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Butler County
 Butler
County marks job record
Butler County was the only Ohio metro
area to rank in the Top 100 of Forbes magazines' Best Place 2000.
2007 Cincinnati ranked second in nation for
Economic Development efforts
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10.10.06 Local
news - Cincinnati tops Ohio for manufacturing
2006
- Region Predicted to Have Second-Best
Job Growth in Ohio Over the Next Decade
The Cincinnati-Middletown
area is predicted to have the second-best
job growth in Ohio over the next decade,
according to the Ohio Department of Job
and Family Services.
The department
released projections on Thursday, based
on a series of long-term job forecasts
for the eight metro areas that account
for 80 percent of all employment in the
state. [click
to read the article here]
2005
- Region Named Sixth Safest in United
States for Business
Risk & Insurance magazine has named Cincinnati
USA the sixth safest region for business
in the nation. The magazine reached its
conclusion after engaging AIR Worldwide
Corp., the catastrophe-modeling firm based
in Boston, in a study to determine the
10 safest cities. It's the second consecutive
year that Cincinnati has been named in
the Top 10. The Top 10 safest cities,
descending from one through ten: Sacramento,
CA; Phoenix, AZ; Rochester, NY; Columbus,
OH; Buffalo, NY; Cincinnati USA; Grand
Rapids, MI; San Diego, CA; Pittsburgh,
PA; and Hartford, CT. (Source:
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber; January
2006 Chamber Connect)
Cincinnati
one of "50 hottest cities" for business
expansion
American
City Business Journals
Cincinnati
made the 2006 listing of "50 hottest cities"
for expansion or relocation, compiled
by Expansion Management magazine.
The
Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 33rd
on the listing. The No. 1 city was Nashville,
followed by Phoenix, Atlanta, Dallas and
San Antonio.
The
magazine surveys 80 site consultants annually
to find out which cities their clients
find most attractive out of 360 metropolitan
statistical areas. The respondents looked
at factors like business climate, work-force
quality, operating costs, incentive programs
and ease of working with local governments
and economic development entities.
Other
regional cities that made the list include
Indianapolis, ranked 27th; and Columbus,
ranked 29th.
World
Trade Magazine ranked Greater
Cincinnati the 4th highest U.S. city for
high-quality workforce (Moran, Stahl and
Boyer Survey).
FORTUNE magazine ranked Cincinnati among the Top
10 U.S. cities as a great place to live
and work.
Retention
Monthly ranks the Cincinnati-Middletown
(OH-KY-IN) Region 8th on the Top
Ten Metropolitan areas by Facility in 2003.
TOP
TEN METROS BY FACILITIES |
2003
Rank |
Metropolitan
Region |
No.
of Projects |
| 1 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI |
336 |
| 2 |
New York-Newark-Edison-Edison, NY-NJ-PA |
291 |
| 3 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI |
201 |
| 4 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
201 |
| 5 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE |
143 |
| 6 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington,
MN-WI |
141 |
| 7 |
Indianapolis, IN |
116 |
| 8 |
Cincinnati-Middletown
(OH-KY-IN) |
111 |
| 9 |
Columbus, OH |
107 |
| 10 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH |
96 |
Expansion
Management Magazine has ranked
the Cincinnati area as the 15th best city
in the U.S. to relocate a company.
Employment
Review and Outlook both
listed Cincinnati among the 20 best U.S.
cities in which to live and work.
The
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International
Airport is regularly rated as the #1 U.S.
airport and one of the top worldwide for
service and convenience by an International
Air Transport Association survey of 70,000
international travelers.
Since 1994, travelers have consistently
named the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
International Airport one of the best
in the world in surveys by IATA, ACNielsen, Regional Airline World magazine
and others.
Ohio ranked 1st in the Midwest and 2nd in the nation for the highest number of
new and expanded business facilities.
The Cincinnati-Middletown area
ranked 6th nationally among metro
areas with 115 new projects. (Source:
Site Selection Magazine, 2006)
Grandaddy
of All Top Ten Lists - Ohio Ranks #1 in Economic Development
Activity. Site Selection magazine's
annual Governor's Cup report is perhaps
the most eagerly awaited Top Ten list
in economic development - it quantifies
economic development activity by state
for the year and awards the Governor's
Cup to the top ranking state. The 2003
winner is Ohio! Ohio previously held
the top spot for three years in a row,
starting in 1993. When not in the Number
One position, Ohio is typically in the
Top Ten. According to Site Selection,
Ohio's strong annual showing is due to
its central geographical location (great
for manufacturing and distribution), the
presence of international firms (at least
900 with 60 announcing projects in 2003
representing an $800 million investment),
and competitive economic development tools.
Site Selection's annual analysis of economic
development activity is based on Conway
Data's exclusive New Plant database. www.siteselection.com
TOP TEN STATES |
Rank |
State |
No. of Projects |
2002 Rank/Projects |
| 1 |
Ohio |
587 |
4/641 |
| 2 |
New York |
552 |
3/812 |
| 3 |
Texas |
489 |
9/277 |
| 4 |
Illinois |
451 |
1/835 |
| 5 |
Michigan |
448 |
2/832 |
| 6 |
Pennsylvania |
411 |
7/363 |
| 7 |
Indiana |
401 |
10/267 |
| 8 |
Virginia |
258 |
8/295 |
| 9 |
Florida |
219 |
N/R |
| 10 |
Kentucky |
211 |
N/R |
Ohio
Ranks in Top Ten Small Tech Hot Spots
Small Times, the publication devoted to
the fields of nanotechnology, MEMS (microelectromechanical
systems) and microsystems released its
annual listing of the Top 10 Small Tech
Hot Spots. The rankings are based on each
state's strengths in six categories; research,
industry, venture capital and innovation,
workforce and costs. These scores are
weighted and added for an overall maximum
score of 100. What is small technology
exactly? Here is a brief definition. Small
Times describes nanotechnology as "The
creation and use of objects through the
manipulation of atoms and molecules."
Current uses include materials and coating
for metals, fibers and cosmetics, but
its use and application are expected to
grow rapidly. www.smalltimes.com
2003 Ranking |
State |
2002 Ranking |
| 1 |
California |
1 |
| 2 |
Massachusetts |
2 |
| 3 |
New Mexico |
3 |
| 4 |
New York |
7 |
| 5 |
Texas |
5 |
| 6 |
Illinois |
8 |
| 7 |
Pennsylvania |
10 |
| 8 |
Michigan |
9 |
| 9 |
Connecticut |
14 |
| 10 |
Ohio |
17 |
Ohio
Ranks 24th state in survey of technology
The
Milken Institute's State Technology and
Science Index for 2004 ranks Ohio as 24th
among the 50 states. According to James
McNair of the Cincinnati Enquirer, "Ohio
might not be the Third Frontier yet, but
the State has inched its way up one of
the most comprehensive comparions of states
by their technology accomplishments and
aptitude. The study compares states on
75 measurements in five categories: research
and development, risk capital and infrastructure,
human capital investment, technology and
science workforce, and technology concentration.
Ohio went from 34th place in venture capital
in 2002 to 11th in 2004. |
