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Toledo makes things the rest of the country uses and rarely gets the credit. This is where that gets written down: what local companies are building, shipping and hiring for.
Advanced ManufacturingA $1.3 billion manufacturer is coming to northwest Ohio with 800-plus jobs
One of the largest single industrial investments the region has landed.
via The Toledo Blade · Jul 10
Advanced ManufacturingToledo enters the military technology business
The Blade’s editorial board on what a defense manufacturing win means for the region.
via The Toledo Blade · Jun 29
AutomotiveOPmobility
OPmobility brings 500 jobs and a new paint line to Rossford
The French auto supplier picks Wood County for its next U.S. plant.
via Area Development · Jun 5
AutomotiveJVIS
JVIS buys Toledo Molding & Die, keeping 600 jobs in northwest Ohio
The Michigan supplier takes over the Tiffin and Bowling Green plants and lands its first Ohio operations.
via JobsOhio · May 15
AutomotiveStellantis
Stellantis picks Toledo for a $400 million bet on the Jeep line
The Toledo Assembly Complex gets a refreshed Wrangler and Gladiator, a new midsize truck, and about 900 jobs.
via JobsOhio · Apr 17
Advanced ManufacturingJobsOhio
Ohio calls 2026 a generational quarter, and Toledo is in it
The state’s Q1 recap puts northwest Ohio alongside its biggest wins.
via JobsOhio · Apr 15
Advanced ManufacturingWhirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool is putting a $60 million plant in Perrysburg
The company’s 11th U.S. factory and its sixth in Ohio, on the old solar site off Route 25.
via Whirlpool Corporation · Apr 10
Advanced ManufacturingCity of Perrysburg
Perrysburg confirms the Whirlpool plant at 1775 Progress Drive
The city’s own announcement on the site, the timeline and the jobs.
via City of Perrysburg · Apr 10
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Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool’s new factory takes over a failed solar site
The plant lands on State Route 25 south of Levis Commons.
via WTVG 13abc · Apr 10
Advanced ManufacturingNew Horizons Baking Company
New Horizons Baking picks Toledo for 45 new jobs
The Ohio-headquartered restaurant supplier expands rather than leaves.
via JobsOhio · Mar 20
Advanced ManufacturingCity of Toledo
Toledo puts $20 million behind shovel-ready sites
The city bets that prepared land is what actually wins deals.
via The Toledo Blade · Feb 18
GlassNorthwest Ohio Innovation Consortium
The Glass Innovation Hub is Ohio’s first, and it is on the O-I campus
$31.3 million to make glass furnaces cleaner, smarter and cheaper to run.
via NOIC · Jan 15
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