Strategic location is the key ingredient to any successful business, and accessibility is one of Springfield's most powerful assets. Located between Dayton and Columbus along interstate 70, Springfield, Ohio has next morning truck delivery to 69 percent of the U.S. population and 74 percent of wholesale sales nationwide, which guarantees businesses the ability to efficiently move raw materials and products. Easy connections to four major interstate highways and easy access to Ohio's international airports (Dayton 23 miles - Columbus 45 miles - Cincinnati - 90 miles) link Springfield to every part of the nation and the world.

Quality of life is also a big factor in business location decisions, and the Springfield area comes up a winner on all accounts. By setting community standards high, Springfield has grown and prospered as a superb business location. The area's commitment to nurturing a first-class business environment goes beyond strictly business.

It includes a rich history, exciting sports and recreation, bustling commercial districts, outstanding cultural attractions, nationally recognized educational institutions, and comfortable housing - all amenities that anchor and enhance the lives of the families that live and grow here.

The following are some interesting historical facts about the Springfield area:

• The first jail in town was guarded by a black bear. Many decades later, however, famed outlaw John Dillinger robbed a bank in New Carlisle.
• For many years, the corner of Main Street and Fountain Avenue was known as "Trapper's Corner." It got the name from an 1830 presidential rally for William Henry Harrison. For the rally, a model log cabin was built atop a wagon and everyone dressed as frontiersmen in support of Harrision.
• For almost a decade Springfield was known as the "Town at the End of the Pike" because the massive National Road project stalled here due to a lack of federal funding.
• Famous western performer Anne Oakley gave her first professional performance in Springfield at the Crystal Palace. Many years later, the Marx Brothers also started their careers here.
• Agriculture has always had a big influence on the area, in 1902 A.B. Graham started the 4H movement in Clark County.
• At the turn of the 20th century, 54 passenger trains arrived daily in Springfield. And during the early 1900's, 10 different automobiles were produced here: the Bramwell, Brenning, Foos, Frayer-Miller, Kelly Steam, Russell-Springfield and Westcott.
• Burton J. Westcott, who built the car of the same name, remains a well-known local name today because of the house he had built in 1905 at 1340 East High Street. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and is currently undergoing renovation.
• Springfield has had three nicknames:
  • Champion City (the highly successful Champion reaper was produced here in the 1800's)
  • Home City (the Masons, Odd Fellows, and Knights of Pythias located retirement homes here around the turn of the 20th century)
  • City of Roses (by 1919, Springfield's 33 greenhouses produced more roses than any other city in the world).
• Two beers have been produced here: Red Head Beer and Blue Head Beer.
• Springfield was home to former featherweight boxing champion of the world (1959 - 1963), Davey Moore.
• Springfield produced two Ohio governors:
  • Asa Bushnell - the 40th (1896 - 1900)
  • James Rhodes - the 61st (1963 - 1971) and the 63rd (1975 - 1983)
• In 1983, "Newsweek" magazine chose Springfield and Clark County as the focus of its 50th anniversary issue, which chronicled the impact of the past 50 years on five local families.

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