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Honda is the latest Ohio employer to join Ohio Business Competes, a coalition of corporations, universities, law firms, and small and medium enterprises doing business in Ohio in favor of statewide LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination policy.  Honda began manufacturing in Ohio in 1979 in Marysville, Ohio, and is the first automaker to join Ohio Business Competes.

“Honda joined Ohio Business Competes because its mission to achieve equality and non-discrimination in Ohio aligns with our fundamental belief in respect for the individual,” said Yvette Hunsicker, assistant vice president of Honda North America’s Office of Inclusion and Diversity. “Just as we have taken steps to focus on inclusion in our workplace, we believe that joining Ohio Business Competes will improve equality in our community and across the state of Ohio.”

“Honda builds communities, supports families, and drives local economies,” said Alana Jochum, Ohio Business Competes Board Member. “Honda is showing that their values go beyond the manufacturing plant by honoring the full livelihood of their associates.”

Honda’s Ohio presence has grown to include three automobile plants, an engine plant and a transmission plant, along with a major R&D Center. Honda currently employs 15,000 Ohioans, two-thirds of which are in manufacturing positions.

Honda is the latest in a series of large Ohio employers to join Ohio Business Competes, including Cardinal Health, American Electric Power, Proctor & Gamble, BP America, Whirlpool Corporation, Bob Evans and Columbia Gas of Ohio.