Ohio offers the advantage of a low-cost central U.S. location that is one of only two Midwestern states fully within the Eastern Standard Time Zone, a plus for companies that require regular interaction with European Union markets.

Ohio offers among the most efficient business access to customers and suppliers in North America, located within 1,000 kilometers of 62 percent of all U.S. and Canadian manufacturing locations.  Ohio is served by a world-class transportation system that includes eight interstate highways, five international airports and three major domestic airports. The state has the fourth-highest rail freight traffic in the U.S. and 700 miles of navigable waterways leading to the Gulf of Mexico and the Saint Lawrence Seaway.