County Profiles: Hardin
 About Hardin CountyHardin County is blessed with a diverse economy supported by a skilled workforce. Hardin County is seen as a manufacturing, agriculture, and educational center because of the presence of a dynamic blend of major manufacturers, a diverse agriculture base, and one of the nation’s finest private universities, Ohio Northern University. In response to the needs expressed by local industry, and as a bridge to industrial recruiting, the Economic Development Division of the Alliance has taken an active role with the local and state agencies and institutions that support, design, and/or offer citizen, employee and workforce training and development. Ohio Northern University Founded in 1871, Ohio Northern University is a competitive, comprehensive university affiliated with the United Methodist church. ONU is one of the few private universities to offer a unique blend of quality liberal arts and professional programs in its five colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law. Hardin County's manufacturing community reflects the traditional as well as the future. Buckeye Machine Fabricators, Inc., a custom manufacturer of automation equipment & machinery. Since 1983, Robinson Fin Machines, Inc. has been successfully meeting the growing demand for quality fin products. Aerospace...automotive...audio equipment electronics...medical equipment - these and many other industries have come to depend on Robinson Fin Machines' quality fin conforming to ISO-9001, short lead times and competitive pricing. Triumph Thermal Systems, Inc. is the aerospace industry’s provider of choice for high-quality thermal management technologies, Ada Technologies, a supplier to Honda, represents the automotive industry and Wilson Sporting Goods produces the finest of Wilson's leather sporting materials including footballs for the NFL. Precision Strip facilities include well over two million square feet of building space housing 20 slitting lines, five cut-to-length lines, three oscillate slit lines, one blanking line, and one perforating line supplying Honda and Whirlpool. The polymer industry is well represented from production of raw polymers by the Durez Corp., to the design and making of molds by Pleasant Precision, and production of plastic parts by Plastic Systems, Diamond Plastics and Associated Plastics. International Paper, the county's largest employer, produces paper and injection molded plastic container products for the food industry. By road, rail or air, Hardin County is an ideal geographical location, providing the transportation and infrastructure needed to ensure business growth and personal accommodation. |
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Ohio Department of Development - Region 3
Phone: (419) 229-5320
