Editing Wooster, Ohio (section)

==Economy==
[[File:COWkaukehall.jpg|thumb|Kauke Hall at the [[College of Wooster]]]]
Wooster is the headquarters of several industrial entities. [[Buehler Food Markets Inc.]], [[Wooster Brush]], [[Seaman Corp.]], [[Tricor Industrial]], and Certified Angus Beef have corporate headquarters located in Wooster.  [[Rubbermaid]] made its corporate headquarters in Wooster until the end of 2003. LuK, the German maker of [[dual-clutch transmission]]s has its North America headquarters in Wooster where mainly torque converters are produced. Other large commercial operations in Wooster are [[Frito-Lay]], [[Akron Brass]], United Titanium, Western Reserve Group Insurance Company, Daisy Brands, and Bogner Construction Company. Wooster is also the world headquarters of the Prentke Romich Company (PRC) which  is a member of a consortium of companies that produce assistive technology and augmentative communication devices.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prentrom.com/|title=AAC & Speech Devices from PRC|website=www.prentrom.com}}</ref>

For its size, Wooster is also dedicated to the "industry of education."  It has the [[College of Wooster]], and two subsidiaries of [[Ohio State University]]:  the [[Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute|Agricultural Technical Institute]] (ATI); and the [[Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center]] (OARDC), a teaching and research facility dedicated to agricultural science.

In addition to these industries, Wooster remains an agricultural center for Ohio.  The OARDC enriches the local farms with knowledge and expertise, which is proudly displayed at the annual Wayne County [[Fair]], held each September (see also [[Agricultural show|Fair]]).  Students in Wooster and surrounding rural communities continue to enroll in youth farming programs such as [[4-H]] and [[National FFA Organization]].  Many [[Amish]] farmers come to Wooster by [[Horse and buggy|horse-and-buggy]] for commerce as well. In June 2013, the city of Wooster announced that Daisy Brand, a [[sour cream]] producer, plans to open a new Midwest manufacturing plant in Wooster. Daisy Brand promised to create at least 89 full-time positions and is slated to begin production sometime in 2016.

The overlap of strong education and advanced manufacturing has led to number of small innovative firms being founded in Wooster in recent years including Quasar Energy Group,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.quasarenergygroup.com/pages/worldwide.html|title=quasar energy group<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> [[ExpenseWire]],<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web|url=https://expensewire.com/|title=ExpenseWire|website=ExpenseWire|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref> [[ABS Materials]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.absmaterials.com/|title=ABSMaterials, Inc. - Advanced Material Solutions<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> 3i-ingredients, and [[Cureo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cureo.com/|title=Cureo|website=Cureo|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref> Wooster also has a local food community including Local Roots, a collective year round farmer's market for locally produced goods. At present, there are over 150 local farmers and producers. Local Roots has garnered national attention for its innovative efforts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.localrootswooster.com/|title=Local Roots Market & Cafe|website=local-roots}}</ref>