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Destination Ohio
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Are you considering a move to Ohio? Relocating your
business to Ohio? Starting a company? Or just interested in the Buckeye
State?
This section will answer many of your questions regarding the life science industry in
Ohio, the state's economy, tax structure and cost of living, education,
transportation, climate, recreational opportunities, history and more.
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Industry Overview |
Economy/Cost of Living |
Education
Recreation & Entertainment |
Transportation |
Geography & Climate
History |
Suggested Reading List
Ohio takes it's name from the Ohio River, which was named after an Iroquoian word meaning "great water".
Industry Snapshot
The bioscience and medical technology industry in Ohio is comprised of approximately 500 companies that encompass a broad spectrum of activities including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, imaging, contract research, agbio, and food and nutritional products. These companies represent every stage of biotech development, from start-ups and emerging growth companies to large established corporations.
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Economy/Cost of Living
Ohio's economy relies heavily on manufacturing, natural resource extraction, and farming, making it sensitive to the fluctions of the national economy. As Ohio moves into the 21st century, it is seeking to strengthen and diversify it's economy to create higher paying technology-based jobs as well as overall stability.
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Education
Ohio's successful standards-based K-12 system and diverse array of colleges and universities provide an excellent educational foundation. The 2000 census found that 83% of the population in Ohio have a high school dimploma and over 21% of the population have a college degree.
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Recreation & Entertainment
Ohio's cities are world-class and home to countless art and cultural activities while the outlying areas offer one-of-a-kind amusement parks, important historical sites, outdoor adventure, and quaint small towns.
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Transportation
Ohio has an excellent and well-developed systems of roads, railways, and canals which helped to make it a major industrial area and key distribution center. Good geographic location and a rich supply of natural resources contributed to Ohio's ability to build and support a national transportation hub.
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Geography & Climate
Ohio is located in the Middle West, bordered by Lake Erie and Michigan to the north, Pennsylvania and West Virginia to the east, Kentucky to the south, and Indiana to the west.
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History
Ohio has remains of ancient people dating back to 9000 B.C. More recently the Adena and Hopewell mound builders inhabited the area until 400 A.D. When Europeans first arrived in the 17th century, the area was relatively uninhabited, but later in the 18th century, it was inhabited by Miami, Shawnee, Wyandot, Mingo (Iroquois), Ottawa, and Delaware Indians.
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Suggested Reading List
A list of select guides and reference books about Ohio.
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