2018 – 2019

THE GLOBAL REPORT

ECONOMY

TOP 5 countries for goods exportsCanadaMexicoChinaTaiwanUnited Kingdom

1.

2.

4.

5.

3.

TOP 5 countries for exported servicesUnited KingdomCanadaJapanChinaGermany

1.

2.

4.

5.

3.

Vertiv Company 55

L Brands 37

Mettler-Toledo International 35

Greif 33

The Wendy’s Company 31

TOP 5 local firms by number of foreign countries with establishments

In the past 5 years, foreign-born residents with

a bachelor’s degree has increased by nearly 20%

Goods & services exports support a

combined 57,966 jobs in the metro area

32 local companies operate 1,828 establishments

in more than 85 countries around the world

TOP 15 local companies with global establishmentsLOCAL COMPANY HEADQUARTER COUNTRIES EST.

The Wendy’s Company Dublin 31 633

L Brands Columbus 37 605

Vertiv Company Columbus 55 134

Abercrombie & Fitch New Albany 21 120

Greif Delaware 33 72

Mettler-Toledo International Columbus 35 60

Hexion Columbus 21 47

Cardinal Health Dublin 12 36

Worthington Industries Worthington 10 22

Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG) New Albany 8 16

Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Dublin 10 14

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) Marysville 13 13

Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) Hilliard 6 9

Ocean World Lines Dublin 4 8

Abrasive Technology Lewis Center 5 7

GREATER COLUMBUS SISTER CITIESAccra, Ghana / Ahmedabad, India / Curitiba, Brazil / Dresden, Germany / Genoa, Italy / Hefei, ChinaHerzliya, Israel / Odense, Denmark / Seville, Spain / Tainain City, Taiwan

UNIVERSITIES with partnerships outside the U.S.THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Săo Paulo, Brazil / Dalian, China / Hong Kong, China / Shanghai, China (3) / Suzhou, China / Xi’an, China / Poitiers, France / Monterrey, Mexico / Seoul, South Korea

FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY San Salvador, El Salvador / Guatemala City, Guatemala / Mangalore, India / Misantla, Mexico / Muscat, Oman / Poznan, Poland / Wroclaw, Poland / Bratislava, Slovakia / Seoul, South Korea (3) / Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago / Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / Hanoi, Vietnam

OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY Shanghai, China

PONTIFICAL COLLEGE JOSEPHINUM Rome, Italy

The top three local companies alone operate

1,372foreign establishments

in countries around the world

66%APPROXIMATELY

of the total number

JOBS IN THE METRO AREA ARE BY FOREIGN OWNED COMPANIES ANDJOBS 60,661 57,966 BY EXPORTS

Nearly 6,700 students from 136 countries

contribute more than $1/4 billion per year to the local economy

UNIVERSITIES

PK–12 SCHOOLS

Nearly 1,700 university students studied abroad in

more than 25 countries during the 2016-17

school year

29% of growth in the metro area came from international migration

India1.

Mexico2.

Somalia4.

Ghana5.

TOP 5 countries of origin for immigrants

China3.

The central Ohio region has 76 teachers of English as Other Language

of the total population

155,793 Columbus residents were born

outside the United States

8%THAT’S

Refugee resettlements in central Ohio declined by more than half between 2016-17

1,329

2016 2017

579TOP 3 countries of origin for refugees

Bhutan

SomaliaDemocratic Republic of Congo

1.

2.

3.

More than

students are enrolled in studying a second language

96,500

30%THAT’S

of the total PK–12 student

population

Local refugees are more than twice as likely to own a business than the general population.

Interpreter requests in local hospitals have increased by more than 450% over the past 10 years.

2006

2016

GLOBAL FLUENCY

TRAINING

GLOBAL SCHOLARS

DIPLOMA

More than 400 local residents, professionals, and educators have participated in Global Fluency Training, developing the knowledge,

skills, and mindset to successfully and effectively work in an interconnected world.

Over 1,000 central Ohio students are working towards a 3-year global credential through the Global Scholars Diploma program,

developing the knowledge, skills, and mindset to thrive in a globally-interconnected society

EDUCATION

More than 80 different languages

are spoken in the homes of central

Ohio students

914 world language teachers

throughout the region. Of them: teach Spanish

456teach Latin20

teach Chinese34

teach Somali0

teach Russian3

teach Arabic13

teach Japanese18

teach French160

WORLD LANGUAGESSpoken at Home

SpanishSomaliArabic

1.

2.

3.

SpanishFrenchGerman

Studied at School1.

2.

3.

TOP 5 countries of origin for international students

ChinaIndiaSouth KoreaMalaysiaTaiwan

1.

2.

4.

5.

3.

TOP 5 study abroad destinations

United KingdomGermanyCanadaSpainItaly

1.

2.

4.

5.

3.

PEOPLE

THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF COLUMBUS

Canada 668

United Kingdom 113

United Arab Emirates 58

Venezuela 56

India 53

TOP 5 countries by number of local establishments

Density by Country (Top 5)

668 facilities 53 facilities

CompanyUniversity / CollegeSister City

CANADAIn Canada, The Wendy’s Company operates more establishments than any other local company.

SAO PAULO, BRAZILHexionInternational Risk ConsultantsGreif The Ohio State University

MEXICOADSCVGGreif HFI, LLCL BrandsMettler-Toledo International Online Computer Library CenterThe Scotts Miracle-Gro Company The Wendy’s CompanyVertiv Company Worthington IndustriesFranklin UniversityThe Ohio State University

TOP 5 foreign-owned firms by local employment

Honda of America, MfgDHL Supply ChainTS Tech Co. AmericasTeleperformance USASafelite Group

1.

2.

4.

5.

3.

The 20 largest foreign-owned companies in Columbus employ 60,661 residents

from the metro area

More H1-B Visas went to workers coming from India than all other

countries combined in 2017

46971 from all other

countries

FROM INDIA

GERMANY12 local companies operate establishments in Germany.

All data refers to the Columbus metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and reflects most updated figures as reported by official sources.

MIDDLE EASTL Brands operates nearly 50 establishments in the Middle East and Franklin University has partnerships with two Middle Eastern Institutions.

SOUTH AFRICA3 local companies operate 20 establishments in South Africa. (L Brands, Hexion, Greif)

SHANGHAI, CHINAAbercrombie & FitchCardinal HealthCVGGreifHexionInternational Risk Consultants Mettler-Toledo InternationalOcean World LinesWorthington IndustriesThe Ohio State University (3 partner institutions)Otterbein University

INDIABattelle Memorial InstituteCVGGreifHexionInternational Risk ConsultantsL BrandsMettler-Toledo InternationalThe Wendy’s CompanyVertiv CompanyWorthington IndustriesFranklin University

These destinations represent nearly half of daily international travel

TOP 5 countries by number of daily passengers flying from John Glenn International:

MexicoCanadaJapanUnited KingdomChina

1.

2.

4.

5.

3.

950+ passengers fly internationally from John Glenn Columbus

International Airport daily

increase in international

passenger travel

Over the past 5 years, John Glenn International Airport has seen a

37%

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