List of companies in Greater Cincinnati
This is a list of major companies and organizations in Greater Cincinnati, through corporate or subsidiary headquarters or through significant operational and employment presence near Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Automobiles
Headquarters
Significant operations
- Ford, operates a plant in Sharonville, which employs 1,400. The Sharonville plant will produce a new heavy-duty truck transmission next year.
Banking & Financial Services
Headquarters
- CNG Holdings, Inc., Parent Holding Company for Check 'n Go. Check 'n Go's products and services include: payday loans, auto title loans, check cashing, pre-paid debit cards and Western Union services. Check 'n Go operates more than 1,000 locations in 28 states and online.
- Fifth Third Bank, (Nasdaq: FITB), one of the 20 largest banks in the United States. Employs 7,645. $13.5 BN local deposits.[1]
- First Financial Bancorp, (Nasdaq: FFBC), Midwest regional bank
- Union Savings Bank, regional savings bank. Subsidiary of US Bancorp. $762 M local deposits.
Significant operations
- Citigroup, Information Technology and Consumer Innovation Training Center (in Blue Ash, Ohio). Regional call processing center employing 2,900 (in Boone County, Kentucky). Employs more than 4,000 in the region.
- Fidelity Investments, mutual fund and financial services company. Midwest Region Center employs 3,600 people (in Covington, Kentucky).
- PNC Bank, third largest bank in Cincinnati area. $5.1 BN total local deposits ($2.7 BN - PNC, $2.4 BN- National City subsidiary)
- US Bank, second largest bank in Cincinnati area. $9 BN local deposits.
- Huntington Bancshares, third largest bank in Ohio
Chemicals
Headquarters
- Ashland, Inc., (NYSE: ASH), Fortune 500 #248 - A transportation construction, chemical, and petroleum company (in Covington, Kentucky). Recently acquired Hercules, Inc. (Nasdaq: HPC) in a $2.4 BN deal.
Significant operations
- LyondellBasell, private chemicals company. The Cincinnati Technology Center houses the research and development functions for Lyondell's Equistar polymers business.
- Rohm and Haas, one of the world's largest manufacturers of specialty chemicals. Cincinnati facility produces specialty chemicals used to manufacture vinyl siding and windows, PVC pipe and fittings, plastic bottles and blister packaging. Recently acquired by Dow Chemical Co.
Commercial Services
Headquarters
- BHDP Architecture, a leading architectural design firm focused on higher education, science, retail, and workplace
- Brandimage, one of the world's largest independent design firms, formed from the merger of Cincinnati based Laga and Paris based Desgrippes
- Bridge Worldwide, a leading digital and relationship marketing agency. Part of WPP.
- Champlin Architecture, architectural firm specializing in healthcare, corporate, higher education, religious and civic projects
- Cintas, (Nasdaq: CTAS), uniform supplier (in Mason, Ohio)
- Convergys, (NYSE: CVG), Customer care, human resources and billing service provider.
- CR architecture + design, architecture, engineering, branding and interior design firm.
- The Creative Department, digital and advertising agency in Over-The-Rhine
- Creative Dimensions, Greater Cincinnati Advertising Agency / Marketing Branding Media Buying Ad Agency
- DMR, Direct Marketing Results, develops "performance-driven" marketing communication campaigns
- DunnhumbyUSA, consumer intelligence and marketing firm
- [1] Electronic Art, an interactive agency specializing in touch screen kiosks located in the Uptown area of Cincinnati.
- Empower MediaMarketing, an advertising agency that communicates to and with consumers through an integrated combination of media.
- Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors, providing architectural, engineering and interior design services to the R&D, GMP, retail and corporate workplace sectors.
- Ideopia Advertising Web Agency is a creative branding agency for web site design, advertising, social media and public relations (Cincinnati HQ).
- KZF Design Inc., multidisciplinary Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design and Planning firm
- LPK, is a design agency
- 3 Degrees Creative, branding, planning and marketing communications firm in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Hobsons, educational technology firm recently announced its headquarters was moving from the United Kingdom to the Cincinnati area (in Sharonville, Ohio)
- Northlich, brand strategy and communications firm
- The Office Maid, a top leading janitorial company with a spotless 10-year track record that guarantees you of an excellent professional cleaning service that is not only affordable but of value as well (in Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Omnicare, (NYSE: OCR), provides pharmaceutical care for seniors (in Covington, Kentucky)
- Paycor, Inc., regional provider of internet payroll solutions
- Rumpke, the nation's largest privately owned waste and recycling company.
- [2] Single Stone Studios, commercial and residential wall graphics designer/manufacturer
- Tata Consultancy Services North America headquarters of India based consulting and outsourcing firm.
- Marca Global Strategic Marketing and Branding Agency
- Ascendum Solutions, Global Technology solutions
- Global Business Solutions, Global Technology Solutions
- A Live Mark, promotions company
- Wymore & Associates, Inc., marketing services and sales promotions firm
- Plastic Trader Recycling Inc, Plastic scrap and cardboard recycling operation serving Ohio.
- Pixels & Dots, A Certified Woman Owned, award winning website design and branding agency located in Mt. Lookout. Pixels & Dots specializes in website, print, and graphic design, along with branding implementation and marketing strategy. A portfolio of their industry leading services can be viewed at www.pixelsanddots.com/portfolio .
Significant Operations
- Duke Energy, provider of gas and electricity services in the Midwest and Carolina regions. Acquired Cincinnati-based Cinergy in 2005.
Construction & Real Estate
Headquarters
- Corporex, privately held real estate development and investment firm (in Covington, Kentucky)
- Drees Company, US homebuilder. Largest privately held company in Cincinnati metro.
- Fischer Homes, regional homebuilder.
- B.L. Spille Construction, Industrial, commercial, healthcare/medical, and railroad facility design, construction and construction management
- General Cable Corporation, (NYSE: BGC) Manufacturer of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products (in Highland Heights, Kentucky)
- Messer Construction, commercial construction company
- Paul Hemmer Cos, industrial and commercial construction and real estate serving Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, and Cincinnati.
- Philips Edison & Company, retail real estate company with a portfolio of more than 25,000,000 square feet (2,300,000 m2) of neighborhood shopping centers across the country.
- [http://www.RenewReuseRoof.com Renew Reuse Roof Cleaners,LLC, Eco-friendly Roof, Gutter, and Vinyl Siding cleaning company in Greater Cincinnati.
Significant Operations
Food and Beverage
Headquarters
- Castellini Group, fresh fruit and vegetable distributor
- Givaudan, US headquarters and production site for this flavor and sensory company
- Portion Pac(Now Heinz Portion Control), a wholly owned subsidiary of H.J. Heinz Company, and the leading producer of portion control products in the country (in Mason, Ohio).
- Sunny Delight Beverages, marketer of Sunny Delight. Owned by J.W. Childs private equity investment company.
- Wild Flavors, maker of flavors, colors and ingredients for the food and beverage industry.
Significant operations
- Boston Beer Company, operates a brewery for Sam Adams Beer. Produces about 2/3 annual production of Sam Adams.
- Jim Beam Brands, operates a production facility for beverages other than whisky.
- The J.M. Smucker Co., operates a Crisco production site as well as maintains Folgers Coffee administrative functions locally
Government, Education, and Non-Profit
Headquarters
- Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers., Operates as a regional business center with seven districts that covers 335,000 sq. mi. in 17 states, utilizing about 5,000 team members. [1]
- Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Roman Catholic diocese includes parishes, schools, charitable organizations. Employs 6,152.[1]
- Center for Chemical Addictions Treatment, non-profit drug and alcohol treatment center
- City of Cincinnati, city administration. Employs 5,441.[1]
- Cincinnati Children's, international leader in pediatric health care, research and education. Employs 9,464.[1]
- Cincinnati Public Schools school system. Employs 5,055.[1]
- Hamilton County, county administration. Employs 6,304.[1]
- UC Health, a health care system in Greater Cincinnati consisting of hospitals and physicians which include University Hospital, West Chester Hospital, the Drake Center, and UC Physicians.
- Mercy Health Partners not-for-profit, integrated network of medical services and facilities. Employs 6,948.[1]
- Miami University, public university of 16000 students. Employs 4,399.[1]
- Tri-Health, regional provider of medical, hospital and health care services. Employs 9,400.[1]
- University of Cincinnati, public research university of over 41,000 students founded in 1819. Employs 15,862.[1]
Significant operations
Health and Biotechnology
Headquarters
- Atricure, Inc., (Nasdaq: ATRC), developer and manufacturer of cardiac surgical ablation systems designed to create precise lesions, or scars, in cardiac tissue
- Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals, nutritional supplement company
- CareStar, home health care company specializing in case management for consumers and providers of home and community-based services.
- Chemed, (NYSE: CHE), parent of Roto-Rooter, the largest plumbing and drain-cleaning company in North America.
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Surgical instruments for minimally invasive surgery and surgical procedures. A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (in Blue Ash, Ohio).
- Kendle, (Nasdaq: KNDL), a leading global clinical research organization
- LCA-Vision, (Nasdaq: LCAV), provides laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus brand
- Medpace, a global, full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO) and central laboratory.
- Prasco Laboratories, pharmaceutical company specializing in manufacturing authorized generic products under private labels.
- Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company with both development and commercial capabilities focused on women's healthcare and pain management.
Significant operations
- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, established a $70 million biomedical manufacturing facility in West Chester, Ohio to manufacture a long-acting release formulation of exenatide, a compound in development for type 2 diabetes.
- Humana, health insurance provider. Cincinnati Service Center employs 1,000.[2]
- Patheon, leading global provider of contract dosage form development and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
Household and Personal Goods
Headquarters
- Duro Bag Manufacturing Company, the largest paper bag manufacturer in the world. (in Ludlow, Kentucky).
- Kao Brands, American subsidiary headquarters of Kao Corporation which manufacturers products under the name Jergens.
- Luxottica Retail, a division of Luxottica SpA of Milan, Italy (in Mason, Ohio); manages the Lenscrafters, Pearle Vision, Sunglass Hut, and Watch Station brands.
- Procter & Gamble, (NYSE: PG), the world's largest consumer products company (#8 Globally by Market Value, Fortune 500 #23). Largest brands include Always, Ariel, Actonel, Bounty, Bounce, Braun, Crest, Dawn, Downy, Duracell, Fusion, Gain, Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Ivory, Nice N Easy, Olay, Oral B, Pampers, Pantene, Prilosec OTC, Pringles, Puffs, Secret, Tide, Vicks, Wella & Whisper.
- Totes, Marketer of umbrellas, gloves, raincoats, rubber overshoes, and other weather-related accessories.
- United States Playing Card Company, world's largest and most renowned playing card company. Relocated to Erlanger, Kentucky in 2009.
Significant operations
- Liquid Container, Based in Chicago, with plant 3 operating in Mason, one of the leading producers of plastic containers in the world.
Industrial Goods and Services
Headquarters
- AK Steel, (NYSE: AKS), Fortune 500 #378 - Steel producer (in West Chester, Ohio).
- CECO Environmental, (Nasdaq: CECE), environmental services conglomerate
- CFM International, manufacturer of jet engines. Joint venture between Snecma (SAFRAN Group) and the General Electric Company.
- Clopay Building Products, one of the largest manufacturers of residential garage doors in the U.S. as well as a major supplier of industrial and commercial doors for the new construction, repair and remodel markets.
- Clopay Plastic Products Company, manufacturer of specialty plastic films used in a variety of hygienic, health-care and industrial markets worldwide.
- David J. Joseph Company, Scrap-metal brokering. Subsidiary of Nucor Co.
- Formica Corporation, surface material manufacturer, subsidiary of New Zealand based Fletcher Building
- Fujitec America, Elevator manufacturing (in Lebanon, Ohio).
- GE Aviation, aircraft engine manufacturer. A subsidiary of the General Electric conglomerate (in Evendale, Ohio). Employs 7,400.[1]
- GE Honda Aero Engines, engine designer and manufacturer for business aviation. 50% owned by GE, 50% owned by Honda.
- General Data, provider of integrated bar code labeling, identification and data collection products and services
- Griffin Industries, private waste removal firm for agricultural products (in Cold Spring, Kentucky)
- LSI Industries, Inc, (Nasdaq: LYTS), image and lighting company for commercial/industrial lighting, petroleum/convenience store, multi-site retail
- Lykins Companies, (privately held), 2007 revenues $822M. Midwest petroleum marketing firm.[3]
- Mazak USA, North America headquarters of the international machine tool builder, Yamazaki Mazak Corporation (in Florence, Kentucky)
- Milacron, (NYSE: MZ), a plastics machinery producer, formerly Cincinnati Milling Machine Company.
- Multi Color, (Nasdaq: LABL), a global resource of decorating solutions and packaging services.
- Standex Electronics, a supplier of electronic and electro-mechanical components for over 40 years, subsidiary of Standex Inc
- Omya, North America headquarters of the Switzerland-based international white minerals company supplying calcium carbonate and talc.
- Total Quality Logistics, a 3rd party logistics provider (in Milford, Ohio)
- S.T.E.P. Resources, Provides energy procurement services, S.T.E.P. Resources also provides commodity management programs. Based in Oxford OH.
- Makino, A leader in advanced machine tools and precision metal-cutting production machinery, including horizontal machining centers, vertical machining centers, graphite machining centers, and wire and Ram EDM.
Insurance
Headquarters
- American Financial Group, (NYSE: AFG), insurance and investment holding company. Parent of Great American Insurance Co.
- Cincinnati Equitable Companies, parent of Cincinnati Equitable Insurance Co and Southern Michigan Insurance Co.
- Cincinnati Financial Corporation, (Nasdaq: CINF), Holding company with subsidiaries which underwrite fire, automobile, casualty and other related forms of insurance.
- Midland Co, holding company with subsidiaries which specialize in writing physical damage insurance and related coverages on manufactured housing, watercraft, and others. Subsidiary of Munich Re.
- Ohio National Financial Services, Inc., personal and business insurance sales and services.
- Western & Southern Financial Group, the flagship sponsor of the Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament which is part of the ATP Tour.
Law
Headquarters
- Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, large corporate law firm with offices throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. Founded in 1908 by Frank Dinsmore and Walter Shohl.
- Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, large corporate law firm with office in Ohio, Kentucky, and Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the sons of President William Howard Taft.
- Frost Brown Todd LLC, midwestern firm with offices in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and West Virginia.
Media
Headquarters
- E.W. Scripps Company, (NYSE: SSP), a media company that owns many newspapers, cable channels and news stations; also hosts the National Spelling Bee.
- F+W Media, publishing company. The company publishes magazines and books and operates trade shows in several special-interest categories.
- Townsquare Media, Privately held radio broadcaster which owns approximately 70 stations in small and medium markets in the United States.
Retail
Headquarters
- Cornerstone Brands, owner of catalog brands including Frontgate and Smith&Noble (in West Chester, Ohio). Subsidiary of HSN Inc.
- Kroger, (NYSE: KR), the largest company of supermarket chains in the United States (Fortune 500 #26) Chains include Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Kroger, Ralph's, Smith's Food and Drug, & Turkey Hill
- Macy's Inc., (NYSE: M), parent company of Macy's and Bloomingdale's (formerly known as Federated Department Stores). Employs 4,700.[1]
- United Dairy Farmers, regionally based convenience store and ice cream maker.
Significant operations
Technology and Telecom
Headquarters
- Emerge IT Solutions, LLC, privately held, provides advanced technology solutions including servers, virtualization, network infrastructure, and audio visual solutions.
- Emerge Managed Solutions, LLC, privately held, provides Managed IT Services, and datacenter Cloud (IT) Services to include data backup and disaster recovery, help desk support, hosted VOIP service, data center server hosting, and cloud computing infrastructure services.
- Cincinnati Bell, (NYSE: CBB), provides voice and data telecommunications products and services
- PowerNet Global, locally owned in operated in Fairfield, OH since 1992; provides voice and data telecommunications products and services
- Cincom, privately held, multinational, computer technology corporation founded in 1968. Manufactures enterprise software, and provides information technology (IT) hosting services.
- Pomeroy IT Solutions, Acquired by Platinum Equity LLC on 11/13/09, provider and support of IT infrastructure including servers, storage, applications, data, networks, and systems management tools (in Hebron, Kentucky).
- Streamline Health, (Nasdaq: STRM), provider IT solutions for the health care industry
- WhatIfSports.com, company that specializes in online sports simulations and fantasy-style games.
- Contingent Network Services, global technology services company specializing in Managed Secure Wide Area Networks, Integration, Logistics & Maintenance for large enterprises. Deploys and manages WAN infrastructure like circuits, security appliances, routers, switches, wireless devices and many other components found in large, multi-site networks. (West Chester)
Significant operations
- Siemens, facility in Norwood is dedicated to developing, assembling, and testing large electric motors that are used in industrial and factory automation
Transportation
Headquarters
Significant operations
Travel, Leisure, and Dining
Headquarters
- Columbia Sussex Corporation, hotel and casino operator (in Crestview Hills, Kentucky)
- Frisch's Restaurants, Inc., (Nasdaq: FRS), owner of Frish's Big Boy chain and Midwest operator of select Golden Corral restaurants. Employs 4,500.[1]
- Gold Star Chili, Cincinnati style chili chain
- Graeters, ice cream, bakery, and candy shops. Regarding Graeters, the New York Times has said, "...the ice cream most connoisseurs feel to be the best in the world"
- LaRosa's Pizza, regional pizza chain
- Penn Station East Coast Subs, regional sandwich chain
- Skyline Chili, Cincinnati style chili chain
- Winegardner and Hammons, (NYSE: WHI), full service hotel management and development company established in 1961. It is one of the original franchisers of Holiday Inn.
Significant Operations
- Cedar Fair, one of the largest regional amusement-resort operators in the world. Operates Kings Island theme park (in Mason, Ohio).
See also
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