|
Profile
|
Top 5 Reasons to Make Worthington Your
Choice for Business
-
Strategic location in the heart of one of
the region’s fastest growing metro-areas with easy land, air
and rail access to the majority of US and Canadian markets;
-
Comprehensive city services, new business
development programs, financial incentives and capital
resources to help businesses grow;
-
Expedited processes to make business
creation, relocation and expansion fast and easy;
-
Virtual and physical connections to
clients, customers, employees, suppliers and new markets;
-
A tradition of success and a future of
opportunities in a proven, strong and diverse local economy.
|
Location
Strategically located in the heart of Ohio, Worthington affords easy
access to more than 50 percent of the U.S. population and half of
Canada’s consumers. As part of the greater Columbus metropolitan area,
Worthington is located in one of the Midwest’s fastest-growing major
metro areas with 1.7 million residents. It lies just north of downtown
Columbus and is nearly six square miles in size with 14,000 residents.
(The Worthington School District community – which includes Worthington
and parts of Columbus/central Ohio is a 20-square mile area with more
than 56,000
residents.)
Our city is centrally located at the transportation
crossroads of Ohio, connecting businesses to cities throughout Ohio and
surrounding states.
Are you considering moving or expanding in
Worthington? Consider these location facts:
-
Worthington
is within a one-hour flight or one-day truck drive of more than half
of the U.S. population and 50 percent of Canada’s population;
-
There are 81 million consumers within 400 miles
of Worthington, and 172 million consumers are within 800 miles;
-
 Nearly 100,000 cars travel through Worthington
each day;
-
The city is located near the crossroads of
north-south and east-west interstate highways – I-70 and I-71;
-
Worthington ’s I-270 and State Route 315
interchanges link your business to the metropolitan Columbus market,
one of the region’s fastest growing market areas.
-
Worthington is served by three airports including
-
Port Columbus International Airport, located
just 15 minutes away with more than 390 daily arrivals and
departures;
-
Rickenbacker International Airport, a US
Foreign-Trade Zone distribution hub and cargo airport located
just 30 minutes from Worthington; and,
-
The Ohio State University Airport at Don
Scott Field, located less than 10 minutes away, one of the
nation’s leading general aviation facilities and serves as a
vital link between central Ohio businesses and their principle
destinations.
|
