Sugar Creek is not alone. Several local firms are expanding, launching new units, searching for qualified employees or all of the above.
Dayton manufacturers have added about 200 jobs between April and October, raising the total number of manufacturing jobs to 37,600, according to both state and city governments. Statewide, an estimated 622,000 Ohioans worked in manufacturing as of October, compared with 613,500 in January, according to government statistics.
“I think everybody’s quietly getting better without a lot of fanfare,” said Harold Linville, chairman of medical device manufacturer IMDS, which has 260 employees in Vandalia.
DimcoGray Corp. in Centerville recently started a new unit, DG Medical. Last summer, it received a six-year job creation tax credit to expand operations. In East Dayton, metals finisher Techmetals Inc. is raising a new building on Springfield Street.
“It’s everybody,” said Angelia Erbaugh, executive director of the tooling and manufacturing association. “It’s not an unusual thing anymore.”
“There’s no question that Dayton is totally on fire,” said Kim Perfect, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Development.
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2390 or tgnau@ DaytonDailyNews.com.
About the Author
