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"Red Carpet", not "Red Tape." This is the motto the Village has adopted for its local business community.  With over 300 business firms operating in Woodlawn, you will find products and services that are unique as well as diversified.  The elegant bone china on your dining room table is just as likely to originate in the Woodlawn Industrial Park as are parts for the Space Shuttle or for NFL Football liners.  Woodlawn has room to grow, but has managed to avoid "urban sprawl". Woodlawn has inviting commercial and industrial lands and buildings available for prospective businesses.

It is estimated that over 30,000 vehicles pass daily through our "on the go" downtown business district. Residents and businesses can find just about any product they need or desire right in their own backyard. Also, for just a short drive, they can find access to a wealth of shopping choices at  Greater Cincinnati's largest malls, including the recently opened Cincinnati Mills.

Woodlawn is a great place to "Live, Work and Play" !!  Our businesses enjoy excellent accessibility to major U.S. markets via 3 of Ohio's principal interstate highways, 59 interstate motor truck lines, 36 barge lines and 42 freight forwarders serving the U.S. and foreign countries.  Queen City Metro's public transit links Woodlawn with downtown Cincinnati. A 40 minute drive takes the traveler to the Greater Cincinnati Airport where 13 airlines offer 340 daily and/or week day non-stop or one stop flights to over 83 cities.  Also, minutes away are two local commuter airports that offer jet capability.

Woodlawn's lower utility rates are a result of  Greater Cincinnati's closeness to Appalachian coal mines and an abundant supply of surface and ground water from the Ohio River and the Miami Watershed.  Gas and Electricity are furnished by DUKE Electric, which operates 6 power plants with a capacity of 4,030,250 kilowatts.  Cincinnati Water Works provides water, and sewage disposal is handled by the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD).  Cincinnati Bell and  AT & T are primary supplies of  state-of-the-art telecommunications services.

Woodlawn's strategic location within the Greater Cincinnati's major economic center for manufacturing, wholesale and retail, allows Village employers to enjoy financial stability, diversity and availability of an abundant, well educated and affordable labor force.  The Cincinnati area's 10 colleges and universities and various technical and vocational schools produce a large pool of well-educated employees. A network of quality public, private and parochial schools, including the award-winning Princeton School District, give Woodlawn students a record of academic excellence.

Woodlawn is tied into Grater Cincinnati's extensive banking network which registers over 12 billon in assets. Local banks and savings and loans, as well as the Village of Woodlawn stand ready to assist new and expanding companies in obtaining private and public financing dollars through a wide range of federal, state and local economic development incentives and programs.

Founded in 1977, the Woodlawn Chamber of Commerce, (www.woodlawnchamber.org)  provides a forum for local businesses to obtain professional advice and camaraderie. The Chamber's goals include meeting regularly with business neighbors to assist, network and do business with one another. The Chamber assists in successful communication between the Woodlawn Council and its businesses. Monthly luncheon meetings are hosted by the Chamber at various locations around the community. For more information, contact Kathy Walters, Administrative Assistant at (513) 741-7951 or connect with the above website.

Match strategic location, accessibility, competitive financial incentives and a favorable tax environment: if you are interested in doing business in Woodlawn, you find that the Village is not only an exceptional place to work, but a great place to call home.