Business View Magazine | February 2019

According to Kathy Goon, Executive Director of Grow Ashland, “Ashland County is situated half- way between the major cities of Columbus and Cleveland, with I-71 going through it.We’re exit 186 and it’s a great location for manufactur- ing, for retail, for distribution, and for trucking companies. Our largest manufacturer, Mansfield Plumbing Products, is located in the small vil- lage of Perrysville in what we call ‘South County.’ Perrysville is home to 721 people and Mansfield Plumbing employs 700 employees. Mansfield Plumbing also has a logistics warehouse in the City of Ashland, because of the ease of access to I-71. The company manufacturers more than a million toilets a year and has been a valuable as- Ashland Business Park 144 AT A GLANCE ASHLAND COUNTY, OHIO WHAT: A northern Ohio county, Population 53,628 WHERE: Between Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio WEBSITE: www.growashland.com