Moraine, Ohio

Moraine is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.

After annexing portions of Miami Township, Moraine incorporated as a city in 1965.

From 1917 to 1923 the Dayton Wright Airplane company[6] operated an aircraft manufacturing plant on the current site of the Moraine Assembly.

During its years of operation over 4000 aircraft were built including the DeHavilland observer/bomber plane (a First World War British design).

Dayton-Wright was sold to General Motors in 1919 and GM exited the aircraft business in 1923.

In 1926, General Motors enlarged and upgraded the plant and used it to build refrigerators.

In the 1990s a paint shop, and the DMAX engine plant was added to the site as a joint venture with Isuzu.

The DMAX engine plant still remains open as a separate facility, and has received a $60 million upgrade in 2014.

30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The GM Moraine Assembly auto plant closed on December 23, 2008, and 2,400 workers lost their jobs.

It was purchased from IRG by China-based Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd. and began operations in late 2015.

[9] By the time the plant entered full-scale production in October 2016, the company had invested $1 billion in the U.S. subsidiary, with long-term plans to grow to 5,000 employees in the United States.

[15] By the end of 2016, the plant had brought an estimated $280 million to the Ohio economy and employed 2,000 people in Moraine.

View of downtown Dayton from Moraine.
Map of Ohio highlighting Montgomery County