An economy built on ideas and craft.
Healthcare, advanced manufacturing, ag-tech, and a creative class anchored in the Furnace District. Real opportunity, on a human scale.
Diverse, durable,
and quietly growing.
Healthcare
Iron Furnace Regional Medical Center anchors a 6,200-employee health corridor with growing biotech adjacencies.
Advanced Manufacturing
Precision metals, EV components, and forge-heritage suppliers, with direct rail and interstate access.
Ag-Tech & Food
From the Ohio Experience food hall to a 38-business specialty-food cluster — production, distribution, and brand.
Software & Services
A 90-firm software & services scene clustered in the Furnace District, with deep co-op pipelines from regional universities.
Creative Economy
Independent design, photography, music, and craft studios — supported by a city-funded creative grants program.
Hospitality & Tourism
1.4M visitors a year support 4,400 jobs across hotels, restaurants, outfitters, and the Ohio Experience.
An innovation quarter
in 19th-century brick.
Eight blocks of restored iron-foundry buildings reborn as coworking, makerspaces, software studios, a culinary incubator, and Fireland's largest concentration of ground-floor cafes. Walkable, fiber-fast, and bike-rack ready.
Building, hiring, or relocating? Let's draw a plan.
Our Economic Development Office offers no-cost site visits, incentive navigation, and hiring partnerships with the region's universities and trade programs.