The History of Stark County

Stark County is a successful location for business.  It has a diverse, educated labor force.  Service companies make up the biggest percentage of the labor force (26.5%)  Manufacturing also employs 26% of the labor force.  Major products include steel pipe and tubing, roller bearings, aluminum, plastics and fiber containers.  The other industries you will find in Stark County are Wholesale and Retail Trade, 25%; Government, 10%; Construction, 5%; Finance, Insurance and Real Estate 4%; Transportation and Utilities, 3% and less than 1% for Agriculture and Mining.

To find more information about industry in Stark County, use the following Web sites:

• Business & Economy Canton  http://www.cantonweb.com/search/resultscat.asp?cat=Business+%26+Economy&catid=380

• Compass--Stark County Employment  http://www.uwgsc.org/compass/economics/econemployment.aspx

• Regional Chamber of Commerce--Economic Development  http://www.cantonchamber.org/ec_dev/index.asp

• Stark County Association of Realtors  http://www.starkrealtors.com/

• Stark County SWOT Analysis (why business should come to Stark County)  http://www.starkcoohio.com/pdf/strategic_plan.pdf

• Stark Development Board, Inc.  http://www.starkcoohio.com

Listed below are some of the major employers in Stark County:

• Alliance Healthcare Systems  http://www.alliance-hcs.com/

• Amsted Industries/American Steel  http://www.amsted.com/

• Aultman Hospital http://www.aultman.com/

• Canton City School Districts  http://www.ccsdistrict.org/

• Diebold, Inc.  http://diebold.com/

• Hoover Company  http://hoover.com/

• Mercy Medical Center  http://www.cantonmercy.com/

• PCC Airfoils  http://www.precast.com/PCC/Airfoil.html

• Republic Technologies International  http://www.key.com/mediaf/RT_Republic_Tech.pdf

• The Timken Company  http://timken.com/