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Cincinnati: A diverse business ecosystem

In our 16-county, 3-state region you’ll find everything from Fortune 500 companies to a booming start-up community. Low operating costs, affordable living, and a high quality of life create both an outstanding business climate and ideal place to live. A powerful combination of talent, location, and cost-of-living creates a great place to relocate, expand, or start a business.
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Thriving Small Business

Cincinnati has a thriving business culture that has the unique opportunity to support startups. Explore what these community business owners have to say about the small business culture here.

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Core Industries:

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Technology

Information technology businesses thrive in the Cincinnati region. Our strength lies in our combination of financial resources, innovative and collaborative leaders, affordable lifestyle, and our pipeline of IT talent.

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Business and Professional Services

Our region boasts an attractive strong talent pool, affordable, class-A real estate space, convenient air transportation options, and high-quality life for less, for growing business and professional services companies. Oh, and did we mention that we’re one of the best cities for college graduates, especially business majors?

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Bio health

The Cincinnati region is leading the way in biomedical research, health technology, and medical device manufacturing. The polio vaccine, Benedryl, the Heimlich Maneuver, the Heart/Lung Machine and the first FDA-approved 3D-printed drug are just a few of our medical breakthroughs and contributions! Did we mention we are home to 18,000 physicians, life scientists and engineers?

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Advanced Manufacturing

Aerospace: Cincinnati was the home of Neil Armstrong, so it’s no coincidence that our region boasts numerous aerospace companies as well as hundreds of Tier 1 and 2 aerospace suppliers.

Automotive: The Cincinnati region’s geographic location means automotive suppliers can reach 77% of North American auto production and 96% of U.S. and Canadian auto production within a one-day drive.

Food Science and Flavoring: Innovation leads the way here, which is why many national and international food science companies house major research and production operations here.

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