Editing Reading, Ohio (section)

==Economy==
Like other communities in the [[Mill Creek (Ohio)|Mill Creek]] Valley, Reading has an economy dominated by heavy industry, including suppliers for aerospace and automotive plants in nearby [[Sharonville, Ohio|Sharonville]] and [[Evendale, Ohio|Evendale]]. [[Thermo Fisher Scientific]]'s [[Patheon]] subsidiary operates a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant on {{convert|30|acre}} in the city.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aventis sells Cincinnati plant to Patheon|work=[[Cincinnati Business Courier]]|location=Cincinnati|publisher=American City Business Journals|date=October 16, 2002|accessdate=April 15, 2019|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2002/10/14/daily26.html}}</ref>

The Bridal District along Benson Street in downtown Reading is the most well-known concentration of wedding-related businesses in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Reading Wedding Scene|first=B. J.|last=Foreman|magazine=[[Cincinnati (magazine)|Cincinnati]]|location=Cincinnati|publisher=CM Media|date=June 1996|page=79|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dx4DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA79|via=Google Books|quote=In the world of weddings, Reading, Ohio, is a prime destination. They call it 'The Bridal Boutique Capital of the Midwest,' and whether you're shopping for a wedding gown or a wedding cake, a wedding veil, bridesmaids dresses or wedding invitations, you'll surely find what you're looking for along Benson Street.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Turlock wants to bring in the brides|first=Steve|last=Chawkins|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=Los Angeles|date=August 24, 2008|accessdate=April 15, 2019|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-24-me-turlock24-story.html|quote=The best-known is in Reading, Ohio, a town outside Cincinnati whose 'Bridal District' has 38 stores and sponsors promotions including a footrace called the Runaway Bride 5K.}}</ref>

The electronics store chain [[Steinberg's (electronics store)|Steinberg's]] was founded and based in Reading until its bankruptcy and liquidation in 1997.