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Worthington Industries was founded in 1955 by John H. McConnell, a steel salesman. McConnell saw an opportunity for custom-processed steel and purchased his first load of steel by borrowing $600 against his 1952 Oldsmobile. He founded the company in Columbus, Ohio, where it is still headquartered. In his first year of business, McConnell ...
John P. McConnell is the CEO of Worthington Industries and the son of philanthropist, Worthington Industries founder and Columbus Blue Jackets founder John H. McConnell. John P. McConnell began his career at Worthington in 1975 as a general laborer in a Louisville, Kentucky steel plant. He also worked as a sales representative for two of ...
John Henderson McConnell (May 10, 1923 – April 25, 2008) was the founder of Worthington Industries, which manufactures processed steel products, pressure cylinders, and metal framing. He was the founder, majority owner, chairman, and governor of the Columbus Blue Jackets NHL team. In addition, McConnell was a part of the ownership group of ...
The following is a list of the forty largest employers in the Columbus MSA as of 2016. Asterisks denote companies headquartered locally. Asterisks denote companies headquartered locally. Company/Organization
Worthington is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, and is a northern suburb of Columbus.The population in the 2020 Census was 14,786. The city was founded in 1803 by the Scioto Company led by James Kilbourne, who was later elected to the United States House of Representatives, and named in honor of Thomas Worthington, who later became governor of Ohio.
Mauck Specialty Vehicles was a builder of custom bus-like vehicles headquartered in Worthington, Ohio, United States, created by Andy Mauck. It was located near the headquarters of Worthington Industries, run by John McConnell, who provided the early financing to get the company started. Mauck had previously sold custom firetrucks for a company ...
In 2015 Columbus was named by the Intelligent Community Forum as one of the seven top Smart Cities in the world. [7] In 2016 the Columbus metropolitan area's GDP was $130.8 billion, [8] ranking it 29th largest in the U.S. and second largest in Ohio, ahead of Cleveland and just behind Cincinnati. [9]
Rush Creek Village. Rush Creek Village is a historic neighborhood in Worthington, Ohio, just north of Columbus. It was founded in 1954 by Martha and Richard Wakefield, who—along with architect Theodore Van Fossen—designed and built a community of 48 houses (later expanded to 51) based on Frank Lloyd Wright 's principles of Usonian ...