Aerospace and defense Dayton is designated as the state's aerospace hub due to its high concentration of
aerospace and
aviation technology. In 2009, Governor
Ted Strickland designated Dayton as Ohio's aerospace innovation hub, the first such technology hub in the state. Aircraft engine manufacturing accounts for nearly 75% of Ohio's aerospace and defense industry workforce. , headquartered in
Evendale, is a major manufacturer of aircraft engines. In 2010, EPISCENTER, a new R&D center for the corporation to be located in Dayton, was announced by the
Third Frontier program. Aircraft engine manufacturing accounts for nearly 75% of Ohio's aerospace and defense industry workforce. The aerospace and defense industry employs 16,000 Ohioans. Recently the states' employees have ranked No. 1 in value produced per worker.
Boeing's
Central Ohio Aerospace and Technology Center in
Heath is a venture amongst five of the top 10 U.S. defense contractors, including
Atlantic Inertial Systems,
Honeywell,
Kearfott,
Northrop Grumman,
L3 Communications, and
Raytheon, which is also the headquarters of the
Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program Office.
RTI International Metals's location in
Niles produces titanium used in every
France-based
Airbus aircraft. RTI was originally headquartered in Niles before moving to
Pittsburgh in the 21st century, while Airbus has invested $4.3 billion in the state.
Makino's Titanium Research and Development Center is located in
Mason.
Nextant Aerospace has manufacturing facilities at the Cuyahoga County Airport. . Defense systems play a smaller role in the industry. Ohio corporations were awarded around $5.5 billion of
United States Department of Defense procurements. and
Armor Holdings Aerospace and Defense Group in
Fairfield. The
Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in
Lima, in cooperation with
General Dynamics, assembles armored combat vehicles, including the
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle and
M1A2 Abrams tank.
Columbus-based
Zyvex Performance Materials develops the
Piranha Unmanned Surface Vessel. Gravitational Energy Corporation, located in
Cuyahoga Falls, proliferates Gravity Assisted Power (GAP) machines in cooperation with DriPowder, LLC to the military. The United States Department of Defense currently maintains a large Supply Center in Whitehall, a suburb of Columbus.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, located in Dayton, and partially named for the
Wright Brothers from Ohio who are credited with inventing the airplane, employs 27,400 residents. The Air Force estimates that Wright-Patterson's annual economic impact on the
Dayton region is $5.1 billion.
Bioscience , home to the
Case Medical Center and neighboring
Cleveland Clinic, which is set to begin human clinical trials of their breast cancer vaccine in 2011.
Netherlands-based
Philips Healthcare is currently constructing a medical imaging research and development center in the neighborhood, referred to as the Cleveland Health-Tech Corridor. As of 2008, there were over 1,100 biotech related firms operating in the state, employing 1.4 million residents overall in direct or indirect related fields, including healthcare, with $2.5 billion in investment in 2007. Ohio had three city-regions in the top 30 biotech locations in the country, with Cleveland-Akron ranked No. 20, Columbus #22, and Cincinnati #28. The overall economic impact of the bioscience industry in Ohio, including healthcare, amounted to $148.2 billion in 2007, representing 15.7% of Ohio's economic output.
Healthcare is ranked one of the nation's top hospitals with ratings from
U.S. News & World Report,
Forbes, and
Healthgrades. Major hospital employers include the
Cleveland Clinic Health System with 41,400 employees,
Mercy Health Partners in Cincinnati with 28,200,
University Hospitals of Cleveland with 21,800, OhioHealth in Columbus with 15,300, ProMedica in Toledo with 14,500, and
Premier Health Partners in Dayton with 14,000.
Welltower, an S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, is a major healthcare real estate firm. In 2011,
Dayton was ranked the #3 city in the United States for "excellence in health care". The ranking is from HealthGrade's list of America's Top 50 Cities for Hospital Care. Other Ohio cities listed include
Cincinnati at #6 and Cleveland at #16. Also in 2011, the cities of Cincinnati and Dayton were ranked No. 1 and #4 in the nation for emergency room care. Then in 2013, HealthGrades ranked the Dayton region number one in the nation for the lowest hospital mortality rate. Ohio medical facilities include the
Cleveland Clinic, which has locations throughout the world. In 2009,
U.S. News & World Report ranked the clinic as the fourth best hospital in the country, and the #1 heart center in the country for the 15th year in a row.
The Ohio State University Medical Center was ranked No. 21. Overall, the magazine ranked 16 Ohio hospitals among the best hospitals in the nation, making the state #3 in the country in total. The
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center ranked No. 6 in the nation for pediatric hospitals, and overall, four children's hospitals in Ohio ranked among the best. Apart from
U.S. News & World Report, in 2010,
HealthGrades ranked nine Ohio hospitals in the top 50 in the United States and 27 of Ohio's hospitals as Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence, with the majority of these hospitals in the Cleveland and Dayton areas. They also ranked 37 Ohio hospitals in the 5% of the country for emergency care service.
Child magazine ranked Cincinnati Children's #4,
Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus #6, including #1 for emergency care, and
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland #9.
University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland was named in the top 15 for major teaching hospitals, while
Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus and Hillcrest Hospital in
Mayfield Heights ranked in the top 16 for minor teaching hospitals.
Southwest General Health Center in
Middleburg Heights was ranked in the top 15 for large community hospitals, and Mercy Hospital Clermont in
Batavia Union Hospital in
Dover Sycamore Medical Center in
Miamisburg and Wooster Community Hospital in
Wooster ranked in the top 16 for medium-sized community hospitals. In 2009,
Thomson-Reuters named the
Kettering Medical Center in
Kettering,
The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus,
Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, and
Grandview Medical Center in Dayton to their top 30 list of teaching hospitals with cardiovascular programs.
Pharmacies Ohio is home to pharmacy chains including
Discount Drug Mart in
Medina, and previously
Phar-Mor, which was headquartered in
Youngstown, and
Revco, which was headquartered in
Twinsburg.
Education Ohio's medical colleges are sixth in the nation in terms of economic impact, resulting in 425,000 direct or indirect positions and $37.2 billion. The
University System of Ohio is the nation's largest comprehensive public system of higher education. Member universities include the
University of Cincinnati, which has a $3+ billion annual economic impact and is the largest employer in Cincinnati,
Kent State University, which contributes a $1.9 billion economic impact in Northeast Ohio, and the
University of Toledo, which contributes a $1.1 billion economic impact in Northwest Ohio.
Agriculture es are an example of why Ohio's agriculture industry has deep relations with Ohio's food processing industry. Ohio is the 3rd largest producer of tomatoes out of all 50 states in the United States, and, in turn, the world's largest
ketchup processing plant is located in
Fremont. The number of
farms in Ohio stood at 75,462 as of 2018.
Horticulture and floriculture Ohio is a producer of horticulture products, from greenhouse and nursery plants to bulbs. The state is a producer of
white ash trees for landscaping, totalling 25,000 annually. California, Florida, Texas, Michigan, and Ohio accounted for 42% of the nation's production of bedding plants in 2002. Oberer's Flowers, headquartered in Dayton, is the nation's fifth-largest florist, while Aris Horticulture, headquartered in
Barberton, is active in research and breeding. Lake County Nursery offers over 1,000 varieties of plants and California-based Monrovia Nursery Company operates nurseries in
Springfield.
Energy (formally called the British Petroleum Tower) located in Cleveland The energy sector of Ohio is composed of thousands of companies and cities representing the oil, natural gas, coal, solar, wind energy, fuel cell, biofuel, geothermal, hydroelectric, and other related industries. Ohio is second nationally in solar energy industry manufacturing as Toledo is considered a national solar hub, nicknamed "Solar Valley." In 2021,
First Solar announced its third Ohio facility, a new $680 million
photovoltaic panel manufacturing plant in suburban Toledo that will bring its total production capacity in the state to nearly 6 gigawatts annually. Oil and natural gas accounts for $3.1 billion annually in sales while ethanol generates $750 million. The state is recognized internationally as the "Fuel Cell Corridor", and
Hamilton is poised to become the biggest municipal provider of renewable energy in the Midwest, and one of the largest in the country, with over 70%. In 2008, the state led the country in alternative energy manufacturing according to Site Selection Magazine, while the natural gas industry has experienced growth due to the
Great Shale Gas Rush. Several notable energy companies are headquartered in the state, including
American Electric Power,
Columbia Gas of Ohio,
DPL Inc.,
Marathon Petroleum Company, American Municipal Power, Inc.,
Cliffs Natural Resources,
Murray Energy,
FirstEnergy, Oxford Resource Partners LP, AB Resources, American Hydrogen Corporation, and
IGS Energy.
Rolls-Royce North America's Energy Systems Inc., a subsidiary of
United Kingdom-based
Rolls-Royce plc, is headquartered in
Mt. Vernon, specializing in gas compression, power generation, and pipeline technologies. Ultra Premium Oilfield Services and V&M Star Steel operate steel production facilities in the state, which cater to energy exploration. Ohio consumed 160.176
TWh of electricity in 2005, fourth among U.S. states, and has a storied history in the sector, including the first offshore oil drilling platform in the world, and a modern, renewable energy economy along with the traditional nuclear, oil, coal, and gas industries.
Research and development Ohio is a major research and development center, home to many institutions. In 2008, institutions and companies in the state won 10 R&D 100 Awards, given annually to the top 100 innovations recognized by
R&D Magazine, finishing second behind California.
Ohio State University is among the country's top public research institutions at #7. Ohio is ranked in the top eight for states conducting clinical trials, including conducting the most clinical trials per capita. In 2006, the state had a high-tech payroll of $9.8 billion, with 155,174 high-tech employees at 10,756 high tech locations. In 2005, industry in Ohio spent $5.9 billion on research and development, with colleges spending $1.5 billion, but by 2009, $8.2 billion in R&D contracts were identified, ranking 13th nationally. Ohio receives around $2.7 billion annually in federal R&D funds, ranking #9.
Insurance ,
New York, and
Illinois. Ohio is a major center for insurance corporations, ranking 6th out of all 50 states in the insurance industry, based on overall employment, Ohio's insurance employment is expected to grow continuously at a rate of 9.8%. Almost all Accords are assembled in
Marysville. The Accord's Ohio production exceeded 200,000, In June 2010, auto parts manufacturer
Sanoh America, located in
Streetsboro, announced a $3.5 million, expansion of their North American headquarters, while
Austria-based automotive part manufacturer
Miba announced $30 million in new investments at production sites around the state. In September of that year, the new R&D facility of
Amtex, Inc., a subsidiary of
Japan-based Hayashi Telempu Co. based in
Lebanon, became operational in
Plymouth.
Iron and steel Ohio is considered the historical center of steel production in the U.S. The state produces annually around 14.5 million tons, with a $7.2 billion state economic impact. The largest steel foundry in North America is located in Columbus, Columbus Castings. It was formerly part of
Buckeye Steel Castings, which traces its root back to the 19th century. Ohio produces between 14% and 17% of the United States' raw steel. The sector of objects made from purchased steel in Ohio ranks 2nd out of all 50 states, V&M Star Steel, a subsidiary of
France-based
Vallourec, broke ground on a $650 million production facility in Youngstown in June 2010. In August 2010
Arizona-based International Technical Coatings announced plans to construct a , $15 million production facility in Columbus, while Pro-Tec, a joint venture between
U. S. Steel and
Japan-based
Kobe Steel headquartered in
Leipsic, announced in September 2010 a $290 million, expansion of existing facilities. In April 2018,
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. broke ground on a $700 million hot-briquetted
iron production facility in
Toledo, Ohio. When complete in 2020, the plant will process nearly 2.5 million tons per year of
iron ore for use in the domestic steel industry.
Rubber and plastics in Ohio is largely dominated by
Goodyear Tire & Rubber, in terms of revenue, although there are more non-rubber producing Fortune 500 rubber and plastics companies in Ohio than Ohio Fortune 500 rubber and plastics companies that do produce rubber. One of Ohio's historically strong industries is the rubber and plastics industry. Ohio ranks 1st of all 50 states in rubber and plastics production, producing around $17.4 billion of rubber and plastics shipments annually. In August 2011,
China-based
A3T L.L.C broke ground on their North American headquarters in Akron and signed an R&D agreement with the
University of Akron.
Other manufacturing History In 1837, William Procter and James Gamble founded a candle and soapmaking business in Cincinnati called
Procter & Gamble. In the 1880s, the company introduced the product
Ivory, a bar of soap. Eventually they began manufacturing
Crisco, and sponsored radio dramas, which led to the name "soap operas". Today Procter & Gamble is the 8th largest company in the world by market capitalization fully diversified in household products, and has 135,000 employees worldwide, with manufacturing operations located throughout the state, and their headquarters still in Cincinnati. In 1866, Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams founded
Sherwin-Williams, a general building supplies company, in Cleveland. Their first factory was opened on the Cuyahoga River in 1873, and today the company has four manufacturing and distribution facilities in Ohio, located in Columbus, Cincinnati, Grove City, and Bedford Heights, and numerous locations throughout the country and world, with their world headquarters maintained in Cleveland. The company employs 3,394 residents alone just in the Cleveland-area. In 1879,
James Ritty, a saloon owner, invented a mechanical cash register, paving way for its production through the
National Cash Register Company, based in Dayton. The company prospered through the 21st century, producing
automated teller machines, barcode scanners, and other related products, employing thousands. It was eventually relocated to Georgia in 2009. In 1886 Ohio-native
Charles Martin Hall helped pioneer the
Hall–Héroult process, which made aluminum inexpensive to produce. He sold his share in 1888 to the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, known today as
Alcoa. Alcoa has operations in the state, including facilities in Cleveland which manufacture aluminum wheels for
Automobili Lamborghini. Between 1902 and 1911 the
Marion Steam Shovel Company, whose founders were
Edward Huber, George W. King and Henry Barnhardt, shipped 112 then state-of-the-art power shovels to
Panama to dig the
Panama Canal. A successor firm also built the crawler-transporters that were used by
NASA in the 1960s and 1970s to transport
Saturn V rockets to the launch pad at
Cape Canaveral to send men into space and to the Moon. In 1907, a janitor named
James Spangler working for the Hoover family invented the first electronically portable vacuum cleaner. Production of the device began at a factory in
New Berlin (later renamed North Canton), and today the company is known as
The Hoover Company, with its headquarters still located in North Canton. In 1918, the Parker Appliance Company was founded in Cleveland, later becoming the
Parker Hannifin Corporation. They manufacture motion and control technologies, with locations throughout Ohio, the country, and the world. Their headquarters is maintained in Cleveland, employing 2,201 residents in the local area. In 2004, Ohio was third in the nation for major industrial operations, and second in the nation for total manufacturing payroll. Ohio was third in the nation in manufacturing GDP in 2008, but has lost 106,629 manufacturing jobs and over 1,000 manufacturers since 2007.
Crown Equipment Corporation, headquartered in
New Bremen, employs 8,300 residents in the state and is the 7th largest manufacturer of heavy-duty equipment in the world. They recently unveiled 20 new fork-lift models employing fuel cell technology, bringing that total product-specific inventory to 29 models. Ametek Technical and Industrial Products is headquartered in
Kent and a manufacturer of industrial products with sales of $950 million in 2009. Headquartered in Toledo, Libbey, Inc. is the leading producer of glass tableware products in the Western Hemisphere.
Miamisburg-based
NewPage Corporation is the largest producer of coated paper in North America, with sales of $3.1 billion. Verantis Corporation, headquartered in
Middleburg Heights, is an environmental engineering company.
Germany-based
ThyssenKrupp has several operations in the state, including AIN Plastics in Columbus, Ken-Mac Metals in Cleveland, Copper and Brass sales divisions in Toledo, Cleveland, and Dayton, a ThyssenKrupp Industrial Services division in Toledo, and a ThyssenKrupp Bilstein of America sales division in Hamilton. ThyssenKrupp Krause is located in Cleveland, Vertical System Elevators in Cincinnati as well as other ThyssenKrupp Elevator divisions in Cincinnati,
Westerville,
Northwood, and
Broadview Heights, and Rotek Incorporated is located in
Aurora, which underwent an $82 million facility expansion in 2008.
United Kingdom-based
Mondi Group has facilities in
Lancaster.
Brush Wellman is headquartered
Mayfield Heights and is a supplier of alloy, precious metals, electronic, and engineered material systems and products, with a major facility in
Elmore.
Liebert is a manufacturer of environmental, power, and monitoring systems located in Columbus. former headquarters in
Newark Headquartered in Cleveland and founded in 1932,
MTD Products employs 6,800 residents in the state and is a major manufacturer of heavy duty lawn equipment. Mallory Marine is a manufacturer of aquatic travel components and located in Cleveland. Cincinnati-based Michelman, Inc. is involved in developing water-based barrier and functional coating.
Newark-based
The Longaberger Company is a manufacturer of home and lifestyle products, and
Brooklyn is home to the
American Greetings Corporation, the world's largest publicly traded greeting card manufacturer.
Sweden-based
Trelleborg AB recently announced they were moving their Wheel Systems Americas headquarters from
Hartville to
Fairlawn.
Westlake-based
Nordson Corporation is a manufacturer of precision equipment.
Parma-based GrafTech International Limited is a manufacturer of carbon and graphite products with facilities on four continents. ESCORT is a manufacturer of radar detection devices and navigational services headquartered in
West Chester.
New Jersey-based
Hartz Mountain Corporation, a pets-product manufacturer, announced an expansion of their existing operations in the state in 2010.
Little Tikes is a toy manufacturer headquartered in
Hudson. In August 2010,
Switzerland-based
WICOR announced plans for a manufacturing operation in
Urbana, while in September of that year
Italian-owned
Eurostampa North America announced plans for the construction of a new $7.2 million, facility in the
Roselawn neighborhood of Cincinnati, which broke ground later month and will also serve as their headquarters.
GE Lighting is headquartered in Cleveland, with manufacturing operations in the state, including
Bucyrus, which was awarded $60 million for expansion in September 2010 for the manufacturing of energy-efficient light bulbs. In October 2010,
West Virginia-based Simonton Windows announced it was moving its headquarters to Columbus. Deceuninck North America, a subsidiary of
Belgium-based
Deceuninck NV, is headquartered in
Monroe and operates one of the largest vinyl window extruders in North America.
Australia-based Blastmaster announced in September 2010 plans to locate their North American headquarters in the Columbus area. In October 2010,
California-based
Avery Dennison opened their Customer Innovation Center in
Miamisburg to showcase their RFID technology.
Chemicals Hexion Specialty Chemicals is headquartered in
Columbus and is a manufacturer of resins and coatings. KC Robotics, located in
Fairfield, is a major distributor of robots, including Yaskawa's Motoman. Robotics Research, located in Cincinnati, is a developer of robotic technology.
FANUC Robotics America, Inc. has a regional headquarters located in
Mason. Other companies include YAC Robot Systems in
Hamilton, Bellevue Manufacturing Company in
Bellevue,
Panasonic Robotics in
Hilliard, Ohio(shares office with INS Robotics) and
Adept Technology, which has an office in Cincinnati. Lockheed Martin in Akron manufacturers laser-enhanced sniper systems for the
Department of Defense. AT&F Steel in Cleveland operates the largest Hybrid Laser Arc Welding facility in the United States.
Elyria-based RIDGID, a division of
Missouri-based
Emerson, manufacturers hand-held laser devices.
Nanotechnology , headquartered on the campus of
Kent State University, made early contributions to the
liquid crystal display.
Kent State University was one of the inventors of the modern
liquid crystal display at their
Liquid Crystal Institute. Through 2005, Ohio was ranked in the top ten for states with the best environment for nanotechnology development. The Center for Multifunctional Polymer Nanomaterials and Devices at the Ohio State University was awarded $22.5 million from the
Third Frontier around the start of the 21st century with a goal of returning $78 million in research and commercialization. The
University of Dayton Research Institute was also awarded investments from the state. Other major research institutes include the Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology at the
University of Cincinnati. The
University of Toledo is home to professor Abdul-Majeed Azad, a world-renowned nanotechnologist who won a Nano50 Award from
NASA in 2007 for developing a method of converting steel mill waste into nanoscale iron particles, and is also a recent recipient of the
Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award.
Nanotek Instruments, a Dayton area company, is a nanomaterial research and development company focused on bringing nanotechnology into consumer applications. Founded in 1997, Nanotek Instruments currently holds some of the oldest intellectual property on the "wonder material" graphene. Nanotek's current research focuses on using the properties of graphene in energy storage applications such as Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors. Their research on graphene based supercapacitors was selected as one of the top five nanotechnologies of 2010. In 2007, Nanotek Instruments spun off Angstron Materials for the purpose of mass-producing graphene materials.
Angstron Materials, also located in Dayton, is currently the world's largest producer of nano graphene platelets. Angstron's graphene platelets are being used in multiple research areas, including energy storage, thermal management, nanocomposites, transparent conducting films, sensor, and lithium-ion batteries. Other Ohio companies involved in nanotechnology development include
MesoCoat, the winner of three R&D 100 awards; SRICO in Columbus;
Cleveland Clinic;
Zyvex Performance Materials (developers of the
Piranha Unmanned Surface Vessel); PowderMet, a research and development operation;
General Electric, NanoFilm,
Procter & Gamble,
Battelle Memorial Institute, NanoSperse,
First Solar,
Goodyear Tire and Rubber, and Midwest Optoelectronics, among others. This is evident in the Dayton region, in part, with the expansion of a distribution center by
Caterpillar Inc. and a major
Payless ShoeSource distribution center. Transportation and warehousing employs 183,000 Ohioans, amounting to a $12 billion industry, or 3.6% of the GSP. Since 2003, Ohio has added 21,500 logistics jobs. Ohio has the fourth largest rail system, and is ranked third in total economic output at $1.3 billion. The logistics headquarters of
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Services North America is located in
Northwood.
Wooster-based
TechniGraphics is a provider of imagery and geospatial services to the U.S. intelligence community. In 2009, CSX began the construction of a $175 million intermodal facility in
North Baltimore, employing OCR technology from the
Saudi Arabia-based Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company. As part of their "National Gateway" project, it is a rival to Norfolk Southern's "Heartland Corridor" project. Norfolk Southern operates a large intermodal facility in Columbus as part of their "Heartland Corridor," which the company recently constructed.
Cleveland Ships in October 2010 announced a bid to take over
Northrop Grumman's shipbuilding operations, and later that month
Canada-based
Great Lakes Feeder Lines announced the
Port of Cleveland was a target for its U.S. international container service headquarters, the first on the
Great Lakes.
Food processing Ohio's food processing industry produces $23.5 billion in food shipments annually and is #5 nationally.
Campbell's operates the world's largest
soup processing plant in
Napoleon,
Heinz operates the world's single largest
ketchup processing plant in
Fremont, and
General Mills operates the world's largest
frozen pizza processing plant in
Wellston. Major food processing companies in Ohio include
Kroger (
Cincinnati),
T. Marzetti Company (
Columbus),
The J.M. Smucker Co. (
Orrville),
The Iams Company (
Cincinnati),
Shearer's Foods (
Massillon),
Sunny Delight Beverages (
Cincinnati), and
Givaudan (
Cincinnati). Other food processing sub-industries that Ohio is prominent in include
pet food (8.4% of the nation's pet food, ranking in 2nd),
ketchup and
dressings (7.6% of the nation's ketchup and dressing production, ranking 2nd),
cookies and
crackers (9.9% of the nation's production, ranking 4th), and
soft drinks (6.2% of the nation's production, ranking 4th).
Eateries Major eateries headquartered in Ohio include
Bob Evans Restaurants and
White Castle (
Columbus) and
Wendy's (
Dublin).
Buffalo Wild Wings was founded in Columbus in 1982. The first
Arby's was located in
Boardman.
Charley's Grilled Subs is headquartered in Columbus.
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery was founded in Cincinnati.
TravelCenters of America, which is the second-largest truck stop chain in the country, is headquartered in
Westlake. It is also Fortune 500 company. Toledo-based
Marco's Pizza was named the fastest growing pizza brand in 2023 and now boasts over 1,100 locations in the United States, with 200 more in development.
Wineries and fine dining Through 2008, the state was home to 124 wineries, up from 75 in 1999, producing 4108 employment positions. The industry generated $458 million in revenues and $124 million in wages. 2.2 million visitors toured Ohio's wineries during that year, while the state ranked No. 11 nationally in production and #9 in grape production. Notables include Lake Erie Wineries, Debonne Vineyards, and Ferrante Winery and Ristorante.
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants is headquartered in Columbus.
Information Ohio-native
Thomas Edison helped contribute to the modern communications world through many of his inventions, including his
stock ticker,
Kinetoscope,
phonograph, and his contributions to the
telegraph. Ohio resident
Granville Woods invented the telegraph, which he sold to the
American Bell Telephone Company. Ohio is in the 1st
quintile in the information industry, in terms of establishments for the information industry. In 2002, Ohio had reached 4,143 establishments, which are 3% of the United States' information establishments. Major telecommunication employers with headquarters in the state include
Cincinnati Bell,
Ohio Bell, a subsidiary of AT&T in Cleveland; Ohio Telecom in
Port Clinton, RACO Industries in
Blue Ash, First Communications in Akron, and
Horizon Telcom, Inc. in Chillicothe. Companies with operations in the state include
L-3 Communications,
Time Warner,
AT&T,
Verizon,
Sprint, SBA Networks, Collabera Inc.,
Cavalier Telephone, Waveland Communications, Embarq, Open Range Communications, Russell Cellular, and
Windstream Communications.
Frontier Communications in 2010 announced $150 million in investment in the state to upgrade systems and high-speed internet services. One Call Now, headquartered in
Troy, is the nation's largest information notification service and part of INC Magazine's fastest-growing companies list three years in a row, while
OneCommand, headquartered in
Mason, is an integrated and automated, personalized communications firm.
Hyland Software is located in Cleveland and employs 1100+.
India-based
Tata Group operates an information center in
Reno, while a software consultancy subsidiary
Tata Consultancy Services located in
Milford recently won a Workforce One Investment Board of Southwest Investing in People Award.
Virginia-based
Computer Sciences Corporation has operations in
Dayton,
Convergys Corporation, the largest holder of outsourced
SAP licenses in the world, is headquartered in Cincinnati.
Dublin-based Glomark-Governan is active in Enterprise Value Creation systems. QC Software is headquartered in Cincinnati and a provider of Tier 1 warehouse control systems.
Hilliard-based Redemtech, a division of
Micro Center, is involved in technology change management.
Veeam Software is located in Dublin, and
TOA Technologies is active in cloud computing-based mobile workforce management and based in Ohio's "Silicon Suburb" of
Beachwood. In July 2010,
AT&T announced the construction of a $120 million data center in Akron, their 9th facility dedicated to such for the eastern seaboard of the United States, which was followed by the announcement in August of the construction of a $20 million
Involta data facility, also in Akron, which will be constructed to meet
LEED certification. In October 2010,
South Korea-based
Nautilus Hyosung, an ATM manufacturer, began operating their global software headquarters in
Miamisburg. In December 2010, France-based
Alcatel-Lucent announced a $20.2 million project to move existing operations in Columbus to a new facility in the city, followed by
New Jersey-based Zycus, a software company, which announced in January 2011 it was opening offices in the state.
Diebold, the world's third largest ATM manufacturer, announced in 2011 it would construct a new $100 million headquarters in the Akron/Canton area.
Publishing A main sector of the industry is the publishing sector. Hollywood Toledo, developed and operated by Penn National Gaming, opened 2 weeks later on May 29 followed by Hollywood Columbus, which opened on October 8, 2012. Horseshoe Cincinnati is expected to be the state's fourth and final full-service casino when it opens on March 4, 2013. Ohio has two of the largest amusement parks in North America:
Cedar Point in
Sandusky and
Kings Island in
Mason. Other major attractions include the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland; the
Pro Football Hall of Fame in
Canton; the
Bass Islands near Sandusky; the
National Museum of the United States Air Force, the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum located in Dayton;
The Wilds, one of the world's largest conservation centers located in
Cumberland; the
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium;
Lake Erie; and the annual
Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus. Other notable attractions include the
Toledo Museum of Art, the
National McKinley Birthplace Memorial in
Niles, the
Egypt Valley Wildlife Area in
Belmont County, the
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens in Akron, the
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, the
Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, the
Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, the
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton, the
125 historic covered bridges located throughout the state and the
Great Serpent Mound in
Adams County. Toledo has been home to the
National Museum of the Great Lakes since 2014. Docked at the museum, on the right bank of the
Maumee River, is the
Col. James M. Schoonmaker, a 617 ft. long museum ship that was once the largest freighter on the Great Lakes. Notable hospitality venues include the
Ritz-Carlton and InterContinental Suites in Cleveland, Westin's The Great Southern Hotel and the
Hyatt Regency in Columbus, and The Cincinnatian Hotel in Cincinnati.
Film The motion picture industry has had a steady presence in the state for decades. Production companies include Hemlock Films, Tri-C, Access Video, Creative Technology, Second Story Productions, and Shadetree Films in the Cleveland area; Media Magic Productions, which includes an Emmy-winning producer, and Classic Worldwide Productions in the Toledo area; BCB Productions, Mills James, one of the nation's largest independent production companies, I'AMedia, Arginate Studios, Media Source, and Ascension 7 Films in the Columbus area; and Bright Light Productions, J. Cage Productions, and Panoptic Media in the southwestern Ohio area. Studios and sound stages include RISE Studios and CSI Production Concepts in Cincinnati, Cleveland Audio Visual, and Gaiam Inc. in West Chester. Since the Ohio Film Tax Credit was signed in July 2009, twelve projects have received approval with a combined budget of $76.4 million through spring 2011. In 2010 expenditures on film in the state were estimated to total over $31 million, filming in locations that include Akron and Cincinnati also. In 2011,
Marvel Studios announced it would be filming portions of
The Avengers in the Cleveland area, the largest film production in state history. Other films that went into production in 2011 included "Boot Tracks" starring
Stephen Dorff, "Confession" starring
Danny Glover and
Melissa Leo, "The Yank" starring
Fred Willard, and the film adaptation of "
I, Alex Cross". The video game Galaxy Command is also slated for production. Academy Award-winning films with production occurring in Ohio have included
Terms of Endearment,
The Silence of the Lambs,
The Deer Hunter,
Rain Man, and
Traffic. Other notable films include
Air Force One,
Men in Black,
Shawshank Redemption,
The Rainmaker,
The Soloist,
Eight Men Out,
Tango and Cash,
Major League,
Spider-Man 3,
A Christmas Story, and
Happy Gilmore.
Oil and natural gas Ohio is in the early stages of the development and exploration of the Utica-Point Pleasant deposits in Ohio with more than 1,000 wells drilled. The hydraulic fracturing process enables energy companies to tap into shale deposits to extract oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, and condensate. Ohio is home to four major
oil refineries, with two located in
Oregon and one each in Lima and Canton. These facilities represented nearly 600,000 barrels per day of refining capacity . ==Personal income==