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Greater Cleveland ranked fourth on the list of global financial institution Bank of America’s (BofA) latest rankings of where people are moving. That data shows Americans are continuing a pandemic-induced flight to affordability, without sacrificing amenities, in choosing where they want to live.
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Cleveland city officials revealed their intentions today to acquire and redevelop a closed grocery store property, 15900 Lake Shore Blvd., in the North Collinwood neighborhood. Officials requested City Planning Commission approval to start assembling the land, then later rezone it and ultimately offer it to developers through a community-driven request for proposals.
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The Port of Cleveland was just awarded the largest grant in its history — nearly $95 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). This transformative funding, part of the $3 billion USEPA Clean Ports Program, will position the port as a national leader in sustainable maritime operations and sets the standard for environmental stewardship on the Great Lakes.
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The rumor mill of Cleveland sports is always turning. And lately it’s been turning out rumors that Cleveland has won the 16th franchise of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Others are dropping hints of this possibility while at the same time managing expectations.
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An obviously exasperated Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb today claimed the owners of the Cleveland Browns football “abandoned” downtown for suburban Brook Park, in a move due to be announced by the team as early as tomorrow. But Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne said he wasn’t ready to concede defeat yet.
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Shaker Square mainstays Edwins Restaurant and Edwins Too on the other side of the square may not be staying put much longer. In fact, they could be headed for the former Nighttown restaurant location in Cleveland Heights to avoid what Edwins’ owner Brandon Chrostowski says is a worsening safety issue at Cleveland’s Shaker Square.
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The rumor mill is always churning around Sherwin-Williams’ plans for handling its growing number of employees at its soon-to-open new headquarters in Downtown Cleveland, its new research center in suburban Brecksville and at its other other facilities. But that rumor mill has quieted down in recent months, until now.
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Two large Downtown Cleveland employers may be reversing course regarding their future office locations. One was bound and determined to leave for the suburbs but now its plans are up in the air. And despite the grist coming from the real estate rumor mill, the other employer says it’s not going anywhere — yet.
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Last evening, a new Cleveland Housing Investment Fund (CHIF) was launched when Cleveland City Council passed legislation that requires the city to provide financing to the new fund. The city’s $18 million commitment leverages $20 million pledged by Cleveland-based KeyBank to boost the development of mixed-income rental housing and home ownership opportunities.
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As Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) approaches its 200th anniversary, just two years away, the growing college has just one megaproject on its syllabus for Cleveland’s University Circle — the $300 million Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building. So CWRU’s bicentennial legacy is to do what it has often done — prudently build when it needs to, not when it wants to. Even so, news of what the university is not building may come as a surprise.
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