Manufacturing
Factories built Ohio and factory closures still shape it. We cover the plants, the supply chains, and the towns whose futures ride on both.
Issue
Manufacturing
Ohio's industrial base is still an economic fault line — and a political one.
Stories
Ohio's Biggest Jobs Promise Is a Weapons Factory
Anduril's Arsenal-1 in Pickaway County is the largest single job-creation project Ohio has ever announced: 4,008 jobs by 2035, backed by a tax credit and $70 million in public funds, to build autonomous combat drones.
04 July 2026
Ohio's Industrial Spine, in Numbers
Manufacturing is still Ohio's single largest private industry. Here is how big it actually is, before the campaigns start talking past each other.
04 July 2026