Taking a team approach to business success
South Central Ohio’s JEDISO Region offers many advantages to growing companies, but one we believe is unique is the team spirit that unites the business community, our workforce, and local government leaders. It’s a partnership that fosters cooperation and success.
That team approach is rooted in our area’s remarkable work ethic. Generations of residents grew up surrounded by hard-working people who tended local farms, harvested rich woodlands, and kept our factories among the nation’s most productive. The lessons they learned are woven through what they do today.
You’ll see it in the attitude and productivity of our area’s skilled workforce. You’ll find it in government officials who have created an environment that supports local employers through practical incentives, low taxes, and simple ideas like speedy permitting. You’ll appreciate the benefits of educators who understand the importance of preparing young people for their roles in strengthening the local economy. And you’ll see it in utility companies and other resources that strive to keep the cost of doing business here as low as possible.
Place that philosophy and all those resources in a location that’s at the center of the eastern United States, with transportation assets providing efficient connections in every direction, and you have a powerful combination that helps businesses grow and succeed.
Business Climate
Jackson County Resources
- Buckeye Hills Career Center
- Chillicothe City School District
- City of Cillicothe
- CSX
- Economic Development Alliance of Southern Ohio
- Hocking College
- James A. Rhodes Airport (I43)
- JobsOhio
- John Glenn Columbus Int'l Airport (CMH)
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- Norfolk Southern
- Norfolk Southern Heartland Corridor
- Ohio Means Jobs
- Ohio South Central Railroad
- Ohio State University South Center-SBDC
- Ohio University – Chillicothe
- Pickaway Ross Career & Technology Center
- Pike County Career Technology Center
- Rickenbacker Inland Port (138) – Columbus
- Scioto County Career Technical Center
- Shawnee State University
- State of Ohio Business Services
- State of Ohio Incentives
- TechGrowthOhio
- University of Rio Grande
- University of Rio Grande – Jackson Center
Pike County Resources
- CSX
- Eastern Local School District
- Fluor-BWXT
- Heartland Intermodal Gateway
- James A. Rhodes Airport (I43)
- JobsOhio
- John Glenn Columbus Int'l Airport (CMH)
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- Norfolk Southern
- Norfolk Southern Heartland Corridor
- Ohio Means Jobs
- Ohio South Central Railroad
- Ohio University – Chillicothe
- Pickaway Ross Career & Technology Center
- Pike County Airport (EOP)
- Pike County Career Technology Center
- Rickenbacker Inland Port (138) – Columbus
- Ross County Airport – Chillicothe (KRZT)
- Scioto County Career Technical Center
- Shawnee State University
- Southern Ohio Ag-Community Dev FDN
- State of Ohio Business Services
- State of Ohio Incentives
- Toledo – Lucas County Port Authority
Ross County Resources
- Chillicothe City School District
- City of Cillicothe
- CSX
- Economic Development Alliance of Southern Ohio
- JobsOhio
- John Glenn Columbus Int'l Airport (CMH)
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- Norfolk Southern
- Norfolk Southern Heartland Corridor
- Ohio Means Jobs
- Ohio Services Agency
- Ohio South Central Railroad
- Ohio University – Chillicothe
- Pickaway Ross Career & Technology Center
- Port of Virginia
- Rickenbacker Inland Port (138) – Columbus
- Ross County Airport – Chillicothe (KRZT)
- State of Ohio Business Services
- State of Ohio Incentives
Scioto County Resources
- CSX
- JobsOhio
- John Glenn Columbus Int'l Airport (CMH)
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- Norfolk Southern
- Norfolk Southern Heartland Corridor
- Ohio Means Jobs
- Ohio South Central Railroad
- Port of Portsmith Ohio
- Portsmouth STEM Academy
- Rickenbacker Inland Port (138) – Columbus
- Scioto County Career Technical Center
- Shawnee State University
- State of Ohio Business Services
- State of Ohio Incentives
Transportation
- CSX
- Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH)
- Heartland Intermodal Gateway
- James A. Rhodes Airport (I43)
- John Glenn Columbus Int'l Airport (CMH)
- Norfolk Southern
- Norfolk Southern Heartland Corridor
- Ohio South Central Railroad
- Pike County Airport (EOP)
- Port of Portsmith Ohio
- Port of Virginia
- Rickenbacker Inland Port (138) – Columbus
- Ross County Airport – Chillicothe (KRZT)
- Toledo – Lucas County Port Authority
Workforce & Education
- Buckeye Hills Career Center
- Chillicothe City School District
- Eastern Local School District
- Economic Development Alliance of Southern Ohio
- Hocking College
- JobsOhio
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- Ohio Means Jobs
- Ohio State University South Center-SBDC
- Ohio University – Chillicothe
- Pickaway Ross Career & Technology Center
- Pike County Career Technology Center
- Portsmouth STEM Academy
- Scioto County Career Technical Center
- Shawnee State University
- TechGrowthOhio
- University of Rio Grande
- University of Rio Grande – Jackson Center