Industries

* **Manufacturing**: A historic anchor; highly specialized in automotive assembly, aerospace parts, steel, polymers/plastics, and advanced machinery. * **Healthcare & Bioscience**: Dominated by the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, driving massive clinical research and employment. * **Financial Services & Insurance**: Columbus and Cincinnati serve as major hubs for national insurance conglomerates and banking institutions. * **Technology & Semiconductors**: Rapidly expanding with huge investments in microchip fabrication, cloud computing data centers (AWS, Google), and software development. * **Agriculture & Food Processing**: A leading producer of soybeans, corn, and dairy; major food science and processing presence (e.g., Smucker's). * **Logistics & Distribution**: Ohio's location within a one-day drive of 60% of the U.S. and Canadian populations makes it a titan in freight, warehousing, and e-commerce fulfillment. * **Energy**: A mix of traditional natural gas and coal with a rapidly growing sector in solar energy development and electric vehicle infrastructure.