Miami County 2018-2019 BUSINESS & INDUSTRY GUIDE A special publication of Miami Valley Today Built on the Troy Daily News and Piqua Daily Call to create a better “Today” OH-70094999 WE ARE A WORLD CLASS, TIER-ONE, INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE2101 Corporate Drive Troy, Ohio 45373 SYSTEMS SUPPLIER. www.fandp.com With 25 years of manufacturing in the Troy community, F&P America 2101 Corporate Drive has approximately 1,000 top notch,Troy, Ohio quality-minded 45373 associates working together to serve such clients www.fandp.comas Honda and General Motors. OH-70094994 2101 CORPORATE DRIVE • TROY, OHIO 45373 • www.fandp.com SERVING THE ENTIRE UPPER MIAMI VALLEY AREA NEWSPAPER LOCAL NEWS PRINT & ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA CONNECT WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS VIDEO COMMERCIALS WEBSITE & TARGETED ADVERTISING 224 S. Market St., Troy, Ohio 937.335.5634 101 E. High St., Piqua, Ohio 937.773.2721 OH-70096420 www.miamivalleytoday.com OH-70097010 Untitled-1 1 12/18/18 2:20 PM Miami Valley Today MIAMI COUNTY INDUSTRY GUIDE January 4, 2019 3 Economic future bright for Miami County away, though, is a lack of workforce. That doesn’t just mean people who are available and willing to do Emphasis on growing certain jobs, but also people who possess the skills MIAMI COUNTy’S or training. If the workforce is weak, companies will TOP EMPLOYERS look elsewhere. That’s a guarantee.” health care industry The Department of Development is also wary 1) Upper Valley Medical Center about the state of manufacturing, which currently — 1,600 employees stands as Miami County’s industry of highest employ- 2) ITW Food Equipment Group By Cody Willoughby ment. According to Osgood, change is coming and — 1,100 employees [email protected] people should prepare in advance. “Many industrial positions are going the way of 3) Clopay Building Products Co. (Troy) MIAMI COUNTY — According to professionals, automation,” Osgood said. “If it’s a repetitive task — 1,000 employees development in Miami County is on the rise. that can be done standing in place, it’s going to even- 4) F&P America Mfg. — 980 employees “The general outlook for the county in the last year tually be automated. The good news is that a fully 5) UTC Aerospace — 814 employees has definitely been positive,” said Richard Osgood, automated factory still can’t run entirely on its own. director of development for the Economic Devel- Those automations need programmers and engineers 6) Clopay Building Products Co. (Russia) opment Division of Miami County Department of and technicians. There will always be jobs, but busi- — 800 employees Development. nesses and workers need to acclimate accordingly.” 7) Meijer Stores Limited P’ship (Tipp City) “Miami County is very unique, in that the Depart- One of the Department of Development’s major — 800 employees ment of Development has some weight off its shoul- focuses for growth in 2018 involves the 25-A corridor 8) Goodrich Corp. — 750 employees ders since the county has three strong, independent running north and south between Troy and Piqua. commerce centers in Troy, Piqua, and Tipp. All three The department is currently coordinating with com- 9) Conagra Foods Packaged Foods are currently experiencing growth.” munity planning managers to lay out a five-year pro- — 750 employees The United States Census Bureau estimated in jection for economic growth along the corridor. 10) Upper Valley Career Center 2017 that Miami County is home to 104,679 resi- Rick Stein, principal and owner of Urban Decision — 400 employees dents. Records indicate 32,211 citizens reside within Group, cited at a recent public meeting that based Troy’s 45373 zip code, along with a reported 1,494 upon findings from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, businesses. Piqua’s 45356 zip code includes 25,361 one of the county’s most pressing industry needs in residents and 1,122 businesses. Within Tipp City’s the coming years is health care. A need was cited for 45371 zip code limits, 17,191 residents are recorded, new assisted living facilities and medical offices, pri- as well as 682 businesses. marily due to the aging Baby Boomer population. The median household income in Miami County “Right now, the county has just under 500 assisted ranges from $51,000 to 54,000 per year. living beds, and a little under 800 nursing-care beds,” According to reports from the Ohio Department Stein said. “In the next five years, you could add of Job and Family Services Labor Market Bureau, another 625 assisted living beds. That’s a market projected occupational growth in the southwest cen- opportunity literally today. My guess is that develop- tral region of Ohio in the last 10 years is 2.4 percent, ers of this product are already looking for sites in which translates to a gain of about 13,600 openings. the county to build, so there is demand for it. We’ve allied health services. As new industry eyes the Miami Valley, Osgood determined that there are spaces within our planning Although planners are keen to develop the 25-A insists that trade jobs are as important as ever, but area that are compatible for assisted-living facilities. corridor, particularly near I-75 Exit 78, Osgood that this doesn’t come without stipulations. There isn’t anywhere I’ve worked across the United believes that large tracts of land along the corridor “Miami County, by proxy of Montgomery County’s States where medical care was not one of the fastest- will largely remain agricultural. high population center directly south of us, is attract- growing demands in a given area.” “There’s too much profit being made for that to ing a lot of attention from international business,” Supporting Stein’s claim is the current construction move away from farm land,” Osgood said. “Most of Osgood said. “There are many companies in many of Kettering Health Network’s Miami County branch what is west of 25-A will likely stay as is.” industries that are looking to expand and plant roots on Main Street in Troy, which will be completed at For more information on local industry and eco- in places throughout the country, and this part of an undisclosed date in late 2018. Edison State Com- nomic development, visit www.co.miami.oh.us. Ohio does get a lot of attention. munity College in Piqua has also announced a new “The one thing that’s going to drive any business branch in Troy, which will emphasize education in Reach Cody Willoughby at [email protected] 4 January 4, 2019 MIAMI COUNTY INDUSTRY GUIDE Miami Valley Today F & P America is international automotive system supplier F & P America Manufacturing, Inc. is F & P America Mfg., Inc. was estab- located at 2101 Corporate Drive in Troy. lished in 1993 in Troy, Ohio. Initially, the F & P America is a world class, tier- company served as only a distribution one, international automotive system and assembly facility. In 1994, it began supplier. With 25 years of manufacturing mass production of parts for Honda, in the Troy community, F & P America expanding into welding and painting. In has approximately 1,000 top notch, qual- 1996 and 2001, F & P America doubled ity-minded associates working together its building capacity and added stamp- to serve such clients as Honda and ing and hydroforming manufacturing General Motors. F & P America can be capabilities. contacted by calling 339-0212 or visiting Today, after 20 years in operation, F the company at www.fandp.com. & P America has approximately 1,000 F & P America Mfg., Inc. is a world top notch, quality-minded associates class, Tier-one, international automotive working together to serve such clients as systems supplier located in Troy, Ohio. Honda, Toyota and General Motors. The The company’s roots started with a company provides a great work atmo- Provided photo parent company, F-Tech (in Saitama Pre- sphere for associates, one that is state of F&P America’s capabilities include research and development, stamping, welding, hydroforming, fecture, Japan) which was established in the art, well-organized, safe and clean. painting, assembly, warehousing and fulfillment. 1947 as a manufacturer of metal toys. In This encourages our associates to take 1959, our relationship and initial busi- pride in their workmanship and provides SNAPSHOT ness with Honda Motor Co., Ltd began a genuine sense of achievement. F&P Company name: as the company started manufacturing America understands that our associates F & P America Manufacturing, Inc. motorcycle parts, eventually entering make us who we are. Without the asso- Address: 2101 Corporate Drive in Troy into automotive manufacturing as a tier- ciates, it would not be able to provide Phone number: (937) 339-0212 one supplier for Honda. To be a global products and services of unsurpassed Website: http://www.fandp.com partner with Honda, F-Tech expanded quality. Products: International automotive into North America in 1986, building its Throughout the years, F & P America programs and client satisfaction. It’s system supplier first plant in Canada. As the demand for has earned numerous awards and rec- another aspect that demonstrates the Employees: 1,000 automotive parts increased, it was real- ognition, for community involvement, dedication and assurance of quality. Date founded: 1993 in Troy ized that a plant in Ohio was needed. quality and delivery standards, safety — Information taken from http://www.fandp.com HIWT offers welding training for all skill levels TROY — Hobart Institute of Weld- ing Technology offers welding train- ing for all skill levels. From those just entering the field to seasoned welders looking for train- ing in a specific process or certifica- tion, we can help. Welders are in high demand all across the country and Hobart Institute provides the train- ing necessary to prepare students for these jobs.