.

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CREATING ECONOMIC MOMENTUM

A decade later, the Region emerges stronger than ever How a scrappy group of business leaders put their heads together and moved the needle on the Columbus Region’s economy.

By Kathy Lynn Gray Like most of the United States, the economic outlook in Central Ohio was bleak in December 2007.

The Great Recession had reared its ugly head, stealing jobs and homes and people’s futures as businesses laid off workers, foreclosures exploded and newly minted college graduates moved in with their parents and took minimum-wage jobs.

In Columbus, a group of business leaders began meeting weekly to discuss the dire situation. Months went by as the group studied how to foster economic development in the Region, engaging a consulting firm and bringing in then-Battelle executive Alex Fischer to share his experiences promoting economic development in Tennessee.

“We were looking at best practices, thinking about the assets of Columbus, studying what the Columbus area was doing and not doing in economic development,” says Fischer, who now is president and CEO of the Columbus Partnership.

“There are things happening here we wouldn’t have thought would have been possible 10 years ago, and our relationship with One Columbus has been a big part of that.”

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The group took field trips to Austin, Nashville, Pittsburgh and other cities, then held a series of leadership roundtables where more than 2,000 people presented ideas.

The process led to what some might call a dream, but what Fischer calls an aspiration: Could the Region be a leader in the world of economic development?

And with that in mind, Columbus 2020 was created, dedicated to spurring economic growth in the 11-county region of Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Pickaway and Union counties.

From the beginning the group— recently renamed One Columbus— has been an arm of the Columbus Partnership, a civic organization of top Columbus business leaders started in 2002 to improve Central Ohio’s culture and economy.

One Columbus’ efforts, however, are laser focused on improving the economy in the region with a professional staff and funding from private and public sources.

“Strategies had been developed in the past, but largely they were locally focused,” says Kenny McDonald, who has been president and chief economic officer since the group started in 2010. “We needed to start to build this brand and we needed to do it as a region.”

Other regions in Ohio, such as Cleveland and Cincinnati, had been promoting themselves for years, McDonald says. He believed it could work in the Columbus Region, too.

“We needed jobs and we needed economic activity,” says McDonald, who worked in economic development in four other states before coming to Columbus. “We leveraged the crisis (the recession) to

Major milestones on the path to 2007

2011

2013

2015

• In December the wake of the Great Recession, Columbus region leaders begin meeting weekly to consider how to bolster the area’s economy and jobs outlook.

• Columbus 2020 begins operations with three goals: 150,000 new jobs, $8 billion in new capital investment and a 30 percent increase in percapita income by 2020

• SK Food Group announces $13 million food manufacturing facility in Groveport

• Sofidel chooses

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2012

2014

• Columbus 2020 is incorporated, Kenny McDonald hired as CEO

• IBM opens an advanced analytics center on the Northwest Side of Columbus

• Zulily announces

• 50,000 net new jobs have been created

plans for a new fulfillment center in Obetz

Circleville for its new manufacturing plant • Amazon and Amazon Web Services announce multiple projects in the area, bringing 2,000 new jobs and $1.2 billion in capital investment

get activity stirred up, and we’ve been chipping away ever since.”

The group set lofty 10-year goals: 150,000 new jobs, $8 billion in new capital investment and a 30 percent increase in per-capita income.

Its first success, in 2011, was helping the Frank Brunckhorst Co., a distributor for Boar’s Head deli meat and cheeses, with a $21.6 million expansion to Columbus’ South Side and the addition of 93 jobs. From there, its efforts snowballed.

In 2012, IBM opened a data analytics center near Tuttle Crossing, promising 500 new high-tech jobs and $45.8 million in annual payroll.

In Pickaway County, Italian tissue-paper manufacturer Sofidel announced plans in 2015 to build a $400 million, 1.4 million-square-foot

plant that now employs nearly 375 people in an area hit hard by plant closures. That happened after McDonald and Ryan Scribner, executive director of Pickaway Progress Partnership, the community’s economic development organization, flew to Italy in a last-minute attempt to convince the company’s leaders to build the plant in Circleville.

That investment, plus others, have helped reverse the Pickaway County economy’s downward slide, says Scribner.

“We’ve stopped the bleeding and gone from decline and contraction to new builds,” he says. “There are things happening here we wouldn’t have thought would have been possible 10 years ago, and our relationship with One Columbus

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o excellence 2016

2017

2018

2018/19

• 100,000 net new jobs have been created

• CoverMyMeds sells for $1.1 billion

• Root insurance valued at $1 billion

• Facebook announces plan to build $750 million data center in Licking County

• Google announces plans for New Albany data center

• More than 150,000 net new jobs have been created

• Dollar Shave Club announces plan for Grove City facility, adding 185 new jobs • Columbus wins $50 million Smart Cities Challenge grant

• Amazon announces plan to build West Jefferson fulfillment center, bringing 1,500 jobs

Sources: One Columbus, Columbus Dispatch archives

has been a big part of that.”

By 2016, One Columbus estimated that 100,000 net new jobs had been created in the Region.

“One Columbus created a sense of ‘Let’s work together and start to get the word out about what’s going on in the Columbus region,’ says Colleen Gilger, director of economic development in Dublin. “That was our catalytic moment, when our brand meant something.”

When One Columbus began, counties and cities weren’t known for working together, Gilger says.

“There was a competitive feeling.

We always wanted to win that project because of the bottom line.”

Now, economic leaders understand that if the region is growing, everyone wins, she says.

“Kenny and his team have had great success building trust and helping communities build relationships with each other,” she says.

One important addition to the community has been Amazon, which spent $1.3 billion to build data centers in Hilliard, New Albany and Dublin. “[That] caused a lot of other companies to give the Columbus Region a second look,” Gilger says. The data centers’ success also fueled Columbus landing a coveted spot as a finalist in 2018 for a second Amazon headquarters. Ultimately, Columbus wasn’t selected, but being named a finalist for the project “sent a strong signal that the Columbus market can be considered for anything in the world,” McDonald says.

By 2019—one year shy of a decade—One Columbus had surpassed each of its three 10-year goals: Creating at least 150,000 new jobs, generating $8 billion in new capital investment and increasing per-capita income by 30 percent.

Now it’s on to the next decade, with a new vision: To be the most prosperous region in the United States.

“Will we be one of the cities that’s prosperous for all of its citizens?” wonders Fischer. “The most important thing we can do is create good jobs. We’re not the only city with big aspirations. We’ve got to go out and keep winning.”

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IMPERATIVE 1: SUSTAIN MOMENTUM

Doubling down on what’s worked so well With original goals smashed, the Region turns to sustaining growth in the next 10 years

By Evan Weese The future of economic development in the Columbus Region starts with building on our successes.

The first of four imperatives guiding the newly renamed One Columbus is to sustain economic momentum established under Columbus 2020, which exceeded goals to create more than 150,000 new jobs, secure more than $8 billion in capital investment and increase per capita income by more than 30 percent over the course of a decade.

“You’re going to see a doubling down on the things that we think have worked really well,” says Kenny McDonald, president and chief economic officer of One Columbus.

“We’re also going to leverage the platform that we’ve built and the success we’ve had as a region. Just like there are momentum swings in sports, communities have them as well—how do we maintain it?”

Real momentum Over the last decade, the Columbus Region ranked No. 1 in the Midwest for: • Job growth, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics • GDP/GRP growth, according to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis • Population growth, according to U.S. Census Bureau • Millennial migration, according to Brookings Institution “We’re doing a lot of things right as a region and as a community— we’re a national example,” McDonald says, pointing to major wins like the $50 million Smart Cities grant and hosting the annual meeting of the American Society of Association Executives. “Our biggest competitor is ourselves—our own imagination about what we can accomplish, our own willingness to sacrifice to continue to push our community forward so that we don’t just Photo courtesy EXPERIENCE COLUMBUS

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Sustain our economic momentum by continuing to make economic growth and prosperity a top priority.

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Develop, inspire and attract a talented, adaptive and diverse workforce to compete for investment.

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Enable the innovation capacity of business, academic and government sectors to grow dynamically.

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Increase global identity and connectivity to attract investment and talent from around the world.

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achieve growth, but that we maintain an exceptional quality of life at the same time.”

One Columbus thinks about the approach this way: “Success breeds confidence, which fuels momentum.

To compete for talent and strategic investment, there must be a compelling case that the Region is getting stronger, more innovative and more diverse,” its revamped strategy document states.

Seizing opportunities The Columbus Region is on track to grow to 3 million people by 2050, up from about 2.4 million in 2018, according to the latest population estimates from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission.

As the fastest growing metropolitan area in the Midwest, it will be important to embrace population

“We’re creating something special and different from other areas—we’re a leader in [connected and autonomous vehicles].”

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growth and changing demographics to ensure quality of life for all. “Collectively as a region, we have the opportunity to plan for this growth in a sustainable way that delivers a range of transportation options, offers affordable housing options, ensures all residents have opportunities for economic success, and makes efficient use of our resources,� MORPC Executive Director William Murdock said as the data were released in December 2018.

There are challenges ahead. “We’ve got to try to get better at public education, and we’ve got to unleash capacity in engineering and computer science,� McDonald says.

Maintaining economic momentum, and addressing weak spots, requires the support of diverse stakeholders across the Region.

John Glenn International Airport, accounting for 33,360 jobs and $5.3 billion of economic impact, is one of those key players and a prime example of sustaining economic momentum. The last decade was game-changing, highlighted by an $80 million terminal modernization, the addition of nonstop flights and, of course, the rebranding to John Glenn International. The next 10 years and beyond will be just as eventful, with a new rental car facility being constructed and plans for a new terminal that could be needed in the next 15 years. “We have, of course, a very big role in the economy,� says Joe Nardone, CEO of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which oversees the Region’s airports. “I think what makes Columbus so successful is collaboration—One Columbus saying, ‘What can we do together?’ �

Other key drivers in 2020 and beyond did not exist 10 years ago. The 33 Smart Mobility Corridor in Union County and the Transportation Research Center are positioning the Columbus Region at the forefront of the burgeoning autonomous and connected vehicles industry. “It’s a huge win because we’re creating something special and different from other areas—we’re a leader in this,� says Eric Phillips, executive director of economic development for Union County.

Evan Weese is a freelance writer.

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IMPERATIVE 2: DEVELOP TALENT

Training for the crucial skills of the future Educational institutions and businesses must work together to move the Region forward.

By Laura Newpoff When Beam Dental announced in May it would create 150 jobs, it said it would need to hire across engineering, sales and claims. The insurtech company was crystal clear that the decision was heavily influenced by the strength of the Columbus Region workforce.

“When we started Beam, we knew quality talent and community support would be critical to our success,” CEO Alex Frommeyer said at the time. “Columbus really impressed us with its digital talent ecosystem, which has proven to be vital for our rapid expansion.”

Across the Region, educational and corporate leaders are working together to make sure companies like Beam can tap into a talented workforce, which is one of the most important factors companies consider when they decide to locate or expand in a city. The partnerships

are “absolutely essential” to Central Ohio’s economic vitality, says Bill LaFayette, owner of economic research firm Regionomics.

“In many cases academic institutions aren’t naturally going to be in tune with the day-to-day needs of employers, and so the kind of things that Columbus State (Community College) and other schools are doing to reach out to employers and see what they need is crucial,” he says. “Work is becoming more technical and changing rapidly. It’s imperative that institutions that are trying to train emerging talent are in tune with those changes and can adapt their educational programs accordingly.”

Upskilling the workforce There’s an insatiable appetite for skilled workers, and the Region must engage across rural, urban and minority communities while attracting global talent. Embracing

technology is non-negotiable.

Ritch Ramey, RAMTEC coordinator for Tri-Rivers Career Center in Marion, which provides robotics and advanced manufacturing industry certifications, says the perception is that automation is causing robots to replace people. But 2 million manufacturing jobs are projected to sit unfilled over the next decade because of a skills gap.

Since opening in 2013, the center has certified more than 350 students in industrial maintenance, engineering technology, machining, robotics and welding. Partnerships have helped its graduates find work at companies like Honda, RobotWorx, SEMCO Manufacturing Co., Union Tank Car Co. and Whirlpool.

“Everywhere I go, every company says the same thing: ‘We can’t find skilled workers,’ ” Ramey says. “We work with industry on the latest technology. And the results are a

“Learning and career growth are going to go hand-in-hand and there’s a level of collaboration by us and the employers.”

DAVID HARRISON, president, Columbus State Community College

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company like Whirlpool, which has hired about 20 of our students.”

Ramey credited the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation for supporting efforts to “upskill” the workforce through $14.7 million in annual training grants.

Competitive advantage David Harrison, president of Columbus State Community College, also believes partnerships are key to easing a talent gap. Six years ago, a pilot with Honda, Worthington high schools and Miami University placing students in manufacturing jobs spawned training that’s been implemented by 30 manufacturers.

“None of these companies had a career path for associate degree graduates,” Harrison says. “Most of our students are working anyway, so to get them working in their field ... is a game changer.” Columbus State also has placed software and cybersecurity students in apprenticeships with companies such as Accenture, Nationwide, State Auto Insurance and Huntington Bank, and several have been hired full time. In July, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded Columbus State $3.8 million to work with Collin College in Texas on a national model for IT apprenticeships.

“It’s going to open a pathway to IT careers to students who may not have had a chance to do this before,” Harrison says. “[The] level of collaboration by us and the employers ... will create an ecosystem that is going to be a competitive advantage for our region.”

Smaller colleges like Granvillebased Denison University also are engaging businesses. The liberal arts college launched new businessfocused coursework and offers enhanced coaching, internships and connections to help students succeed after graduation.

“We’re finding students want to stay in Columbus, launch careers and do it in a way they can have a high quality of life,” President Adam Weinberg says. “In Columbus, with the business growth and higher education resources, there’s no reason we shouldn’t be the city that gets talent right.”

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IMPERATIVE 3: ENABLE INNOVATION

Openness, partnerships, curiosity drive growth Dynamic interactions across sectors will optimize region’s innovation ecosystem

By Laura Newpoff From 1999 to 2016, Bill Baumel was a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley where he made investments in big data and medical technologies, spawning four public companies, 10 acquisitions between $100 million and $800 million and two privately held unicorns in autonomous driving and virtual reality.

So it may come as a surprise that he returned to his native state in 2016 to launch the Ohio Innovation Fund.

“I visited Columbus almost every summer up until 2008, and it wasn’t pretty,” says Baumel. “The company seen as the ‘hottest deal’ was still in development, but I knew Silicon Valley already had 10 competitors with similar or better products and tens of millions of dollars in revenue.”

When he came back in 2015, things had changed. “The types of SaaS, cyber and med tech deals being seeded were of similar quality

to those in Silicon Valley,” he says.

“I decided to come back to work in the trenches with these companies to help them realize their potential.”

Today, the fund has 16 portfolio companies. One, for example, was formed by C. Emre Koksal, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Ohio State University. The spinoff embeds security in data so if it’s moved or stolen, the encryption goes along with it.

Baumel says the willingness of the university to bring technologies to market is a game changer for the local ecosystem. “There’s been a seismic shift in the attitude and ability at Ohio State,” Baumel says.

“Leaders there are encouraging and helpful in trying to get researchers and professors to take the next step—the risk to commercialize.”

OSU also is taking steps to be an advocate for student entrepreneurs.

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Develop, inspire and attract a talented, adaptive and diverse workforce to compete for investment.

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Increase global identity and connectivity to attract investment and talent from around the world.

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ness to establish the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, connecting students to the startup ecosystem.

The efforts are in line with One Columbus’ imperative to enable the innovation capacity of business, academic and government sectors.

“We’re leaps and bounds from where we were five years ago,” says Faith Voinovich, venture associate at the fund. “You’re seeing more universities move toward what Stanford University and MIT have modeled by supporting faculty members in commercialization efforts.”

Staying curious The innovation ecosystem in the Columbus Region isn’t just about venture capital money, spinoffs and startups. Existing companies, too, will have to adapt as competitors work to disrupt industries.

For Safelite AutoGlass, innovation

“That’s the thing that sets us apart as a community— the private sector buy-in and regional buy-in to work in Columbus.”

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is a must in an industry that’s faced monumental change in recent years, including driver safety systems that require windshield recalibration services during replacement. The company has adopted what Renee Cacchillo calls a “naturally curious mindset.” That mentality prompted the company to open an innovation lab three years ago in the Rev1 Ventures incubator to work on new customer service applications.

The goal, says Cacchillo, executive vice president and customer experience officer, “is to find new ways to make it easier for customers to do business with us.

“Voice technology is an example of change in the industry,” she says.

“What applications do we think would benefit from voice?”

Cacchillo says the company’s culture of innovation also benefits from relationships it develops away from home, including meeting with technology companies in Silicon Valley each year to see what’s on the horizon. “It’s a good chance to take a break and ask ourselves, ‘How can we apply this to our business,’ ” Cacchillo says.

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Public support Civic innovation also could propel the economy forward in the future and allow public-private partnerships to boost startup activity and innovation within organizations.

The Smart Columbus initiative, born in 2016 after the city was awarded $50 million in federal grant funding, is now a $700 million effort because of support from private partners. The project aims to create the mobility services of the future.

Jordan Davis, director of Smart Columbus at the Columbus Partnership, says the business community and research organizations like Transportation Research Center and Battelle are working in alignment with the effort. “The initial grant catalyzed a bunch of follow-up investment,” Davis says. “That’s the thing that sets us apart as a community—the private sector buy-in to work [on public projects] in Columbus. It’s the perfect manifestation of the Columbus Way.” Laura Newpoff is a freelance writer. l

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IMPERATIVE 4: INCREASE CONNECTIVITY

Region must make a name for itself globally We must continue the success in advancing our identity, infrastructure and reach

By Evan Weese It is difficult to overstate just how much the Columbus Region’s identity has evolved for the better over the past decade.

In the time since Columbus 2020 launched amid the Great Recession, the Region hosted the prominent annual meeting of the American Society of Association Executives, was awarded $50 million in federal funding as America’s Smart City and was a finalist for the 2016 Democratic National Convention and Amazon’s second headquarters.

“We have come a long way in how Columbus is known and viewed—we are absolutely on the map,” says Irene Alvarez, vice president of brand marketing and communications for the Columbus Partnership, an organization of business leaders. “We are known as a community that is advancing, we are known as a place that is grow-

ing and we are known for far more than we once were.”

But there is more to be done to connect Columbus with the world.

The final of four One Columbus imperatives is to increase global identity and connectivity to attract investment and talent from around the world. “The Columbus Region must be better connected physically, digitally and intellectually with the rest of the world to ensure continued economic growth,” the organization’s new strategy document says.

“Connectivity is certainly about physical infrastructure and broadband—connecting our companies, our people, our economy to those around the world—but there’s also the mental connectivity of how well others know the Columbus region,” Alvarez says. “And that’s where the marketing and the brand aspect comes into play—we need the Columbus Region to be distinctly known.”

The Columbus brand To support economic development efforts, the Columbus Region must be known as a career destination, which means touting opportunities with companies and industries that already have a presence. But a key part of increasing global identity and connectivity is about bringing attention to the type of community that the Columbus Region is. That begins, of course, with getting people to think about Central Ohio in the first place, before getting them to think about it in the right way: as a community that works together.

The image of a collaborative community starts with One Columbus, named to align and elevate the region’s 11 counties as a single entity, helping to increase brand awareness and attract both investment and tal-

We’re starting to see [long-held international business plans for the airports] come to fruition: The cargo growth is phenomenal.”

JOE NARDONE, CEO of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority

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Develop, inspire and attract a talented, adaptive and diverse workforce to compete for investment.

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Enable the innovation capacity of business, academic and government sectors to grow dynamically.

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Increase global identity and connectivity to attract investment and talent from around the world.

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ent from around the world.

“Sometimes we do that by adding a direct flight,” says Kenny McDonald, president and chief economic officer of One Columbus. “And another way we do that is by touting the Columbus Way and its values that are part of our brand.”

Adds Alvarez, “The Columbus Region has long been known for a lot of things it has and the various physical advantages of our market.

Now we’re also becoming known for what we believe in as a community.”

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Physical ties Local connectivity is critical for success over the next decade and beyond. Internet access, for example, should not be viewed as a luxury, but rather a baseline utility. And while Columbus long has enjoyed affordability and convenience in commuting, that status is in danger of being outgrown unless innovations in housing and transportation are embraced.

The Columbus Region’s global ties already are strong: There are more than 300 foreign-owned organizations, including 115 Japanese businesses. But how can those connections be improved?

Officials from One Columbus and the Columbus Regional Airport Authority will be continually looking to add flights at John Glenn International Airport while emphasizing the strength of the international business at Rickenbacker International Airport. The airfield 15 miles south of downtown is one of the world’s only cargo-dedicated airports located in close proximity to a major metropolitan area.

“There’s the economic growth that is outside of the airport—the real estate development piece— which is as hot as it can be,” says Joe Nardone, CEO of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority overseeing the airports. “The second part of that is what I would call the airport business—international cargo coming in—which takes years and years to build. We’re starting to see it come to fruition: The cargo growth is phenomenal.”

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Zuliliy Company Industry:

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Distribution and fulfillment, Business Services Location:

Obetz, Gahanna Headquarters:

Seattle, WA Project Type:

Attraction; expansion Jobs Committed:

1,980 Year:

2011, 2014

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SK Food Group Company Industry:

Manufacturing, food and beverage Project Operations:

Manufacturing Location:

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Seattle, WA Project Type:

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Jerome Township Headquarters:

Japan Project Type:

Attraction Jobs Committed:

26 Year:

2014

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NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Livingston Ambulatory Center

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Sofidel Company Industry:

Manufacturing Project Operations:

Manufacturing Location:

Circleville Headquarters:

Italy Project Type:

Attraction Jobs Committed:

310 Year:

2015

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Retail, e-commerce, technology Project Operations:

Distribution and fulfillment, data center Location:

Etna, Obetz, West Jefferson, Dublin, Hilliard, New Albany Headquarters:

Seattle, WA Project Type:

Attraction Jobs Committed:

3,620 Year:

2015, 2018

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Dollar Shave Club Company Industry:

Retail and e-commerce Project Operations:

Distribution and fulfillment Location:

Grove City Headquarters:

Marina Del Rey, CA Project Type:

Attraction Jobs Committed:

185 Year:

2016

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Information technology Project Operations:

Data center Location:

New Albany Headquarters:

Menlo Park, CA Project Type:

Attraction Jobs Committed:

50 Year:

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Dollar Tree Company Industry:

Retail and e-commerce Project Operations:

Distribution and fulfillment Location:

Bennington Township Headquarters:

Chesapeake, VA Project Type:

Attraction Jobs Committed:

400 Year

2018

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CoverMyMeds Company Industry:

Healthcare, technology Project Operations:

Headquarters, office Location:

Columbus Headquarters:

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Expansion Jobs Committed:

1,276 Year

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Columbus Headquarters:

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863 Year:

2018, 2019

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Magna Seating Company Industry:

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Project Operations:

Manufacturing Location:

Lancaster Headquarters:

Aurora, CO Project Type:

Attraction Jobs Committed:

300 Year:

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Largest Private Sector Employers JPMorgan Chase

10,197 D E L AWA R E

Financial services back office, software development, data center

COUNTY

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Powell

899 Insurance provider back office, call center

The Kroger Co.

800 Great Lakes distribution center of grocery retailer Photo courtesy ONE COLUMBUS

DHL Express

744 Americas HQ, logistics services

American Showa

560 204,826

38.4

67,701

$100,229

Manufacturing and R&D of shock absorbers and power steering systems

Residents

Median Age

Households

Median Household Income

McGraw-Hill Education

500 Distribution of educational publications, development of digital learning products

Advance Auto Parts

Educational Attainment Delaware County

60.4 53.8 Columbus Region

41.9 34.5 Ohio

35.8 27.2 U.S.

39.2 30.9 n % with associate degree or higher n % with bachelor’s degree or higher

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EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY 9%

Government

3.1%

Other Services

15.3%

Leisure and Hospitallity

406 4.2%

Construction & Mining

Optum

7.1%

381

Manufacturing

2.5%

Wholesale Trade

13.9%

Retail Trade

10.6%

Education & Health

23.5%

Professional & Business Services

Auto parts distribution

2.9%

Transportation & Utilities

8%

Financial Activities

Insurance and workers compensation office

PPG Industries

359 Paint and resins manufacturing, R&D

JEGS High Performance

350 HQ and distribution of auto and truck parts

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

Largest Private Sector Employers Oneida Group

665 Household glassware manufacturing, distribution

FAIRFIELD

COUNTY

Nifco America Corp

380

Lancaster

Automotive plastic fasteners, buckles, dampers manufacturer

TreeHouse Foods

341 Food production, distribution, private label services Photo courtesy ONE COLUMBUS

Diamond Power

309 Manufacturing of boiler cleaning equipment

Mid West Fabricating

230 155,782

39.2

55,549

$63,424

Residents

Median Age

Households

Median Household Income

HQ and manufacturing of cold-formed steel fastener company

Glasfloss Industries

200 Manufacturing of highefficiency grade air filters

DK Manufacturing

Educational Attainment

15.4%

Government

Fairfield County

36.2 26.6 Columbus Region

41.9 34.5 Ohio

3.3% Other Services

15.6%

Leisure and Hospitallity

35.8 27.2 U.S.

39.2 30.9 n % with associate degree or higher n % with bachelor’s degree or higher

200

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

17.3%

Education & Health

10.6%

Professional & Business Services

5.3%

Construction & Mining

9.3%

Manufacturing

2%

Wholesale Trade

15.3%

Retail Trade

3%

Transportation & Utilities

2.7%

Financial Activities

Custom injection molder serving the automotive industry

Claypool Electric

199 Construction services, including lighting, power, datacom, electrical

Cyril-Scott Co.

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12,862 Insurance and financial services

FRANKLIN

JPMorgan Chase

COUNTY

7,100 Vaso in Dublin

Major back office, software development, card manufacturing, data center

Cardinal Health

5,075 Photo courtesy ROBB MCCORMICK PHOTOGRAPHY

HQ, distribution of pharmaceuticals and medical devices

AEP

3,627 Utilities HQ, R&D, smart grid technology, transmissions, data center

Alliance Data Systems

3,086 1,310,300

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$56,319

Residents

Median Age

Households

Median Household Income

HQ, transactions processing, data center

Defense Supply Center

3,000 HQ of the Land and Maritime Supply Chain

Abercrombie & Fitch

2,598 Educational Attainment 45.5 38.7 Columbus Region

41.9 34.5 Ohio

35.8 27.2 U.S.

39.2 30.9 n % with associate degree or higher n % with bachelor’s degree or higher

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Safelite AutoGlass

15.8%

Government

Franklin County

HQ, distribution and fulfillment of apparel

2.9% Other Services

9.8%

Leisure and Hospitallity

3.6%

Construction & Mining

5.1%

Manufacturing

3.9%

Wholesale Trade

9.1%

Retail Trade

16.7%

Education & Health

18.7%

Professional & Business Services

6.1%

Transportation & Utilities

8.3%

Financial Activities

2,551 Unit HQ, contact center of car windshield replacement company

Discover

2,283 Business credit card customer service, collections, data center

Gap Inc.

2,200 Distribution of apparel, customer service

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

Largest Private Sector Employers Ariel Corp.

1,500 HQ and manufacturing of gas compressor company

KNOX

JELD-WEN

COUNTY

470 Distribution of door products

Sanoh America

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Manufacturing of brake and cluster tubes

FT Precision

297 Manufacturing of engine rocker arms

Kokosing Construction Ariel Corp. in Mount Vernon

200 Construction firm back office and materials plant

Schafer Driveline

61,893

38.9

23,229

$51,211

Residents

Median Age

Households

Median Household Income

110 Manufacturing of axles, transmissions, brake components for ATVs and other utility vehicles

Mauser USA

106 Educational Attainment

13.6%

Government

Knox County

29.8 22.7 Columbus Region

41.9 34.5 Ohio

2.7%

Other Services

9.4%

Leisure and Hospitallity

35.8 27.2 U.S.

39.2 30.9 n % with associate degree or higher n % with bachelor’s degree or higher

Industrial packaging and bulk containers

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

21.4%

Education & Health

7.6%

Professional & Business Services

5.8%

Construction & Mining

22.4%

Manufacturing

2.3%

Wholesale Trade

10.4%

Retail Trade

1.7%

Transportation & Utilities

2.6%

Financial Activities

Heating & Cooling Products

105 Manufacturing of metal and PVC pipe, ducts, other parts

AMG Industries

100 Manufacturing of metal parts, gaskets, wire forms

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Largest Private Sector Employers Amazon

4,040 LICKING

Amazon.com fulfillment and Amazon Web Services data centers

COUNTY

Ascena Shared Services

1,635

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IT and procurement, apparel distribution

L Brands

1,407 Distribution and fulfillment of apparel and beauty products, manufacturing

Owens Corning

1,000 R&D and manufacturing of insulation products

Axium Plastics

799 175,769

39.9

64,434

$59,747

Residents

Median Age

Households

Median Household Income

Packaging and plastic bottles for personal care and beauty industry

State Farm Insurance

650 Back office, claims processing, customer sevice

AEP Transmission

Educational Attainment 33.6 24.6 Columbus Region

41.9 34.5 Ohio

35.8 27.2 U.S.

39.2 30.9 n % with associate degree or higher n % with bachelor’s degree or higher

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13.6%

Government

Licking County

635

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

3.6%

Electricity transmission operations center

5.7%

Construction & Mining

12.3%

Other Services

Manufacturing

10.1%

Wholesale Trade

Leisure and Hospitallity

2.7%

17.2%

Retail Trade

13.2%

Education & Health

9.6%

Professional & Business Services

7.2%

Transportation & Utilities

4.8%

Financial Activities

Anomatic Corp.

632 Anodized aluminum, stamping

Harry & David Holdings

624 Back office, distribution and fulfilment for gourmet food supplier

Bocchi Laboratories

524 Manufacturing lab for lotions and fragrances

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

Largest Private Sector Employers Honda of America

3,785 Automotive assembly, transmission plant

LOGAN

COUNTY

Midwest Express Group

1,010 Logistics services for automotive manufacturers

AGC Glass Co.

692 File/The Columbus Dispatch/ADAM CAIRNS

Automotive glass manufacturing, office

NEX Transport

564 Intermodal logistics services for automotive and other manufacturers

TRC Honda in East Liberty

45,358

41

18,627

$53,051

Residents

Median Age

Households

Median Household Income

450 Vehicle performance and safety testing grounds

SpartanNash

263 Food distribution

Acusport

249 Educational Attainment

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY 11.3%

Government

Logan County

22.9 15.1 Columbus Region

41.9 34.5 Ohio

2.4% Other Services

8.9%

Leisure and Hospitallity

35.8 27.2 U.S.

39.2 30.9 n % with associate degree or higher n % with bachelor’s degree or higher

Distributor of shooting sports equipment

9.5%

Education & Health

13.8%

Professional & Business Services

3.7%

Construction & Mining

26.1%

Manufacturing

2.1%

Wholesale Trade

8%

Retail Trade

HBD/Thermoid

190 Unit HQ, manufacturing of specialty hose, conveyor belts, ducting

CEVA Logistics

144 Logistics services

Valeo

11.9%

132

2.4%

Manufactures systems, modules and components for automotive industry

Transportation & Utilities

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Largest Private Sector Employers Stanley Electric U.S.

1,385 MADISON

Manufacturing of automotive and motorcycle lighting

COUNTY

XPO Logistics

928 Logistics services

Jefferson Industries

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648 Manufacturing of dashboards, panels, other automotive components

Target

600 Distribution of consumer goods and food

Battelle

550

Stanley Electric in London

44,413

40.4

14,916

$62,897

Residents

Median Age

Households

Median Household Income

High energy research lab, biomedical and hazardous material research

Keihin Thermal Technology of America

541 R&D and manufacturing of automotive engine management and climate control systems

Educational Attainment 24.0 16.7 Columbus Region

41.9 34.5 Ohio

35.8 27.2 U.S.

39.2 30.9 n % with associate degree or higher n % with bachelor’s degree or higher

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18.1%

Government

Madison County

Staples

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

0.9% Other Services

6.6%

Leisure and Hospitallity

400 4.2%

Construction & Mining

24%

Manufacturing

1.9%

Wholesale Trade

11.8%

Retail Trade

6.6%

Education & Health

10.2%

Professional & Business Services

14.6%

Transportation & Utilities

1.1%

Financial Activities

Distribution of office supplies

Nissen Chemitec America

380 Manufacturing of automotive interior trim

Mars Petcare

350 Pet food manufacturing

Restoration Hardware (RH)

240 Fulfillment of home furnishings

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

Largest Private Sector Employers Whirlpool Corp.

2,344 Appliances manufacturing

Andersen Corp.

MARION

COUNTY

600 Manufacturing and distribution of windows and doors

Whirlpool in Marion

Wyandot

400 Food production, distribution, private label services

Union Tank Car Photo courtesy ONE COLUMBUS

385 Service and repair railroad tank cars for various types of industries

US Yachiyo

373 65,256

40.8

24,699

$44,708

Residents

Median Age

Households

Median Household Income

Manufacturer of fuel tanks

Marion Industries

330 Manufacturing of brake modules

Nucor Steel Marion

259 Educational Attainment

15.6%

Government

Marion County

21.8

2.7%

13.5 Columbus Region

41.9 34.5 Ohio

Other Services

8.4%

Leisure and Hospitallity

35.8 27.2 U.S.

39.2 30.9 n % with associate degree or higher n % with bachelor’s degree or higher

Steel manufacturing

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

16.5%

Education & Health

8.5%

Professional & Business Services

3.1%

Construction & Mining

24.8%

Manufacturing

2.8%

Wholesale Trade

10.9%

Retail Trade

4%

Transportation & Utilities

2.8%

Financial Activities

Graphic Packaging International

250 Consumer packaging, folding carton supplier

Mennel Milling

180 Flour mill for bakery mixes

Marcy Industries

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Largest Private Sector Employers Cardington Yutaka Technologies

725 MORROW

Manufacturing of automotive drive and exhaust systems

COUNTY

Dollar Tree Ringler Farms in Cardington

400 Distribution center for discount retailer

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75 Manufacturing of brick

Marengo Fabricated Steel

35 Manufacturing of pumps, tanks and driveline components

Fishburn Services

35 35,112

41.8

12,781

$52,767

Residents

Median Age

Households

Median Household Income

Freight shipping and trucking company

Lubrication Specialties

34 Manufacturing and R&D of oil, fuel additives, lubricants

FibreCore Technologies

Educational Attainment 22.4 13.6 Columbus Region

41.9 34.5 Ohio

35.8 27.2 U.S.

39.2 30.9 n % with associate degree or higher n % with bachelor’s degree or higher

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30.8%

Government

Morrow County

30

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

2%

Other Services

10.7%

Leisure and Hospitallity

Manufacturing of lightweight trailers

5.9%

Construction & Mining

17.1%

Manufacturing

1.8%

Wholesale Trade

11.2%

Retail Trade

13%

Education & Health

3.7%

Professional & Business Services

1.2%

Transportation & Utilities

2.6%

Financial Activities

Ringler Farms

30 Livestock farm and renewable energy through waste management

Ballie Lumber Company

20 Supplier of hardwood lumber products

Lilly Industries

20 Sheet metal and structural fabrications

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

Largest Private Sector Employers DuPont

500 Polymer film and parts production

P I C K AWAY

COUNTY

TriMold

290

DuPont in Circleville

Resin-based products, plastic injection molding

Sofidel

210 Manufacturer of tissue paper products

EG TranSpire Photo courtesy ONE COLUMBUS

204 Manufacturing services including injection molding, stamping, plating, powder coating

PPG Industries

195 58,086

39.4

19,465

$60,314

Residents

Median Age

Households

Median Household Income

Paint and resins manufacturing, R&D

Aleris Rolled Products

185 Manufacturing of aluminum products

Ohio Willow Wood

171 Educational Attainment

28.7%

Government

Pickaway County

24.5 17.3 Columbus Region

41.9 34.5 Ohio

2.2%

Other Services

9.8%

Leisure and Hospitallity

35.8 27.2 U.S.

39.2 30.9 n % with associate degree or higher n % with bachelor’s degree or higher

HQ and manufacturing of prosthetics

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

11%

Education & Health

6.7%

Professional & Business Services

7.8%

Construction & Mining

13.6%

Manufacturing

2.3%

Wholesale Trade

11%

Retail Trade

4.2%

Transportation & Utilities

2.8%

Financial Activities

Georgia-Pacific

129 Manufacturing of corrugated packaging, containerboard

Hyperlogistics

122 Logistics services and freight management

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Largest Private Sector Employers Honda

7,220 North America HQ and R&D center

UNION

Scotts Miracle-Gro

COUNTY

1,100 HQ, R&D, manufacturing and distribution of lawn care company

Marysville Innovation Park

Transportation Research Center

450 Vehicle performance and safety testing grounds Photo courtesy THOMAS WASINSKI

ContiTech

400 Manufacturing of rubber belts, hoses, hydraulics for automotive

Nestle

250 Product technology center

57,835

38.3

19,038

$78,848

Residents

Median Age

Households

Median Household Income

Select Sires

184 HQ and R&D of cattle reproductive management services firm

Midwest Express

173 Educational Attainment 38.3 30.8 Columbus Region

41.9 34.5 Ohio

35.8 27.2 U.S.

39.2 30.9 n % with associate degree or higher n % with bachelor’s degree or higher

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10.7%

Government

Union County

Logistics services for automotive manufacturers

EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY

2.1%

4.6%

Construction & Mining

24.3%

Other Services

Manufacturing

5.2%

Wholesale Trade

Leisure and Hospitallity

3.3% 7.7%

Retail Trade

4.6%

Education & Health

32.6%

Professional & Business Services

3.3%

Transportation & Utilities

1.6%

Financial Activities

Parker Hannifin Hydraulic Pump Division

170 Division HQ, manufacturing of hydraulic components and pumps

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems

138 Manufacturing and R&D of electric wiring systems

A2Z Field Services

102 HQ of A2Z field service

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