Dayton and Western Ohio
The Greater Dayton region, stretching to the state's western border, blends strengths in manufacturing and professional services with opportunities for government-supportive business driven by atmospheric and aerospace flight advances at the Dayton-based Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
The region represents North America's fourth-largest tooling and machining hub with more than 800 related companies and is home to leading manufacturing employers Delphi, General Motors and Behr America. A leader in information technology, the Dayton region is home to world headquarters for NCR, Lexis-Nexis and Reynolds & Reynolds, creating a per capita information worker population 41 percent higher than the Ohio average and 13 percent higher than the national average.
"The business climate and quality of life are excellent in Ohio," says Al Wofford, president and CEO of Dayton-headquartered CDO Technologies Inc, a software tracking application company he launched after concluding his military career at Wright-Patterson that has grown to include six satellite offices including a Cincinnati location. "Personally and professionally, I can find everything I want right here."
