Why Manufacture In Ohio

The State of Ohio offers easy access to profitable markets and strong transportation and logistics infrastructure lowers your cost of doing business.

Wind companies in Ohio are in close proximity to an extensive educational system that is focusing on training programs for ‘green collar’ jobs. Fifteen of Ohio’s higher educational institutions have formed the University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio (UCEAO) partnership to work together on the discovery, development, and commercialization of energy-related technology and the implementation of new energy curriculum.

Ohio’s rich manufacturing legacy, talented workforce and work ethic, proximity to the major electric load centers, and transportation network from barges to rail to highway can all be leveraged towards attaining global leadership in wind – and other renewable energy industries.

TheStrategic Business Investment Division offers Ohio’s new and expanding businesses a comprehensive package of financial and technical assistance resources that support job creation and retention through site location, infrastructure development, and capital investment by industries traditionally strong in Ohio, as well as emerging advanced energy and technology industries.

Capture Ohio’s Offshore Wind Potential by Partnering with Leaders in Wind Manufacturing. The State of Ohio is striving to build the world’s first offshore wind turbine in fresh water and become a center for wind innovation. Our plans have the potential to create thousands of manufacturing jobs and attract new business to Ohio.

Ohio offers world class universities and globally recognized wind research and technology development that will improve the odds of commercial success. In 2008, $25 million has been made available for advanced energy innovations including wind. Ohio is the only state that has two major federal research laboratories, NASA Glenn Research Center and Air Force Research Laboratory, with extensive research capabilities focused on propulsion and materials-research on breakthrough technologies for wind development.

To find out more about manufacturing in Ohio visit the Ohio Department of Development.