Trending News in Northeast Ohio jobs, economy, labor, immigration, and population
To meet the growing demand for patient care on Cleveland’s west side, a growing Cleveland Clinic announced plans to significantly expand both Avon Hospital and Richard E. Jacobs Family Health Center. The $340 million project would nearly double the size of the campus, which is located just north of the Interstate 90-Nagel Road interchange in Avon.
Read MoreCleveland Clinic to nearly double Avon Hospital’s size Read More »
Officials from the Port of Cleveland have signed a strategic agreement with those of Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC), Ireland’s second-largest port operator, to strengthen trade ties and unlock new business and economic opportunities between the Great Lakes region and Europe.
Read MorePorts of Cleveland, Shannon Foynes to link USA, EU Read More »
Frank Sinito Sr., founder of Millennia Companies, has stepped away from managing the day-to-day business of one of the nation’s largest owners and managers of affordable housing properties. In announcing this and other leadership changes, the company said it will be selling off parts of its affordable housing portfolio and expanding investments into market-rate housing.
Read MoreSinito walks away from running Millennia Read More »
A downtown is a horrible place for a National Football League (NFL) stadium. It’s why half of the 32 NFL teams don’t play their home games at downtown-based venues. And when the Cleveland Browns leave downtown for suburban Brook Park, it will be Downtown Cleveland that gains the most from their move, not Brook Park. The reasons for this are many.
Read MoreDowntown Cleveland won’t miss the Browns Read More »
Fifteen of Ohio’s professional sports teams from among the major and minor leagues joined together in sending a letter to state leadership, expressing support for Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed process to allocate funding for sports facility projects through House Bill 96 and the Ohio Unclaimed Funds proposal. But, noticeably absent were the two teams with the largest stadium funding requests.
Read MoreOhio teams support DeWine’s stadium funding plan Read More »
Perhaps as early as Monday, affordable housing developer Pennrose LLC of Philadelphia will get a deed and the keys to the hulking mass of brick. concrete, steel and memories that is the Warner & Swasey Co. factory, 5701 Carnegie Ave. The hope since 2018 has been to turn this long-vacant site into affordable housing. But if money was as abundant as hope for this property, its redevelopment wouldn’t have experienced a new, $2 million setback.
Read MoreWarner & Swasey faces $2M gap, needs help Read More »
On March 16, family, friends and colleagues of Thomas V. Chema received horrible news. The 78-year-old leader of civic causes and institutions died suddenly at his home in Downtown Cleveland. Chema was in the midst of excitedly pursuing his latest civic endeavor — the extension of Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad trains into downtown.
Read MoreCVSR pursues Downtown Cleveland link with CSX Read More »
In the latest episode of “where are they looking now,” Great Lakes Brewing Company (GLBC) reportedly has its eye on a site in suburban Westlake near the Interstate 90-Columbia Road interchange for a new production facility. But the deal isn’t done and the city of Cleveland reportedly is striving to keep one of Ohio’s largest craft brewers in the city.
Read MoreGreat Lakes Brewing Co. looks to the suburbs, again Read More »
Eight redevelopment project sites won a total of nearly $18 million from the Ohio Department of Development’s Brownfield Program so the sites can be cleaned up and, in some cases, their existing structures are to be demolished. One of those where demolition is planned is the former Cleveland Thermal steam plant, 2274 Canal Rd., in Downtown Cleveland.
Read MoreDowntown steam plant to be razed, redeveloped Read More »
In a $30.6M deal, a national real estate investment firm added 119 newly constructed apartments in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood to its growing portfolio. New Jersey-based Reynolds Asset Management acquired Park Lamont, 9606 Lamont Ave., and The Lumos, 1866 E. 93rd St. Both are located a short walk or bike ride from jobs and classrooms in booming University Circle.
Read MoreTwo new Hough developments sell for $30M Read More »
