Ohio Is #1 In. . .

. . .paint and coatings manufacturing with over $2 billion in shipments and 10.9% of the market.  This is a manufacturing arena with which Ohio has long had an edge because of the mix of workforce skills, supply chain, and utility infrastructure as well as proximity to market consumers.

This statistic comes from a Ohio Manufacturers' Association report from 2010 which ranked Ohio in a wide range of industries.