Business Showcase
Discover what thousands of companies already know about the advantages
of Appalachian Ohio!
 

If you're looking for a great place to locate or expand your business you owe it to yourself and your company to discover Appalachian Ohio. The diversity of successful companies operating in the region is testimony. Names recognized the world over such as Dow Chemical, Kraft Foods and Daimler-Chrysler are just a few of the international companies with operations here, where conditions also are ideal for the many start-ups that take off here each year, such as Greenfield Research and Blackhawk Automotive Plastics.The benefits of the location and workforce are so apparent that several have multiple facilities throughout the region.

The type of success companies in this region achieve could only have happened in a pro-business environment with a superior workforce. To give you an idea, we have showcased a variety of regional companies below that are prospering in the region.
 
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP

Chevron Phillips Chemical currently has 32 production facilities located in the United States, Puerto Rico, Singapore, China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Mexico and Belgium. The Marietta facility produces high impact and chrystal polystyrene for packaging, point-of-purchase displays, medical equipment, disposable plates, and flatware.
Cedar Works, Inc.

Cedar Works was founded in Adams County in 1976 and currently operates in over 120,000 square feet of state-of-the-art production facilities located in Peebles, Ohio. The availability of aromatic red cedar in the area made it an ideal location for Cedar Works. Fencing was one of the first items produced, but bird feeders, bird houses, and mailbox posts later became the mainstay of the business. Sales gradually expanded from local hardware stores to regional hardware chains.
Mattingly Foods

Mattingly Foods specializes in delivering frozen, refrigerated and dry foods to chain restaurant accounts in an expansive, 19 state region from their recently expanded warehouse facility in Zanesville, Ohio. The main advantage Mattingly Foods offers is their family of dedicated employees who put "Service First."
Saint Gobain/Bayform America, Inc.

Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics (SGTF) is a global company within the Reinforcement Branch of Compagnie de Saint–Gobain. They are an industry leader in the manufacture and distribution of a wide range of reinforcement fabrics, building on more than 100 years of experience.
Candle-Lite, Inc./Lancaster Colony

Candle-Lite has long been recognized as the leader in the candle manufacturing industry. Its extensive line of Candle-lite products is found in major retailers across the United States and Canada and in many fine stores throughout the world market.
International Converter, Inc.

International Converter, Inc. is a leader in specialty laminations for a variety of foodservice and industrial uses. With plants in Belpre and Caldwell, Ohio, they manufacture and convert custom laminations ranging from sandwich wraps and foil lids to insulation and giftwrap.
 
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