Business Showcase
Discover what thousands of companies already know about the advantages
of Appalachian Ohio!
 

If you're looking for a great place to locate or expand your business you owe it to yourself and your company to discover Appalachian Ohio. The diversity of successful companies operating in the region is testimony. Names recognized the world over such as Dow Chemical, Kraft Foods and Daimler-Chrysler are just a few of the international companies with operations here, where conditions also are ideal for the many start-ups that take off here each year, such as Greenfield Research and Blackhawk Automotive Plastics.The benefits of the location and workforce are so apparent that several have multiple facilities throughout the region.

The type of success companies in this region achieve could only have happened in a pro-business environment with a superior workforce. To give you an idea, we have showcased a variety of regional companies below that are prospering in the region.
 
Cincinnati Milacron, Inc.

From automobiles and appliances to milk jugs and toothbrushes, Milacron manufacturing technologies and services help the world's leading companies make your favorite products.  They are a global company focused primarily on manufacturing and selling plastics processing equipment and supplies.  They also blend and sell industrial fluids for metalworking applications on a worldwide basis. The Mt. Orab facility primarily works with extrusion machinery and products.
Ed Map

Ed Map has an educational fulfillment center to distribute books, materials, and support items for distance learning and corporate training. They bring together a community of independently owned companies that provide useful products and services.
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP

Chevron Phillips Chemical currently has 32 production facilities located in the United States, Puerto Rico, Singapore, China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Mexico and Belgium. The Marietta facility produces high impact and chrystal polystyrene for packaging, point-of-purchase displays, medical equipment, disposable plates, and flatware.
General Mills

General Mills markets some of the world's best loved brands, including Betty Crocker, Häagen-Dazs, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Old El Paso, and Cheerios. Our brand portfolio includes more than 100 leading U.S. brands and numerous category leaders around the world.
Owens-Brockway/Owens-Illinois

Owens-Illinois is the technology leader in the glass packaging industry. Around the world, nearly every glass container is made with Owens-Illinois' proprietary technologies.
Ohio Valley Coal Co.

Ohio Valley Coal's Powhatan No. 6 mine produces approximately five million tons of clean coal annually, at very competitive prices, providing low-cost electricity for the area's residents, industries, merchants, schools, and hospitals.
 
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