Cincinnati's Fortune Presence

Cincinnati is a city on the rise again. There’s been much talk recently about our economic progress and how well we’ve withstood the economic downturn which continues as of this post.

While the Cincinnati startup scene is exciting and growing, it’s the large organizations that have seen phenomenal growth in both revenues and headcount over the past few years.

Often cited as a great city to live and raise a family, there’s been talk in the past of our over-abundant Fortune 500 presence. I’d like now to expand that list to the Fortune 1000 and give a list of great large employers in the greater Cincinnati area, some are north of town, some are in Northern Kentucky, but all are within a 45-minute drive of downtown Cincinnati.

These numbers are pulled from the SalesForce Fortune 1000 List.

No. 22 - Proctor & Gamble
No. 23 - The Kroger Company
No. 103 - Macy’s
No. 248 - Fifth Third Bancorp
No. 280 - Ashland
No. 510 - AK Steel
No. 347 - OmniCare
No. 469 - General Cable
No. 478 - American Financial Group
No. 482 - Western & Southern Financial
No. 522 - Cincinnati Financial
No. 536 - Cintas Corp.
No. 625 - NewPage Holding (45min from Cincinnati, in Miamisburg)
No. 666 - Convergys
No. 932 - Teradata (45min from Cincinnati, in Miamisburg)
No. 992 - E.W. Scripps

In case you didn’t count, that’s 16 of the top 1000 companies in the United States (by revenue) that are headquartered in or near this “Small Market” city. According to Wikipedia, this ranks Cincinnati in the top 10 for Fortune 500 companies per capita, higher than New York, Boston, Chicago, or LA.