Ottawa County is a prime location for businesses in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, warehousing, transportation, retail, agriculture, and many others.
TOP 25 LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN OTTAWA COUNTY
Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant
Location: Oak Harbor, Ohio
Employees: 700
Description: Producer of approximately 40% of the total power consumed by the north-western region of Ohio.
Materion Brush, Inc.
Location: Elmore, Ohio
Employees: 647
Description: Leading supplier of high performance engineered materials that today’s leading edge manufacturers demand.
Magruder Hospital
Location: Port Clinton, Ohio
Employees: 414
Description: Critical access hospital that is technologically advanced, and provides quality and compassionate medical care and treatment.
United States Gypsum Company
Location: Gypsum, Ohio
Employees: 225
Description: Largest manufacturer of gypsum-based building products for the construction and remodeling industries in the U.S.
Bassett’s Market
Location: Port Clinton, Ohio
Employees: 168
Description: Premier independent grocer, and features hard to find specialty and gourmet goods.
Fenner Dunlop
Location: Port Clinton, Ohio
Employees: 155
Description: Largest manufacturer of conveyor belting for mining and industrial applications.
ACPO, Ltd.
Location: Oak Harbor, Ohio
Employees: 150
Description: Manufactures self-wound pressure sensitive roll label films to the label printing and flexible packaging industries
Custom Glass Solutions by Guardian
Location: Millbury, Ohio
Employees: 145
Description: Leading producer of large format, laminated glass in North America, as well as enhancing vehicle safety.
Northern Manufacturing
Location: Oak Harbor, Ohio
Employees: 140
Description: Sheet metal fabrication company specializing in stainless steel fabrications and custom molds.
Signature Label
Location: Oak Harbor, Ohio
Employees: 65
Description: Quality supplier of direct screen printing and pressure sensitive label application on plastic and glass.
Riverside Machine & Automation, Inc.
Location: Genoa, Ohio
Employees: 62
Description: Machining company specializing in machining and automation of high quality components for various industries nationwide.
Biro Manufacturing
Location: Marblehead, Ohio
Employees: 60
Description: Manufactures food-processing machines, including meat saws, tenderizers, horizontal slicers, and other meat processing machinery.
Otterbein
Location: Marblehead, Ohio
Employees: 60
Description: Resort-style retirement living, including independent living homes and apartments, assisted living, and skilled nursing care.
Graymont Dolime
Location: Genoa, Ohio
Employees: 53
Description: Producer of quicklime and hydrated lime for plastering applications.
ARES, Inc.
Location: Port Clinton, Ohio
Employees: 45
Description: Manufacturer of fire control and turret systems, small arms, automatic cannons and industrial machinery.
C. Nelson Manufacturing
Location: Oak Harbor, Ohio
Employees: 45
Description: Manufactures ice cream cabinets, ice cream carts and related equipment.
Machining Technologies
Location: Elmore, Ohio
Employees: 45
Description: Specializes in the precision grinding of tungsten carbide wear materials covering a wide variety of industries.
Martin Industries
Location: Elmore, Ohio
Employees: 30
Description: Manufactures hard rubber, molded rubber products, and mechanical rubber goods.
Catawba Island Club
Location: Port Clinton, Ohio
Employees: 29
Description: A prestigious private club located on Lake Erie’s Ohio Shore.
Bay Point Resort & Marina
Location: Marblehead, Ohio
Employees: 25
Description: A 227+-acre community on the scenic shores of Lake Erie.
Ken Gill Construction
Location: Port Clinton, Ohio
Employees: 23
Description: Specializes in dredging, sea walls, pipe piling, site excavation/utilities, and more.
Tiger Material Handling
Location: Clay Center, Ohio
Employees: 22
Description: Manufactures overhead handling products to a wide range of industries.
D & G Focht Construction
Location: Port Clinton, Ohio
Employees: 16
Description: Specializes in commercial, institutional or industrial, renovation or expansion, or new construction.
Port Clinton Manufacturing
Location: Port Clinton, Ohio
Employees: 16
Description: Supplier to large diesel engine and other industrial equipment manufacturers.
Ohler & Holzhauer
Location: Port Clinton, Ohio
Employees: 13
Description: Specializes in plumbing, heating and cooling or air quality services.
