| Strategic
Location.
Ohio
has a unique geographic position by being
a one day truck drive from:
- 58%
of the US population
- 80%
of the U.S. corporate headquarters
- 61%
of the U.S. manufacturing capacity
Incentive
Programs.
Incentive programs for business retention,
attraction and growth.
Customer Choice.
Customer
Choice for electricity and natural gas.
No.
3 in the Nation.
Ohio
ranked No. 3 among all 50 states in Site
Selection's annual Governor's Cup facilities
race for new plants and expansions -- with
1,131 total new projects.
America's
Top 100.
Ohio
placed more cities (22) in America's Top
100 Small Towns for new plants and expansions
than any other state in the nation.
High-tech
Job Growth.
Overall
job growth in Ohio accounted for some 100,000
new positions in 2000, with job growth in
the Internet-related high-tech sector, rivaling
even the job growth in Northern California. |